Oral history conducted by Sharon Eisenhour, June 22, 1993.

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Oral history conducted by Sharon Eisenhour, June 22, 1993.

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Valente discusses her experiences performing with the Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Eugene Ormandy. In this context she talks about aspects of Ormandy's personality and characteristics as a conductor, including his treatment of vocalists in rehearsals, his programming and rehearsing of contemporary music, his devotion to the Philadelphia Orchestra, his skill as an accompanist, his relative strengths and weaknesses as a conductor, and the end of his career. Valente also offers opinions and anecdotes concerning others, including Rudolf Serkin, Seth McCoy, Simon Estes, Maria Stader, Riccardo Muti, Nicholas Maw, David Del Tredici, and Gretel Ormandy.

Tape : 1 sound cassette : analog, stereo., Dolby processed.Transcript : 32 leaves.

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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