Correspondence files of company officers, 1909-1985.

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

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The Metropolitan Opera (commonly known as the Met) is an American opera company based in New York City, resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center. The company is operated by the non-profit Metropolitan Opera Association, with Peter Gelb as current general manager (2021). As of 2018, the company's current music director is Yannick Nézet-Séguin. The Met was founded in 1883 as an alternative to the previously established Academy of Music opera house, and debuted the same year in...

Witherspoon, Herbert, 1873-1935

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Herbert Witherspoon (1873-1935) was an American opera singer. From the guide to the Herbert Witherspoon Scrapbooks, 1896-1917, (Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections) American bass. From the description of Typewritten letter signed, autograph letter signed, and postcard signed, dated : [New York], 29 October 1919, 2 January 1920, and [n.d.], to Mrs. Harry Harkness Flagler, 1919 Oct. 29, 1920 Jan. 2, and n.d. (Unknown). WorldCa...

Rudolf, Max

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Bliss, Cornelius N., 1875-1949

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St. Leger, Frank 1890-1969

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Musician and conductor Frank St. Leger was a professor of music at Indiana University from 1953-1968. Prior to accepting the teaching position at IU, St. Leger held a number of noteworthy positions in the music and entertainment business, including a teaching position at the Royal Academy of Music in London, accompanist for top performers such as Austrialian soprano Nellie Melba, and musical advisor for the Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. From the description of Frank St. Leg...

Keppel, Frederick, 1729-1777

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Brown, John

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John Brown was a grocer and pharmacist in Warren, Ohio in the early 1800s. From the description of John Brown letter, 1817. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 137733474 John Brown was a Philadelphia miller. From the description of Account books, 1774-1787 (inclusive), 1774-1777, 1783-1787 (bulk). (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 151378247 John Brown was a private in Company E. of the 4th Massachusetts Infantry, which...

Armistead, Horace, 1898-1980.

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Horace Armistead, set designer. From the description of Set design painting for Regina, 1945. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122579597 ...

Bliss, Anthony A., 1913-1991

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Anthony A. Bliss, a lawyer and patron of the arts, was elected chairman of the board of directors of the Foundation for American Dance, the parent organization of the City Center Joffrey Ballet, in 1970. The Foundation for the Joffrey Ballet was later formed, and Bliss served as chairman of its board. He resigned from the Joffrey board in May, 1990. From the guide to the Anthony A. Bliss papers relating to the Joffrey Ballet, 1969-1990, (The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Da...

Gatti-Casazza, Giulio, 1869-1940

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Italian impresario. From the description of Typewritten letter signed, dated : New York, 3 April 1935, to Miss Vandy Cape, 1935 Apr. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874469 ...

Cravath, Paul D. (Paul Drennan), 1861-1940

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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Board of Directors.

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Seeback, Julius F.

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Garlichs, Frank.

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Gutman, John

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Sloan, George A., 1893-1955.

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Johnson, Edward, 1878-1959

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Edward Johnson, tenor and administrator, was born in Guelph, ON, 22 Aug. 1878. He sang in Europe (as "Edoardo di Giovanni") from 1912-1919, and in North America from 1919-1935. From 1935-1950 he was general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, New York City. From the description of Edward Johnson papers 1907-1959. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 225154169 ...

Ziegler, Edward, 1870-1947.

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Chapin, Schuyler

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Music administrator. From the description of Reminiscences of Schuyler Garrison Chapin : oral history, 1977. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309731332 Chapin was general manager of the Metropolitan Opera. From the description of Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Feb. 7, 1977 [sound recording]. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155861173 ...

Spofford, Charles Merville, 1902-1991

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