Research Catalog

Title

Roger Machado papers, 1938-1946.

Author

Machado, Roger.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Description

.25 linear foot (1 box)

Summary

Roger Machado was a pianist, composer, and conductor who served as musical director for the Spanish dancer José Greco from the 1950s until at least the 1970s. He also toured Europe as a concert pianist. The Roger Machado papers, dating from 1938 to 1946, contain scores for four of Machado's compositions, as well as scrapbooks and photographs documenting the career of the opera singer Norina Greco, the sister of José Greco.

Subjects

• Scrapbooks
• Black-and-white photographs
• Scores
• Greco, José
• Opera singers
• Greco, Norina
• Composers

Genre/Form

• Black-and-white photographs.
• Scores.
• Scrapbooks.

Access (note)

• Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photocopying and photography will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Terms of Use (note)

• For permission to publish, contact the Chief, Music Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Source (note)

• Donated by José Luis Greco in 2008.

Provenance (note)

• The collection was inherited by the composer José Luis Greco, the son of José Greco.

Call Number

JPB 14-04

OCLC

875303998

Author

Machado, Roger.

Title

Roger Machado papers, 1938-1946.

Restricted Access

Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photocopying and photography will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Terms Of Use

For permission to publish, contact the Chief, Music Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Provenance

The collection was inherited by the composer José Luis Greco, the son of José Greco.

Source

Donated by José Luis Greco in 2008.

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Occupation

Composers.

Opera singers.

Research Call Number

JPB 14-04