The burglar's opera, or, A felon needs a friend : a modern comic opera in two acts / book by Edward Eager and Alfred Drake ; lyrics by Edward Eager ; music by John Mundy 1942

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The burglar's opera, or, A felon needs a friend : a modern comic opera in two acts / book by Edward Eager and Alfred Drake ; lyrics by Edward Eager ; music by John Mundy 1942

4 boxes of ms. music

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Drake, Alfred, 1914-1992

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Epithet: né Alfred Capurro; actor and singer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000472.0x0003b6 ...

Mundy, John, 1886-1971

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John Mundy (1886-1971) was a concert cellist, trained at London’s Royal Academy of Music. After serving in World War I and teaching music in Ireland, Mundy came to the United States to pursue his musical career further. He was a freelance cellist and began composing his own music. He eventually joined the orchestra of The Metropolitan Opera, and became an orchestra manager there for thirteen years. In 1945, he collaborated with Edward Eager and Alfred Drake on The Burglar’s Opera, a musical come...

American Music Collection

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Eager, Edward

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