- unitid
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{"value"=>"*L (Special) 95-03", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"20483", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Jan Peerce collection of sound recordings"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"simple", "value"=>"ca. 700 sound recordings; 7 unpublished video recordings"}
- repository
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{"value"=>"Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498</span></div>"}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>*L (Special) 95-03, Jan Peerce Collection of Sound Recordings, Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Peerce, Jan, 1904-1984", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p> <span class=\"persname\">Jan Peerce</span> (1904-1984) was a noted American tenor. He was born on Jun. 3, 1904 and died on Dec. 15, 1984 in New York. He was engaged as a singer at <span class=\"corpname\">Radio City Music Hall</span> in 1932, and made his operatic debut in Philadelphia as the Duke in <span class=\"title\">Rigoletto</span> on May 14, 1938. His <span class=\"corpname\">Metropolitan Opera</span> debut was on Nov. 29, 1941, as Alfredo in <span class=\"title\">La traviata</span>. In addition to opera, he also sang musical theater, most notably in <span class=\"title\">Fiddler on the Roof</span>, and Jewish religious and secular music. His final appearance at the Met was in 1968, and he retired in 1982.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection contains non-commercial recordings of live and recorded performances and interviews of Jan Peerce spanning the years 1938-1983. The collection also features performers such as: singers <span class=\"persname\">Zinka Milanov</span>, <span class=\"persname\">Roberta Peters</span>, <span class=\"persname\">Leonard Warren</span>, <span class=\"persname\">Cesare Siepi</span>, <span class=\"persname\">Robert Merrill</span>, <span class=\"persname\">Lawrence Tibbett</span>, <span class=\"persname\">Virginia Raye</span> and <span class=\"persname\">Viola Philo</span> ; conductors <span class=\"persname\">Arturo Toscanini</span>, <span class=\"persname\">Fausto Cleva</span>, <span class=\"persname\">Harry Horlick</span> and <span class=\"persname\">David Rubinoff</span> ; and interviewers <span class=\"persname\">Ed Sullivan</span>, <span class=\"persname\">Johnny Carson</span> and <span class=\"persname\">Mike Douglas</span>. Radio and television (audio only) programs included are: <span class=\"title\">The A & P Gypsies</span>, <span class=\"title\">Radio City Music Hall On the Air</span>, <span class=\"title\">Carnegie Hall</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Chevrolet Hour</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Ed Sullivan Show</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Mike Douglas Show</span>, and <span class=\"title\">The Tonight Show</span>. Works featured are selections from operas such as <span class=\"title\">La boheme</span>, <span class=\"title\">I pagliacci</span>, <span class=\"title\">Don Giovanni</span>, <span class=\"title\">Cavalleria Rusticana</span>, <span class=\"title\">La traviata</span>, <span class=\"title\">Lucia di Lammermoor</span> and <span class=\"title\">Rigoletto</span> ; musicals such as <span class=\"title\">Fiddler on the Roof</span> ; and songs by <span class=\"persname\">Handel</span> and <span class=\"persname\">Schubert</span>, among others.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Jan Peerce collection of sound recordings are arranged in two series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/rha/20483#c661379'>Sound recordings.</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/rha/20483#c661821'>Video recordings.</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>From a set of videotapes recorded during Peerce's trip to Israel, (September - October, 1980) for a documentary which was never produced. For full contents and subjects, see fully cataloged records in CATNYP.</p></div></li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>This collection is organized into two series and four subseries:</p> <ol> <li>Sound recordings <ol> <li>Performances</li> <li>Radio and television guest performances</li> <li>Interviews</li> <li>Miscellaneous (non-Peerce performances)</li></ol></li> <li>Video recordings</li></ol>", "supress_display"=>true}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Jan Peerce Estate</p>"}
- accessrestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>Users never directly handle sound recordings. Listening selections are transmitted through a playback system. Original items which have not been transferred may require advance notification for use.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p>Access to original items restricted.</p>"}
- userestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>No copying of private, non-commercial material is allowed without the written permission of the proprietary rights holder. For further information contact the Curator, The Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.</p>"}
- altformavail
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{"value"=>"<p>Some items have been transferred to preservation and service copies. Original items which have not been transferred may require advance notification for use. Refer to item description for more information.</p>"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1932-1983", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1932/1983"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1932
- date_inclusive_end
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1983
- custodhist
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{"value"=>"<p>Gift of the Jan Peerce Estate.</p>"}
- note
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{"value"=>"<p>Collection also includes video footage of Peerce's 1980 trip to Israel, which was shot by his son, Larry Peerce, for a documentary that was never produced. (See individual catalog records for full descriptions of these video recordings)</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The collection contains non-commercial recordings of live and recorded performances and interviews of Jan Peerce spanning the years 1938-1983. The collection also features performers such as: singers Zinka Milanov, Roberta Peters, Leonard Warren, Cesare Siepi, Robert Merrill, Lawrence Tibbett, Virginia Raye and Viola Philo ; conductors Arturo Toscanini, Fausto Cleva, Harry Horlick and David Rubinoff ; and interviewers Ed Sullivan, Johnny Carson and Mike Douglas. Radio and television (audio only) programs included are: The A & P Gypsies, Radio City Music Hall On the Air, Carnegie Hall, The Chevrolet Hour, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Mike Douglas Show, and The Tonight Show. Works featured are selections from operas such as \"La boheme,\" \"I pagliacci,\" \"Don Giovanni,\" \"Cavalleria Rusticana,\" \"La traviata,\" \"Lucia di Lammermoor\" and \"Rigoletto\" ; musicals such as \"Fiddler on the Roof\" ; and songs by Handel and Schubert, among others."}
- keydate
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1932
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Ed Scarcelle.</p>"}
- date_start
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1932
- date_end
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1983