[Blanche Thebom Collection].

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

[Blanche Thebom Collection].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/680227597

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 in Atlanta, Little Rock, and San Francisco. Secondly, there are published and unpublished sound recordings of Thebom. Lastly, the collection also retains Thebom's extensive archive of printed music.

ca. 44 linear ft.

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7969722

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

Thebom, Blanche

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6w117t8 (person)

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....

Atlanta Opera Company (Atlanta, Ga.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6092g5q (corporateBody)