Research Catalog
Jan Peerce collection of sound recordings
- Title
- Jan Peerce collection of sound recordings, 1932-1983.
- Author
- Peerce, Jan, 1904-1984.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding Aid
Available Online
Details
- Additional Authors
- Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017.
- Milanov, Zinka.
- Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960.
- Siepi, Cesare.
- Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004
- Toscanini, Arturo, 1867-1957.
- Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960.
- Horlick, Harry.
- Cleva, Fausto.
- Raye, Virginia.
- Rubinoff, David, 1897-
- Philo, Viola.
- Sullivan, Ed, 1901-1974.
- Douglas, Mike.
- Carson, Johnny, 1925-2005.
- Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
- Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919.
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
- Bock, Jerry.
- Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945.
- Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
- Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848.
- Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
- Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828.
- Description
- 698 sound recordings.; 4 3/4 in.
- 7 video recordings (DVD) : sd., col. ;
- Summary
- The collection contains non-commercial recordings of live and recorded performances and interviews of Jan Peerce spanning the years 1938-1983.
- Subjects
- Note
- Collection also includes video footage of Peerce's 1980 trip to Israel, which was shot by his son, Larry Peerce, for a documentary that was never produced. (See individual catalog records for full descriptions of these video recordings)
- Access (note)
- Collection is open to the public. Users never directly handle sound recordings. Listening selections are transmitted through a playback system. Original items which have not been transferred may require advance notification for use.
- Access to original items restricted.
- Source (note)
- Music Division
- Biography (note)
- Jan Peerce was a noted American tenor.
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Finding aid available in *L(Special) 95-03 and on Internet.
- Provenance (note)
- Gift of the Jan Peerce Estate.
- Processing Action (note)
- Cataloged
- Call Number
- *L (Special) 95-03
- OCLC
- NYPG02-A0
- Author
- Peerce, Jan, 1904-1984.
- Title
- Jan Peerce collection of sound recordings, 1932-1983.
- Access
- Collection is open to the public. Users never directly handle sound recordings. Listening selections are transmitted through a playback system. Original items which have not been transferred may require advance notification for use.Access to original items restricted.
- Biography
- Jan Peerce was a noted American tenor. He was born in New York on Jun. 3, 1904, and died on Dec. 15, 1984. He was engaged as a singer at Radio City Music Hall in 1932, and made his operatic debut in Philadelphia as the Duke in "Rigoletto" on May 14, 1938. His Metropolitan Opera debut was on Nov. 29, 1941, as Alfredo in "La traviata." In addition to opera, he also sang musical theater, most notably in "Fiddler on the Roof," and Jewish religious and secular music. His final appearance at the Met was in 1968, and he retired in 1982.
- Provenance
- Gift of the Jan Peerce Estate.
- Indexes
- Finding aid available in *L(Special) 95-03 and on Internet.
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- Added Author
- Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017. PerformerMilanov, Zinka. PerformerWarren, Leonard, 1911-1960. PerformerSiepi, Cesare. PerformerMerrill, Robert, 1917-2004 PerformerToscanini, Arturo, 1867-1957. ConductorTibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960. PerformerHorlick, Harry. ConductorCleva, Fausto. ConductorRaye, Virginia. PerformerRubinoff, David, 1897- ConductorPhilo, Viola. PerformerSullivan, Ed, 1901-1974. PerformerDouglas, Mike. CommentatorCarson, Johnny, 1925-2005. CommentatorPuccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Bohème. Selections.Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919. Pagliacci. Vesti la giubba.Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Don Giovanni. Selections.Bock, Jerry. Fiddler on the roof. Selections.Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945. Cavalleria rusticana. Selections.Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Traviata. Selections.Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848. Lucia di Lammermoor. Selections.Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Rigoletto. Selections.Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Vocal music. Selections.Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Songs. Selections.
- Research Call Number
- *L (Special) 95-03