Lauretta Dorsey Young oral history, 2004 April 5

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Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Oral histories were conducted by archives staff and by student interviewers. Most oral histories in this series include a transcript and an audio recording on cassette. Some files may contain related information about the subject.

Dates

Creation: 2004 April 5

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for use. Contact peabodyarchives@lists.jhu.edu for more information.

Biographical / Historical

Lauretta Dorsey Young (1942-2020) was a soprano who studied with Alice Duschak at the Peabody Conservatory from 1959 to 1963 and graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree. Young sang with conductors such as Leonard Bernstein, Antal Dorati, Sergiu Commissiona, and Reiner Miedel and appeared with numerous orchestras throughout the United States and abroad, such as the New York Philharmonic, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and National Symphony Orchestra. She taught at the Baltimore School for the Arts.

Extent

From the Collection: 4.87 Cubic Feet (17 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

Lauretta Dorsey Young (1942-2020) was a soprano who studied with Alice Duschak at the Peabody Conservatory from 1959 to 1963 and graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree. Young sang with conductors such as Leonard Bernstein, Antal Dorati, Sergiu Commissiona, and Reiner Miedel, and appeared with numerous orchestras throughout the United States and abroad, such as the New York Philharmonic, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and National Symphony Orchestra. She taught at the Baltimore School for the Arts. In this interview conducted by Elizabeth Schaaf, Young discusses her studies at the Peabody Conservatory in the early 1960s and her career as a singer and music educator.