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Charles S. Garland memorabilia
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0650
Abstract
This collection of memorabilia relating to Charles S. Garland primarily contains photographs, certificates, clippings, and an audio recording. Materials date from the 1940s to 1960s.
Dates:
1940s-1960s
Found in:
Special Collections
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