Blanche Thebom Collection 1934-2003

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Blanche Thebom Collection 1934-2003

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The Blanche Thebom Collection has three major components. The first is scores, correspondence, publicity, production notes, and media from her post-Met career as teacher and director. Secondly, there are published and unpublished sound recordings of Thebom. Lastly, the collection also retains Thebom's extensive archive of printed music.

43 boxes

Archive of Recorded Sound

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SNAC Resource ID: 6662338

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University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Department of Art

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Atlanta Opera Company (Atlanta, Ga.)

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Thebom, Blanche

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Operatic mezzo-soprano Blanche Thebom was born in Monessen, Pennsylvania in 1915, and began her formal concert career in 1941. She was a member of the Metropolitan Opera through 1967, known for her roles in Wagnerian epics. During this period she also toured extensively, including being the first American to perform at the Bolshoi in Moscow. In 1967 she was appointed head of The Atlanta Opera Company in Atlanta, Georgia. Following that, Thebom taught at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock....