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Lester Dequaine collection on Rosa Ponselle
Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0004
Abstract
The most sought-after soprano of the 1920s and 1930s, Rosa Ponselle (née Rosa Ponzillo, 1897–1981) began her musical career in a vaudeville act with her sister Carmela Ponselle. Upon hearing Rosa Ponselle for the first time, Enrico Caruso took her under his wing and they appeared on the Metropolitan Opera stage together in La Forza del Destino and La Juive. She would go on to sing the title role in the Metropolitan's revival...
Dates:
1907 - 2013; Majority of material found within 1918-1938
Found in:
Peabody Archives
Peabody Institute publications and printed materials
Collection
Identifier: PIRG-11-01
Abstract
The Peabody Institute was founded in 1857 by George Peabody, whose founding letter was published the same year. Beginning in 1866, the institute began publishing circulars, annual reports, and organizational documents with vital information about the Conservatory, the library, the art gallery, and the lecture series. In 1904, the Conservatory of Music began publishing its first serial. This collection contains primarily publications created by the Peabody Institute for external...
Dates:
1857 - 2022
Found in:
Peabody Archives
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- letters (correspondence) 1
- magazines (periodicals) 1
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- Caruso, Enrico, 1873-1921 1
- Dequaine, Lester 1
- Johns Hopkins University. Peabody Institute 1
- Lester Dequaine/Frank Chiarenza Foundation 1
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