Guide to the Silverstein San Francisco Opera Collection ARS.0071

Finding aid prepared by Franz Kunst
Archive of Recorded Sound
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Descriptive Summary

Title: Silverstein San Francisco Opera Collection
Dates: 1973-1975
Collection number: ARS.0071
Creator: Silverstein, Lois
Collection size: 1 box: 13 open reel tapes
Repository: Archive of Recorded Sound
Abstract: Off-air recordings of opera performances, mostly from the San Francisco Opera, from 1973 to 1975.

Access

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Preferred Citation

Silverstein San Francisco Opera Collection, ARS-0071. Courtesy of the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Source

The Silverstein San Francisco Opera Collection was donated to the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound by Lois Silverstein in July 1993.

Sponsor

This finding aid was produced with generous financial support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Scope and Contents

Thirteen tapes of opera performances, produced almost entirely by the San Francisco Opera, recorded from radio broadcasts from 1973 to 1975.

Indexing Terms

San Francisco Opera.
Operas
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)


Box 1

Merola Anniversary Concert, Golden Gate Park. Adler, SF Opera Orchestra, Pavarotti, L. Albanese 1 1973-09-02

Physical Description: 1 7" open reel tape
Box 1

La Favorita. Cillario, SF Opera, Pavarotti (1973-09-07). Two tapes. Side 2 of Tape 2 is Norma conducted by Levine with Sills and Verrett (incomplete, 1974) 2 1973-1974

Physical Description: 2 7" open reel tapes
Box 1

Manon Lescaut. R. Giovaninetti, SF Opera, L. Price (includes interview with Price) 3 1974-09-13

Physical Description: 1 7" open reel tape
Box 1

Salome. Ohmar Suitner, SF Opera, Rysanek -- Parsifal. Solti, Vienna Philharmonic, Vienna State Opera Chorus (undated) 4 1974-10-04

Physical Description: 1 7" open reel tape
Box 1

Luisa Miller. SF Opera, Pavarotti (KKHI, interview with Pavarotti and Adler) -- Madame Butterfly. Von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic, Pavarotti (undated) 5 1974-11-29

Physical Description: 1 7" open reel tape
Box 1

Gigli concert, KPFA (1975-08-03) -- Il Tabarro. Shapirra, SF Opera (1975-11-28) -- Gianni Schicchi. Shapirra, SF Opera (1975-11-28) 6 1975

Physical Description: 1 7" open reel tape
Box 1

L'Incoronazione di Poppea. R. Leopard, SF Opera 7 1975-09-19

Physical Description: 1 7" open reel tape
Box 1

Der Friegende Hollander. Schermerhorn, SF Opera, Theo Adam 8 1975-09-26

Physical Description: 1 7" open reel tape
Box 1

Il Trovatore. Bonynge, SF Opera, Pavarotti, Sutherland 9 1975-10-05

Physical Description: 1 7" open reel tape
Box 1

Pique Dame. M. Rostropovich, SF Opera 10 1975-10-24

Physical Description: 1 7" open reel tape
Box 1

Norma. SF Opera -- Anna Bolena (incomplete, undated) 11 1975-10-31

Physical Description: 1 7" open reel tape
Box 1

Simon Boccanegra. Paolo Peloso, SF Opera, Kiri Te Kanawa 12 1975-11-14

Physical Description: 1 7" open reel tape