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John Charles Thomas was an internationally known baritone who attended Peabody Institute from 1909 to 1912. His papers include scores, personal and business papers, concert programs, clippings, correspondence, ephemera, photographs, and recordings.

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...

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The Lindsay Leach papers contain documents, programs, awards, and performance audio from Leach’s studies at the Peabody Conservatory in flute performance.

Abstract Marni Nixon (1930-2016) was a versatile American soprano who had a lengthy career performing in the worlds of musical theater, opera, popular song, and concert music. She was well known for her work as a "ghost singer" in several major film musicals of the 1950s and 1960s, performing the singing parts in The King and I, West Side Story, and My Fair Lady. In 2012 the Peabody...

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Mihály Virizlay (1931-2008) was a Hungarian-born cellist who had a successful international career as a concerto and recital soloist, was principal cello of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for 40 years, and taught at the Peabody Institute. The Mihály Virizlay papers contain published and manuscript musical scores, chiefly for cello, including Virizlay’s own compositions and arrangements. The collection also includes recordings, concert programs, newspaper clippings, and correspondence.

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VIBES is a monthly concert series run by students of the Peabody Computer Music Department. This collection contains recorded performances, photographs, programs, and posters associated with VIBES concerts during the organization's first two years of existence, 2018-2020.

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This collection consists of records of the Villa Spelman from 1961 to 2006, with the bulk of the material dating from 1980 to 2000. It includes photographs, materials marketing Villa Spelman colloquia and other events, correspondence with the Spelman family, Villa Spelman Advisory Committee records, a video promoting Villa Spelman to the Trustees, oral histories with Villa Spelman staff), and other records maintained by the Director of Villa Spelman.

Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

This collection consists of records of the Villa Spelman from 1961 to 2006, with the bulk of the material dating from 1980 to 2000. It includes photographs, materials marketing Villa Spelman colloquia and other events, correspondence with the Spelman family, Villa Spelman Advisory Committee records, a video promoting Villa Spelman to the Trustees, oral histories with Villa Spelman staff), and other records maintained by the Director of Villa Spelman.

Abstract Yvette Matthews (1948-2020) was a mezzo-soprano from Baltimore. She studied at the Peabody Preparatory and sang with ensembles such as the Baltimore Opera Company, the Baltimore Symphony Opera, and the Baltimore Choral Arts Society. In the 1980s and 1990s, Matthews sang with the Houston Grand Opera Company on tours throughout North America, Europe, and Japan. The Yvette Matthews papers, approximately 1965-2021, contain professional files consisting of programs, clippings, publicity...