Basil Douglas (1914 – 25 October 1992) was a Scottish music administrator and agent.

Biography

Basil Douglas was born in 1914. At first his dream was to become a professional singer but health issues prevented this goal. From 1935 to 1938 he shared a flat with

Peter Pears Sir Peter Neville Luard Pears ( ; 22 June 19103 April 1986) was an English tenor. His career was closely associated with the composer Benjamin Britten, his personal and professional partner for nearly forty years. Pears' musical career started ...

and Trevor Harvey at 105 Charlotte Street, London. From 1936 to 1951 Douglas was a member of the BBC music staff and originated the popular series ''Music in Miniature''. From 1951 to 1957, Basil Douglas was the General Manager of the

English Opera Group The English Opera Group was a small company of British musicians formed in 1947 by the composer Benjamin Britten (along with John Piper, Eric Crozier and Anne Wood) for the purpose of presenting his and other, primarily British, composers' opera ...

. He was invited to take the position by

Benjamin Britten Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976, aged 63) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other ...

. Later Douglas founded an artists' agency. In 1998 Maureen Garnham published ''As I saw it : Basil Douglas, Benjamin Britten and the English Opera Group 1955-1957''.

References

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