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Roots of Jewish culture : panel discussion with Jan Peerce.

Title
Roots of Jewish culture : panel discussion with Jan Peerce.
Publication
[1978]

Available Online

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Peerce, Jan, 1904-1984
  • Harmati, Sandor, 1892-1936.
  • Jan Peerce Estate, donor.
Found In
Jan Peerce collection of sound recordings.
Description
2 streaming audio files (approximately 110 minutes) : digital, stereo.
Summary
Panel discussion with Jan Peerce dedicated to Hanukkah celebration, during which he discusses various topics, such as his career as an operatic tenor at the Metropolitan Opera, his experience working with various conductors such as Arturo Toscanini and others, his Jewishness and roots of Jewish culture. He also talks about his family, his wife, Alice, his book "The bluebird of happiness: the memoirs of Jan Peerce" by Alan Levy (New York, Harper & Row, c1976), and about his contribution to Jewish community. Two recordings of Peerce's performances, the song "The bluebird of happiness" at the beginning, and Yiddish song at the end, are played during the event.
Alternative Title
Jan Peerce collection of sound recordings.
Subjects
Note
  • Title provided by cataloger.
  • Streaming files transferred from original audiocassette.
Access (note)
  • Access to original item restricted. Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at the NYPL Research Libraries.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Archival original: (1 audiocassette : analog, stereo) in *LTC 6842.
Source (note)
  • Jan Peerce Estate
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of: Jan Peerce collection of sound recordings, 1932-1983, *L (Special) 95-03.
Call Number
*LTC 6842
OCLC
938201308
Title
Roots of Jewish culture : panel discussion with Jan Peerce.
Production
[1978]
Type of Content
spoken word
Type of Medium
audio
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Performer
Jan Peerce, speaker.
Event
Recorded Emanu-el Jewish Center, Mt. Vernon, New York [1978 November 8 or perhaps 1976?]
Access
Access to original item restricted. Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at the NYPL Research Libraries.
Additional Formats
Archival original: (1 audiocassette : analog, stereo) in *LTC 6842.
Linking Entry
Forms part of: Jan Peerce collection of sound recordings, 1932-1983, *L (Special) 95-03.
Source
Gift; Jan Peerce Estate, [1995].
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Added Author
Peerce, Jan, 1904-1984, speaker.
Peerce, Jan, 1904-1984, interviewee.
Container of (work): Harmati, Sandor, 1892-1936. Blue bird of happiness.
Jan Peerce Estate, donor.
Added Title
Jan Peerce collection of sound recordings.
Found In:
Jan Peerce collection of sound recordings.
Research Call Number
*LTC 6842
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