Patricia Brooks papers, 1867-2001.

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Patricia Brooks papers, 1867-2001.

The Patricia Brooks papers (1867, 1908-2001) document the professional vocal career of the artist, focusing on her operatic performances. The papers contain professional correspondence; reproductions of photographs documenting her operatic career, including photographs of Brooks with Placido Domingo and Frank Corsaro; as well as financial records and advanced ticket sales regarding Brooks' recital in 1977. Annotated, published scores make up the majority of the collection.

2.14 linear feet (6 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8119758

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Brooks, Patricia, 1933-1993

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An accomplished pianist, dancer, and actress, Patricia Brooks is best known as a lyric soprano. Born November 7, 1933 in Manhattan to a musical family, Brooks trained as a performer from an early age. Her grandmother was a concert pianist and her mother, Eda Moultren Brooks, was a voice coach and performed in musical comedies along with her aunt. At the age of ten, Brooks won a WQXR award for her performance of Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto in G minor. Brooks studied viola, harmony, ...

Mann, Theodore

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Circle in the Square Theater was founded in 1950 by Theodore Mann and José Quintero in an abandoned nightclub in New York City's Greenwich Village. Circle in the Square founder and Artistic Director Theodore Mann, was born Theodore Goldman in 1924, in Brooklyn, New York. 1924. He attended Erasmus High School, received an A.B.A from Salinas College and a law degree from Brooklyn Law School. Mann co-founded Circle in the Square with José Quintero in 1950 and remained its...

New York City Opera

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