Research Catalog
Philadelphia Grand Opera records
- Title
- Philadelphia Grand Opera records, 1923-1932.
- Author
- Philadelphia Grand Opera Company.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding Aid
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-15 | Offsite |
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- Description
- .5 linear feet (1 box)
- Summary
- The Philadelphia Grand Opera records consist of four folders of material, mainly covering the period from 1931 to 1932.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Clippings.
- Librettos.
- Photographs.
- Programs.
- Biography (note)
- The Grand Opera Company of Philadelphia operated between 1926 and 1932.
- Language (note)
- Includes one item in German.
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Call Number
- JPB 06-15
- OCLC
- NYPG06-A131
- Author
- Philadelphia Grand Opera Company.
- Title
- Philadelphia Grand Opera records, 1923-1932.
- Biography
- The Grand Opera Company of Philadelphia operated between 1926 and 1932. At the time it was one of three resident opera companies in the city. Philadelphia Orchestra conductor Leopold Stokowski led several important performances for the company during the 1930s, including the Philadelphia and New York premieres of Alban Berg's opera, Wozzeck (1931), which featured designs by Robert Edmond Jones, as well as the world premiere of Carlos Chávez's ballet, H.P. (1932), with designs by Diego Rivera and choreography by Catherine Littlefield.
- Language
- Includes one item in German.
- Indexes
- Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Berg, Alban, 1885-1935.Chávez, Carlos, 1899-1978.Jones, Robert Edmond, 1887-1954.Stokowski, Leopold, 1882-1977.
- Research Call Number
- JPB 06-15