John Wolmut collection ca. 1905-1945

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John Wolmut collection ca. 1905-1945

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Under the name of his birth Hans Wohlmuth, John Wolmut was a stage director for City Center Opera ca. 1945. He emigrated from Austria in 1938 and taught at Mannes and Curtis Institute before going to the Midwest in 1947. Four published piano-vocal scores of operas with Wolmut's holograph stage directions interleaved and with mounted typescript notes and markings by Wolmut.

.6 linear ft. (2 boxes)

The New York Public Library. Music Division.

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