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Libraries
Blogs
- English opera librettos now available from the Donald Pippin Collection | April 3, 2014
- Verdi and Wagner Purchases | March 31, 2014
- Wagner materials on display in the Music Library | September 27, 2013
- Opening Night! Opera & Oratorio Premieres | September 12, 2013
- Spotlight on: Medici.tv | May 2, 2013
Topic guides
| Guide | Created by | Last Updated | Subject tag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opera | Ray Heigemeir | 2014-02-11 | Music, Opera, Voice |
Notable collections
The Mario Ancona Collection includes photographs, memorabilia, sound recordings, and more related to Ancona's career.
The Bonelli Collection includes letters, programs, scores, scrapbooks, recordings, posters, and news clippings.
Tenor Mario Chamlee sang at the leading opera houses in the United States and abroad. His wife Ruth was a soprano and noted singing teacher.
This is the personal collection of Theodore Fagan, United Nations translator, author, and music collector.
Kirsten Flagstad (1895-1962) was known as the premier Wagnerian soprano of her time.
Includes correspondence and research notes related to Hickling's discography of Lehmann's performances.
The Donald Pippin Collection consists primarily of Pippin's English translations of opera librettos available as pdf files.
The Blanche Thebom Collection consists of scores, correspondence, publicity, production notes, and media from the mezzo-soprano's post-Met career as teacher and director.
The James Schwabacher Collection consists of sound recordings, correspondence, scores, scrapbooks, clippings, programs, teaching material and other papers from San Francisco philanthropist and lyric tenor James Schwabacher.
The collection includes correspondence (1835-1897), financial papers, musical compositions, and other papers.
Subject Librarians
Public Services Librarian for Music
(650) 384-9985
