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Lorenzo Alvary (1909 – 1996) was a prolific singer and producer of many operas in the United States. Alvary was born in Hungary and studied law at the University of Budapest, but he quickly abandoned his law career to study music in Milan and Berlin. He first sang for the Vienna Staatsoper, but joined the Metropolitan Opera in 1942, where he remained on the roster for over twenty seasons. His most memorable roles are Baron Ochs in Rosenkavalier, Don Alfonso in Cosi Fan Tutte, and Leporello in Don Giovanni . Alvary was known for his elaborate costumes and for always playing characters that were less than attractive. He also sang for the San Francisco Opera. In 1972, he became the artistic director for the Miami Opera Guild and he received critical praise for his work with the company. Alvary started his own radio show entitled Opera Topics, which he hosted from 1964 – 1986. He went on to produce the surrealistic opera, The Spanish Lady and the Roman Cavalier, with Salvador Dali. As well as a career in the United States, Alvary had great international success. He went on to sing in over sixty operas in South America and Europe. Alvary appeared in many solo recitals with such directors as Bruno Walter and Arturo Toscanini.

From the guide to the Lorenzo Alvary papers, 1919-1992, (The New York Public Library. Music Division.)

Lorenzo Alvary, a hungarian born operatic bass, hosted the radio program titled "Opera Topics" between 1963 and 1984. It aired principally on WNYC, New York, and consisted of interviews with contemporary opera singers, historians, and impresarios, as well as reports of operatic performances from around the world. Selected guests include: Claudio Abbado; Licia Albanese; Ezio Flagello; Boris Goldovsky; Herbert Graf; Dimitri Kabalevski; Lauritz Melchior; Gian Carlo Menotti, among many others.

From the guide to the Opera Topics radio program collection [sound recording], Lorenzo Alvary, host, 1963-1984 /, (The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.)

Lorenzo Alvary (1909-1996) was a Hungarian-born bass singer, who immigrated to the United States, where he would enjoy a long association with the Metropolitan Opera and other prominent opera companies.

Alvary was born in Debrecen, Hungary and studied law in Geneva and Budapest, but he abandoned his law career to study music in Milan and Berlin. He made his debut with the Budapest Opera in 1934 and he also sang with the Vienna State Opera in 1937. In 1938, Alvary came to the United States, making his American debut with the San Francisco Opera in a 1939 performance of Der Rosenkavalier. He joined the Metropolitan Opera in 1942 and would appear in a wide range of character roles over the next thirty-five years. Alvary also started his own radio show, Opera Topics, which he hosted on the New York stations WKCR and WNYC from 1963-1986. In 1972, he became the associate artistic director for the Miami Opera Guild. Other notable achievements by Alvary included his own production (under the auspices of the American Alvox Corportation) of The Spanish Lady and the Roman Cavalier (1961), an adaptation of Alessandro Scarlatti's opera, Scipio in Spain. The piece received its world premiere at La Fenice in Venice, Italy and featured the scenic designs (and other interventions) of the surrealist painter Salvador Dalí.

From the description of Lorenzo Alvary papers, 1919-1992. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 165085605

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122682570

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/430357313

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Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-

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Photographs of the Metropolitan Opera [graphic] / Harry G. Schumer ca. 1945-1965

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Photographs of the Metropolitan Opera [graphic] / Harry G. Schumer, ca. 1945-1965

Title: Photographs of the Metropolitan Opera [graphic] / Harry G. Schumer ca. 1945-1965

Harry G. Schumer (1893-1971) was Orchestra Librarian of the Metropolitan Opera from 1938 to 1968. Chiefly informal backstage photographs of artists in costume taken during opera productions between 1945 and 1965. Some sight-seeing slides taken on tour are also included. About 500 persons have been identified as subjects, associated with productions of more than 60 different operas.

ArchivalResource: 6920 slides; col; 132 transparencies; col; 10 x 6 cm; ca. 4000 negatives

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Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-1996

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Lorenzo Alvary papers, 1919-1992.

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Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-1996. Lorenzo Alvary papers, 1919-1992.

Title: Lorenzo Alvary papers, 1919-1992.

The Lorenzo Alvary papers document the professional career of the noted bass singer.

ArchivalResource: 8 linear feet (14 boxes )

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Lorenzo Alvary collection, [ca. 1958-ongoing].

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Lorenzo Alvary collection, [ca. 1958-ongoing].

Title: Lorenzo Alvary collection, [ca. 1958-ongoing].

Collection contains clipping, photograph, program and publicity files.

ArchivalResource: 4 folders.

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Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-1996

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Lorenzo Alvary papers 1919-1992

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Lorenzo Alvary papers, 1919-1992

Title: Lorenzo Alvary papers 1919-1992

This collection contains materials related to the Metropolitan Opera’s basso singer Lorenzo Alvary. In addition to the many photographs and clippings, there are several legal documents, correspondence and production materials relating to his co-production with Salvador Dali of . The Spanish Lady and The Roman Cavalier

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Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-1996

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Opera Topics radio program collection [sound recording], Lorenzo Alvary, host 1963-1984 /

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Opera Topics radio program collection [sound recording], Lorenzo Alvary, host, 1963-1984 /

Title: Opera Topics radio program collection [sound recording], Lorenzo Alvary, host 1963-1984 /

ArchivalResource: 1859 sound recordings, analog; 9, analog, 5 in.; 1545, analog, 7 in.; 71, analog, 10 in.; 240

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Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-1996

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Opera and recital collection [sound recording], 1901-1972.

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Greenway, Lauder. Opera and recital collection [sound recording], 1901-1972.

Title: Opera and recital collection [sound recording], 1901-1972.

The collection contains both commercial and noncommercial discs of opera from the beginning of this century to the mid-1970's on acetate air-check discs, 78 rpm shellacs, cylinders, and a scattering of LP's.

ArchivalResource: 9770 sound recordings.8892 sound discs : analog, mono, 78 rpm.682 sound discs : analog, mono, 33 rpm, acetate.196 sound cylinders : mono.

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Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-1996

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Betty Miller Cooper photograph collection, [1932-1986].

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Cooper, Betty Miller,. Betty Miller Cooper photograph collection, [1932-1986].

Title: Betty Miller Cooper photograph collection, [1932-1986].

This collection consists of photographs of Kurt Herbert Adler, Licia Albanese, Lorenzo Alvary, Salvatore Baccaloni, Michael Bartlett, Frances Bible, Jussi Björling, Artur Bodansky, Karl Boehm, Margit Bokor, Ray Bolger, Dino Borgioli, Lucrezia Bori, Inge Borkh, Paul Breisach, John Brownlee, Rosanna Carteri, George Cehanovsky, Sona Cervena, Carlo Felice Cillario, Renato Cioni, Ina Claire, Fausto Cleva, Norman Cordon, Mary Costa, Richard Crooks, Irene Dalis, Mario Del Monaco, Alessio Di Paolis, Otto Edelman, Elfego Esparaza, Geraint Evans, Kirsten Flagstad, Alfredo Gandolfi, Leyla Gencer, Nicolai Ghaiurov, Dusolina Giannini, Tito Gobbi, Reri Grist, Gertrude Grob-Prandl, Helen Hayes, Raoul Jobin, Gwyneth Jones, James King, Alexander Kipnis, Dorothy Kirsten, Sandor Konya, Andre Kostelanetz, Alfredo Kraus, Josef Krips, Evelyn Lear, Lotte Lehmann, Erich Leinsdorf, Raymond Leppard, Brenda Lewis, Emanuel List, Pilar Lorengar, Leopold Ludwig, Rene Maison, Mary Martin, Giovanni Martinelli, Carla Martinis, James McCracken, Terry McEwen, Lauritz Melchior, Jolanda Meneguzzer, Gaetano Merola, Nan Merriman, Kirsten Meyer, Robert and Betty Miller, Francesco Molinari-Prandelli, Pierre Monteux, Claudia Muzio, Birgit Nilsson, Jarmila Novotna, Gennaro Papi, Luciano Pavarotti, Jan Peerce, Jean Perisson, Irra Petina, Jeannette Pilou, Ezio Pinza, Lily Pons, Giacinto Prandelli, Leontyne Price, Fritz Reiner, Regina Resnik, Elisabeth Rethberg, Stella Roman, Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, Rosalind Russell, Leonie Rysenek, Bidu Sayao, Kenneth Schermerhorn, Tito Schipa, Paul Schoeffer, Fredrich Schorr, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Renata Scotto, Tullio Serafin, Beverly Sills, Giulietta Simionato, Horst Stein, William Steinberg, Rise Stevens, Thomas Stewart, Rita Streich, Otmar Suitner, Joan Sutherland, Gladys Swarthout, Ferruccio Tagliavini, Italo Tajo, Renata Tebaldi, David Thaw, Blanche Thebom, Jess Thomas, Lawrence Tibbett, Arturo Toscanini, Giorgio Tozzi, Richard Tucker, Claramae Turner, Roberto Turrini, Valentina, Cesare Valletti, Jon Vickers, Leonard Warren. The photographs were given to Betty Miller Cooper and Robert Watt Miller.

ArchivalResource: 2.3 linear ft.

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Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-

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Schumer, Harry G

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Schumer, Harry G
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Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-1996

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American Music Collection

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American Music Collection
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Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-1996

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Cooper, Betty Miller,

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Cooper, Betty Miller,
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Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-1996

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Dalí, Salvador, 1904-1989.

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Dalí, Salvador, 1904-1989.
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Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-1996

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Greater Miami Opera Association.

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Greater Miami Opera Association.
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Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-1996

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Greenway, Lauder.

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Greenway, Lauder.
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Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-1996

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Scarlatti, Alessandro, 1660-1725.

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Scarlatti, Alessandro, 1660-1725.
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Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-1996

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WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)

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WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
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