Anthony M. LaRocca Scrapbook 1940-2003

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Anthony M. LaRocca Scrapbook 1940-2003

1940-2003

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This collection is comprised of one scrapbook. The contents of the scrapbook were removed and rehoused for preservation purposes, but left in their original order The Anthony M. LaRocca Opera Scrapbook contains autographed images and programs from famed opera singers, as well as newspaper clippings about New Orleans opera performances. Autographed images include Charles Anthony, Giuseppe Valdengo, Ferruccio Tagliavini, Tito Gobbi, Astrid Varnay, Sherrill Milnes, Giuseppe di Stefano, Eugene Conley, and Italo Tajo, among others. Autographed programs include performances by the New Orleans Opera Association (NOOA) and the Metropolitan Opera (on tour in New Orleans). A few press releases related to the singers' pictures are also included. Anthony M. LaRocca was a lifelong resident of New Orleans and frequent retreatant at Manresa, the Jesuit retreat center in Louisiana. LaRocca received a Purple Heart for his service as a Marine in World War II and then went on to work for Church Typewriter Service and St. Henry Church. LaRocca was an avid opera fan and memorabilia collector. The collection is open for research use.

1 box

eng, Latn

Loyola University (New Orleans, La.). Monroe Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11633659

Loyola University (New Orleans, La.). Monroe Library

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Conley, Eugene, 1908-1981

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Eugene Thomas Conley was born on March 12, 1908 in Lynn, Massachusetts, in the Greater Boston area. As a young adult, he worked at the General Electric facility in Lynn to pay for his vocal lessons. Conley sang on local radio stations, and was hired in the late 1930s by Detroit station WWJ, a member of the NBC Red Network, which brought Conley to greater exposure on the NBC networks, including the programs NBC Presents Eugene Conley, and the Magic Key program. Conley made his operatic debut in 1...