Box 34
Aida
1967
Scope and Contents
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Aïda.
Box 4, Box 6, Box 5
Alice
1976
Scope and Contents
An adaptation of Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" for the stage by Thebom.
Box 8, Box 5, Box 4, Box 2
Amahl and The Night Visitors
1975
Scope and Contents
Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007. Amahl and the night visitors
Box 13, Box 46
The Astar Experiment
1978
Scope and Contents
Kirby, Lou Ann, 1948- Astar experiment
Box 33, Box 33
Barber of Seville
1984
Scope and Contents
Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868. Barbiere di Siviglia. Performed by the Marin Opera Company.
Box 3, Box 4
Bastien & Bastienne / Mozart Fete Galante
1970-1976
Scope and Contents
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Bastien und Bastienne
Box 4
La Bella Dormente
Scope and Contents
Respighi, Ottorino, 1879-1936. Bella dormente nel bosco
Box 8, Box 5, Box 13
Beret & Per Hanson
1977-1978
Scope and Contents
Opera written by a Mr. Hagen, performed at UALR.
Box 34
La Boheme
Scope and Contents
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Bohème. Photographs from the Atlanta performance.
Box 13, Box 5, Box 8, Box 9
Calhoun's Christmas
1972-1980
Scope and Contents
Palmer, Carleton. Calhoun's Christmas. Libretto by Thebom, adapted from the book by Phyllis McGimsey.
Box 13, Box 33
The Consul
1974
Scope and Contents
Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007. Consul
Box 8, Box 4, Box 14, Box 47, Box 2
Carmen Cabaret / Caravan
1971-1982
Scope and Contents
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875. Carmen. Adapted as a condensed version by Thebom.
Box 5, Box 11, Box 10
Childhood of Christ
1977
Scope and Contents
Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869. Enfance du Christ
Box 5, Box 6, Box 10
Cinderella
1979-1980
Scope and Contents
Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868. Cenerentola (Cinderella). Thebom's final production at UALR.
Box 33, Box 18, Box 4, Box 17
Cosi Fan Tutte
1975-1979
Scope and Contents
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Così fan tutte
Box 16, Box 15
The Devil And Daniel Webster
1975-1982
Scope and Contents
Benét, Stephen Vincent, 1898-1943. Devil and Daniel Webster
Box 8, Box 4, Box 5, Box 1
Don Quixote
1978
Scope and Contents
Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912. Don Quichotte
Box 3, Box 16
Holiday For Santa
1970
Scope and Contents
Thebom, Blanche. Holiday for Santa.
Box 34, Box 33
King Arthur
1968
Scope and Contents
Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. King Arthur. Debut performance at Atlanta's Memorial Arts Center.
Box 13, Box 16
Les Mamelles de Tiresias
1974
Scope and Contents
Poulenc, Francis, 1899-1963. Mamelles de Tirésias
Box 13
The Telephone
Scope and Contents
Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007. Telephone
Box 5
Master Pete's Puppet Show
Scope and Contents
Falla, Manuel de, 1876-1946. Retablo de Maese Pedro
Box 42, Box 47, Box 47
Merry Wives of Windsor
1985
Scope and Contents
Nicolai, Otto, 1810-1849. Lustigen Weiber von Windsor. Performed at San Francisco State.
Box 5, Box 4, Box 12, Box 8
The Old Maid And The Thief
1978
Scope and Contents
Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007. Old maid and the thief
Box 4, Box 9, Box 8
Orfeo
1974
Scope and Contents
Monteverdi, Claudio, 1567-1643. Orfeo
Box 5, Box 3, Box 46
Snowmaiden
1970
Scope and Contents
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908. Snegurochka
Box 5
La Vida Breve
Scope and Contents
Falla, Manuel de, 1876-1946. Vida breve
Box 34, Box 47
Atlanta Opera Company / Atlanta Opera Council
1960-1972
Scope and contents
Clippings, contracts, correspondence, memoranda, photographs, press releases, production notes, programs, Box recordings of
gala, etc.
Box 16
Blanche Thebom Show
1965
Physical Description:
Twenty-five 7" open reel tapes
Scope and Contents
Recordings from Thebom's interview program (also possibly titled "Blanche Thebom Presents..."). Guests: Robert Merrill, Gary
Graffman, Edward Woodward, Nicolai Gedda, Dore Schave, Marian Anderson, Enoch Light, Andre Kostelanetz, Skitch Henderson,
Giorgio Tozzi, Mitch Miller, Hildegarde, Roddy McDowell, Eleanor Stebes, Jerome Hines, Richard Tucker, Jan Mitchell, Mischa
Ellman, Roberta Peters, Alicia Markova, Eileen Farrell, and Bill Cosby.
Box 45, Box 44, Box 30
Discs - Instantaneous
Physical Description:
One 7" disc ; three 10" discs ; one-hundred-and-forty-five 12" discs
Box 7, Box 26
Discs - Commercially pressed shellac
Physical Description:
Seventy 78 rpm discs
Box 33, Box 1
Dubrovnick Summer Festival
1959
Scope and Contents
Program and other ephemera from a festival in Croatia at which Thebom performed.
Box 1
Metropolitan Opera House demolition clippings
1966-1967
Box 19, Box 24, Box 23, Box 22, Box 21, Box 20, Box 40, Box 39, Box 42, Box 41, Box 15, Box 37, Box 38, Box 31, Box 32, Box 36, Box 27, Box 28, Box 29
Printed music collection
Scope and Contents
Published scores, libretti, sheet music, teaching guides, etc. Many signed or possibly notated by Thebom. Some are manuscripts
and some are photocopies. There are folders grouped by subject such as "Russian", "Italian", "German", "Light English" and
"Encore Material."
Box 33, Box 1
Osaka International Festival
1961
Scope and Contents
Programs, scrapbook, and other ephemera from a festival in Japan at which Thebom performed.
Box 34
Songs of Experience - Daniel Steven Crafts
Scope and Contents
Crafts, Daniel Steven. Songs of Experience. Includes short correspondence and a news clipping.
Box 1, Box 15, Box 18, Box 13, Box 14, Box 11, Box 12, Box 6, Box 10, Box 2, Box 3
University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR)
Box 42, Box 25
Miscellaneous books
Scope and Contents
Books signed by or inscribed to Thebom. Some are signed by author. One book includes an essay ("Opera - Evolution or Revolution")
by Thebom.
Box 25
Miscellaneous opera programs (San Francisco, Santa Fe, Seattle, Metropolitan)
1971-1990
Box 1
Miscellaneous programs and clippings featuring Thebom
Box 33, Box 9, Box 47, Box 46, Box 16, Box 47
Miscellaneous Boxvisual material
1938-1996
Scope and Contents
Many unmarked or poorly marked, some with no Thebom content. Among the recordings: Antony and Cleopatra 1966 ; Manila 1959
; Kolodin ; Trigere ; "phone negotiations" ; Samson and Delilah ; Queen of Spades ; Regina ; Thebom interview KKHI ; Thebom
interview 1993 (also transferred to DVD) ; Aida 1953 ; The Trojans in London ; many reels of disc transfers (marked with Roman
numerals).
Box 17
Miscellaneous film
Physical Description:
One 1" film in 5" can ; two 1/2" films in 12" cans
Scope and Contents
Films are minimally marked. One says "In Brasil with Senador Church" on its can, another says "rehearsals" on its leader.
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