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Cynthia Auerbach papers

Title: Cynthia Auerbach papers, 1968-1986.
Author: Auerbach, Cynthia.
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Status	Container	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 1	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 06-72 Box 1	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 2	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 06-72 Box 2	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 3	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 06-72 Box 3	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 4	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 06-72 Box 4	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 4A	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 06-72 Box 4A	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 5	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 06-72 Box 5	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 6	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 06-72 Box 6	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 6A	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 06-72 Box 6A	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 7	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 06-72 Box 7	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 8	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 06-72 Box 8	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 9	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 06-72 Box 9	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 10	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 06-72 Box 10	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 11	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 06-72 Box 11	Offsite

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Additional Authors

Manhattan School of Music (New York, N.Y.)

Description

8 linear feet (13 boxes)

Summary

The Cynthia Auerbach papers documents her directorial career from 1968 through 1986.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Librettos.
Programs.

Note

Due to their fragile nature, oversized scene designs (drawings and blueprints) were separated from the collection and are stored in the Music Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Sound tapes were sent to the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

Biography (note)

Cynthia Auerbach (1943-1987) was a prolific director of opera during her relatively brief life.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

Collection guide available in repository and on internet.

Call Number

JPB 06-72

OCLC

NYPG06-A196

Author

Auerbach, Cynthia.

Title

Cynthia Auerbach papers, 1968-1986.

Biography

Cynthia Auerbach (1943-1987) was a prolific director of opera during her relatively brief life. Born in Spring Valley, New York, she studied piano at the Juilliard School and attended the State University of New York at Potsdam, earning undergraduate and graduate degrees in piano education and music theory. Auerbach was a member of the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music, eventually becoming the assistant director of the Preparatory Division. Her interest and experience in directing opera began when she founded a children's opera theater at the Manhattan School of Music in 1968. She soon began directing for the Bel Canto Opera and the New School, before becoming a resident director at New York City Opera, where her productions of La Boheme and Carmen received considerable acclaim. Her success with the New York City Opera led to numerous engagements with regional American opera companies, including an appointment as artistic director for the Chautauqua Opera, as well as the Rochester Opera Company. In addition to her work as a director, Auerbach also was known as a pianist, coach, and conductor, and enjoyed writing parodies of famous operatic arias for fundraisers and galas before her untimely death.

Indexes

Collection guide available in repository and on internet.

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Finding Aid

Occupation

Opera producers and directors.

Added Author

Manhattan School of Music (New York, N.Y.)

Research Call Number

JPB 06-72

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