Patricia Brooks papers 1867-2001

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Patricia Brooks papers 1867-2001

http://archives.nypl.org/mus/18418

The Patricia Brooks papers (1867, 1897-2009) document the professional vocal career of the artist, focusing on her operatic performances. The papers contain professional and personal correspondence; reproductions of photographs documenting her operatic career, including photographs of Brooks with Placido Domingo and Frank Corsaro; financial records and advanced ticket sales regarding Brooks' recital in 1977; as well as correspondence, notes, ticket lists, and potential performers relating to the New York City Opera's tribute to Brooks in 2008. Annotated, published scores make up the majority of the collection.

3.07 linear feet; 8 boxes

The New York Public Library. Music Division.

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Mann, Theodore

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An accomplished pianist, dancer, and actress, Patricia Brooks is best known as a lyric soprano. Born November 7, 1933 in Manhattan to a musical family, Brooks trained as a performer from an early age. Her grandmother was a concert pianist and her mother, Eda Moultren Brooks, was a voice coach and performed in musical comedies along with her aunt. At the age of ten, Brooks won a WQXR award for her performance of Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto in G minor. Brooks studied viola, harmony, ...