Found 14 collections related to Opera

Harris, Dale, 1916-1996
Music Division | JPB 13-34
1.05 linear feet (3 boxes)
Dale Harris (1916-1996) was a writer, critic, and lecturer on dance, music, art, and literature. The Dale Harris music papers (1967-1994) hold notes for Harris's lectures on opera; writings in the form of manuscripts, typescripts, and clippings;... more
Ellis, Mary, 1900-2003
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2003-017
13.625 linear feet (19 boxes
During her long life, Mary Ellis (1897-2003) was a successful singer and actress in opera, theatre, film, radio, and television. Working first in her native United States, then from the 1930s in her adopted home of England, she played dozens of... more
Hamilton, Iain, 1922-
Music Division | JPB 02-3
36.23 linear feet (70 boxes)
Iain Hamilton’s papers document his career as a composer, librettist, and teacher. The bulk of the collection dates from 1951 through his later years, and consists primarily of scores and supporting materials.
Potter, Howard E., 1877-1961
Music Division | JPB 91-37
.2 linear feet (1 box)
Howard E. Potter, who died in 1961 at age 84, promoted concerts in the United States for musicians and theater personalities. The Howard E. Potter papers include correspondence received by Potter and clippings.
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924
Music Division | JOB 87-2
38 items
22 letters, 8 cards, and 2 telegrams from Giacomo Puccini to Arturo Toscanini; 2 letters from Giacomo Puccini to Carla Toscanini; 1 letter from Giacomo Puccini to Gervelli (an impresario); 1 letter from Giacomo Puccini to Riccardo Schnabel Rossi;... more
Norman, Gertrude, d. 1961
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2256
Papers of soprano Marcia Van Dresser (1880-1937) and her secretary and companion Gertrude Norman. Consists chiefly of letters they received from prominent figures in the performing arts, 1895-1956, as well as photographs, playbills, clippings, and... more
Soria, Dorle
Music Division | JPB 13-16
2.77 linear feet (7 boxes)
Dorle Jarmel Soria (1900-2002) was a publicist, record company impresario, and journalist in the classical music world of the mid-twentieth century, best known for her founding of the Angel Records label with her husband, Dario Soria. Her papers... more
Brady, S. William
Music Division | JPB 97-47
1 item ([63] p. bound), 19 cm; 1 item ([63] p. bound), 19 cm
Diary of operas seen during Brady's European trip in 1901. The longest section, on Germany, consists of mounted programs for and comments in ink about Der Barbier von Bagdad, Cavalleria Rusticana, Der Afrikanerin, Bastien und Bastienne, Der... more
Korie, Michael
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2014-171
21.65 linear feet (56 boxes, 2 oversized folders, 3 tubes); 8 gb (2678 computer files)
The Michael Korie papers (1960s-2014) document the career of Michael Korie, an American librettist and lyricist, known for operas Where's Dick?, Harvey Milk, The Grapes of... more
Johnson, Helen A.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 599
16.79 linear feet (46 boxes)
The Helen Armstead-Johnson miscellaneous theater collections (HAJMTC) were formed by over two hundred file-folder level collections (one-three file folders per personality or event). The collections contain information dating from the... more
Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-1996
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound | *L (Special) 06-06
1859 sound recordings : analog. 9 : analog ; 5 in.. 1545 : analog ; 7 in.. 71 : analog ; 10 in.. 240 : analog
Lorenzo Alvary, a hungarian born operatic bass, hosted the radio program titled "Opera Topics" between 1963 and 1984. It aired principally on WNYC, New York, and consisted of interviews with contemporary opera singers, historians, and impresarios,... more
Hays, Sorrel, 1941-
Music Division | JPB 23-1
15.12 linear feet (42 boxes). 51.6 gigabytes (2533 computer files)
Sorrel Hays (1941-2020) was a composer, pianist, and artist best known for her compositions Southern Voices (1981), The Glass Woman (1989-1993), and Our Giraffe... more
LaChiusa, Michael John
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2015-017
32.08 linear feet (79 boxes, 3 volumes, 1 tube). 237.1 megabytes (972 computer files). 224 audio files. 19 video files
Michael John LaChiusa is an American composer, lyricist, and librettist working in musical theater and opera. His papers (1970s-2015) document the development and performance of his original operas and musicals, his collaborations with other... more
Pasta, Giuditta Maria Costanza, 1797-1865
Music Division | JOB 16-01
3.14 linear feet (15 boxes)
The collection includes letters from many composers, some of whom wrote roles for her, including from Vincenzo Bellini. Also includes letters and poems from acquaintances, as well as various ephemera such as receipts and ticket stubs.

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