Elizabeth Wysor (1908-2000) Papers 1927-2000 1938-1948

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Elizabeth Wysor (1908-2000) Papers 1927-2000 1938-1948

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Elizabeth Wysor was an American opera singer and educator. She was educated at the Juilliard School in New York, Staatliche Akademie der Tonkunst in Munich, Germany, and Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria. She sang leading contralto roles throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe (operas by Richard Wagner, Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky), and also performed many times for the United States armed forces in hospitals, on USO tours, and for the Red Cross. The Elizabeth F. Wysor Papers fill 7 boxes and span the years 1927 through 2000. Included are professional biographical materials, concert programs, recital announcements, correspondence, publicity materials, and records.

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Wysor, Elizabeth, 1912-2000

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Elizabeth F. Wysor was born on May 14, 1908, in Easton, Pennsylvania. She was educated at Easton High School (1924–1927), the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (1928–1929), the Juilliard School in New York (1929–1932), Staatliche Akademie der Tonkunst in Munich, Germany (1932–1933), and Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria (1948–1949). As a member of Easton's First Congregational Church she was introduced to church music at an early age, and for a long period of her life she would perform i...