Ray Sommer concert programs, 1929-1960.
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Menuhin, Yehudi, 1916-1999
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An American violinist, Yehudi Menuhin was engaged in 1947 by Two Continent Pictures to appear and play in a projected moving picture named Delirium and an associated short movie; and later for a series of short films. He suggested changes in the script and performed the Mendelssohn Concerto for Delirium, but the picture apparently was not completed, nor were the short films although 22 reels were recorded and photographed. From the description of Letters and other papers relating to ...
Heifetz, Jascha, 1901-1987
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Steber, Eleanor, 1914-1990
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Eleanor Steber was born in Wheeling, West Virginia on July 17, 1914. She was the daughter of William Charles Steber, Sr. (1888–1966) and Ida Amelia (née Nolte) Steber (1885–1985). She had two younger siblings – William Charles Steber, Jr. (1917–2002) and Lucile Steber Leslie (1918–1999). She made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1940 and was one of its leading artists through 1961. She was known for her large, flexible silvery voice, particularly in the high-lying soprano roles of Richard ...
Traubel, Helen
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Sommer, Raymond
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Sommer is a Baton Rouge native. She was an employee of Office of Records and Registration, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana in the 1920s. From the description of Ray Sommer oral history interview, 1982. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 239278072 Ray Sommer served as assistant registrar at Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in Baton Rouge, La., from 1929 to 1971. From the description of Ray Sommer ...
Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975
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Sayão, Bidú
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