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- Portrait of soprano Elisabeth Rethberg. "In 1915, at the age of twenty-one, she made her debut at the Dresdener Hofoper as Arsena in Zigeunerbaron, her exceptional musicality and her ability to learn new roles rapidly, enabled her to build up a considerable repertoire, by the time she left Dresden in 1922, her repertory included more than 100 roles, in 1923 she and her teacher Otto Watrin travelled to New York and headed straight away for the Met, where an Aida rehearsal was underway, still in her travelling clothes, she auditioned for Aida’s Ritorna vincitor, she remained on the roster of the Met for the next twenty seasons," from Subito - Cantabile website.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
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- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- Portrait of soprano Margerite Piazza wearing strapless evening dress standing next to television set. "Ms. Piazza starred in a variety of LSU Opera's leading roles under the direction of Pasquale Amato, the Metropolitan Opera's famous Italian baritone, she would go on to make her own Met debut in 1951 as Rosalinde in Strauss' Die Fledermaus, as well as appearing at New York City Opera and in the opera houses of Chicago, Tulsa, New Orleans, and Montreal, as television became a popular staple of American culture, Ms. Piazza graced the stages of Your Show of Shows starring Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca, the Dean Martin Show, Toast of the Town, Milton Berle's Buick Hour, and the Rosemary Clooney Show, performing beloved operatic arias for soprano in addition to popular music and Italian folksongs," from Louisiana State University's website.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- Portrait of soprano Margerite Piazza wearing strapless evening dress standing next to television set. "Ms. Piazza starred in a variety of LSU Opera's leading roles under the direction of Pasquale Amato, the Metropolitan Opera's famous Italian baritone, she would go on to make her own Met debut in 1951 as Rosalinde in Strauss' Die Fledermaus, as well as appearing at New York City Opera and in the opera houses of Chicago, Tulsa, New Orleans, and Montreal, as television became a popular staple of American culture, Ms. Piazza graced the stages of Your Show of Shows starring Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca, the Dean Martin Show, Toast of the Town, Milton Berle's Buick Hour, and the Rosemary Clooney Show, performing beloved operatic arias for soprano in addition to popular music and Italian folksongs," from Louisiana State University's website.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- Portrait of soprano Elisabeth Rethberg. "In 1915, at the age of twenty-one, she made her debut at the Dresdener Hofoper as Arsena in Zigeunerbaron, her exceptional musicality and her ability to learn new roles rapidly, enabled her to build up a considerable repertoire, by the time she left Dresden in 1922, her repertory included more than 100 roles, in 1923 she and her teacher Otto Watrin travelled to New York and headed straight away for the Met, where an Aida rehearsal was underway, still in her travelling clothes, she auditioned for Aida’s Ritorna vincitor, she remained on the roster of the Met for the next twenty seasons," from Subito - Cantabile website.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City