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Emanuel Balaban scrapbook
- Title
- Emanuel Balaban scrapbook, 1923-1952.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 15-75 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Music |
Details
- Description
- 1 scrapbook ([32] leaves); 43 cm
- Summary
- Scrapbook apparently compiled by Emanuel Balaban consisting of press clippings and programs documenting his conducting career from April 1923 through July 1952.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Scrapbooks.
- Note
- Title devised by cataloger.
- Reproduction (note)
- Also available on microfilm
- Call Number
- JPB 15-75
- OCLC
- 943032346
- Title
- Emanuel Balaban scrapbook, 1923-1952.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Reproduction
- Also available on microfilm: New York : New York Public Library, 1993. 1 microfilm reel (*ZB-3433; master negative: *ZZ-35380).
- Biography
- Emanuel Balaban (1895-1973) was an American pianist and orchestral conductor. Educated at the Institute of Musical Art in New York, he studied under Fritz Busch in Europe. He spent three years at the Dresden State Opera. Returning to the United States, he founded the Rochester Opera Company (later the American Opera Company). He held the position of Director of the Opera Department at the Eastman School of Music for many years, while freelancing as a conductor with various orchestras.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Conductors (Music)
- Research Call Number
- JPB 15-75