Guide to the Richard Bonelli Collection ARS0005
- Processed by:
- Andrea Castillo
- Date Completed:
- July 2006
- Encoded by:
- Ray Heigemeir
- Updated:
- April 2023
- Revised by:
- Benjamin E. Bates
Biography / Administrative History
Scope and Content of Collection
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Correspondence
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
193?
1935
Martin Bunn 1898
Mona Bonelli 1931-1933
Jones and Blakeslee 1959-1966
1925-1940
1941-1953
1955-1983
Henry Jaffe 1942-1943
W.R. Moran and Eduard E. Colby 1963-1997
Fan letters 1932-1945
Town Hall Recital, Feb. 5, 1947
Columbia Concerts Co. Concert Management Arthur Judson 1930-1933
Columbia Concerts Co. Concert Management Arthur Judson 1934-1936
Columbia Concerts Co. Concert Management Arthur Judson 1936-1938
Columbia Concerts Co. Concert Management Arthur Judson 1939-1940
Leigh Bureau of Lectures and Entertainments 1943-1945
Leigh Bureau of Lectures and Entertainments Jan-July 1946
Leigh Bureau of Lectures and Entertainments 1946-1949
Wolfsohn Musical Bureau of N. Y. 1928-1931
National Concert and Artists Corp. 1942-1943
Celebrity Artists Corp. 1946-1951
Edward S. Smith 1947-1955
Chicago Opera Co. 1940-1948
The City of Music and Drama 1946-1954
Detroit Civic Opera Society 1934
Empire State Music Festival 1955-1968
San Francisco Opera Association 1932-1940
Hollywood Bowl Association 1926-1948
Metropolitan Opera Association 1935-1945
Metropolitan Opera Quartet 1934
The National Council of the Metropolitan Opera 1958-1966
New Orleans Opera 1937-1938
Seattle Opera and The Cornish School 1961-1963
The Waltz King 1944
The Curtis Institute 1941-1950
The Curtis Institute 1951-1975
Music Academy of the West 1946-1947
Music Academy of the West 1948
Music Academy of the West 1949-1950
Auditions 1948-1969
Music and Arts Institute of San Francisco 1951-1953
Masterclass, University of Utah 1956
Washington State Music Teachers Association 1949-1950
Moving Pictures 1934-1949
NBC Artists Service 1940-1942
1912-1930
General correspondence 1924-1938
Columbia Concerts Co. Concert Management Arthur Judson
Leigh Bureau of Lectures and Entertainments
Edward S. Smith 1947-1955
Chicago Opera Co. 1940-1948
Metropolitan Opera Association
The Waltz King 1944
The Curtis Institute 1941-1950
Music Academy of the West 1946-1947
Postcard inscribed to Bonelli from Edward H[?]man
Documents
Date books, 1911-1914
Biography, 1929
Divorce from Pauline Curley, 1933-1952
Marriage License, 1933
Lists of films and sound recordings
List of movies, records, air checks
Lists of movies, records, air-checks
Binder for lists
Performances with Chicago Opera Company, 1925-1931
Itineraries and performances, 1927-1937
Opera, concert and radio broadcast announcements
Promotional leaflets
Announcement for opera lecture
Radio scripts, 1934-1941
Radio scripts: Universal Rhythms April 17 - July 11, 1937
Radio scripts: Universal Rhythms July 18 - Sept. 5, 1937
Financial
Travel bills
Receipts, 1935-1948
Real estate, Sunset Strip lot, 1941-1946
Renter's lease, 1934
Opera and concert contracts, 1923-1935
Opera and concert contracts, 1936-1946
The National Committee for the Musical Arts, 1959
Excerpts from press notices
Metropolitan Opera Farewell, 1966
Awards
Elinor Remick Warrer, Metropolitan Opera accompanist
The recordings of Titta Ruffo - a discography
Eulogy to Rudolph Valentino, 1926
Notes for a talk?
International Record Collector's Club, publicity sheet ,1966
Photocopies of opera book
Syracuse University. Alumni Glee Club, 1937
List of recordings
Lists of invitations sent
Recording companies promotional leaflets
Diplomas and certificates 1905-1907
Biography, 1929
Opera, concert and radio broadcast announcements
Promotional leaflets
Opera and concert contracts, 1924-1935
Opera and concert contracts, 1936-1946
Metropolitan Opera Farewell, 1966
Syracuse University. Alumni Glee Club, 1937
Miscellaneous 1926-1959
Press releases, program drafts, financial papers, signed contract
Photographs
Richard Bonelli alone
Richard Bonelli alone
Richard Bonelli alone (duplicates)
Richard Bonelli alone (duplicates)
Richard Bonelli alone. Kriegsman, photographer (duplicates)
Richard Bonelli alone. Kriegsman, photographer (duplicates)
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Aïda, as Amonasaro
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Ballo in maschera, as Renato
Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868. Barbiere di Siviglia, as Figaro
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Bohème, as Marcello
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875. Carmen, as Escamillo
Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893. Faust, as Valentin
Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856. Scenen aus Göthe's Faust , as Faust
Sullivan, Arthur, Sir, 1842-1900. Gondoliers, as Giuseppe Palmieri
Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912. Hérodiade, as Herod
Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848. Lucia di Lammermoor, as Henry Ashton
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Nozze di Figaro, as Conte Almaviva
Lehár, Franz, 1870-1948. Lustige Witwe, as Count Danilo
Sullivan, Arthur, Sir, 1842-1900. Mikado, as Ko-Ko
Franchetti, Aldo. Namiko San, as Daymio
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Otello, as Iago
Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919. Pagliacci, as Tonio
Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848. Don Pasquale, as Malatesta
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Rigoletto, as Rigoletto
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908. Snegurochka, as Mizgir'
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Tannhäuser, as Wolfram
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Tosca, as Scarpia
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Traviata, as Germont
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Tristan und Isolde , as Kurneval
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Trovatore, as Conte di Luna
Unidentified
Duplicates
Duplicates
Duplicates
Negatives
Bonelli with one other person
Bonelli with several people
Family
Italy, 1929
Baden-Baden
Central City, 1933
Broadcasting
G.E. Encampment
River Ronge Plant and Greenfield Village, 1937
Bonelli with his Great Dane
Music Academy of the West, 1948
Duplicates
Family
Bonelli with several people
Unidentified
Head shots, publicity stills
Richard Bonelli alone (duplicates)
Programs
Undated
1909-1933
1934-1937
1938-1942
1943-1963
Carbon copies, machine typed
1909-1931
1932-1936
1937-1938
1939-1940
1940-1941
1942-1983
1942-1951
1927-1938
Publications
Boston National Opera Co. and Boston Theater Opera Co.
San Carlo Opera Co. Vol. I, 1913-1936
San Carlo Opera Co. Vol. II, 1936 -1955
San Carlo Opera Co. 1913 -1955
Los Angeles Opera Association, 1924 - 1934
Scotti Grand Opera Co.
Periodical: 1941; 1943; 1976; 1983
Il Teatro, 1929
Curtis Institute, 1953 - 1974
The World's Finest Radio
Syracuse University Alumni News and Bulletin, 1937
Variety; News of the Show World, 1934
Opera libretti
A century of the Met; At the Met, 1983
Variety; News of the Show World, 1934
Chicago Civic Opera Co., Rigoletto, libretto with ticket stub
Scores
Cilèa, Francesco, 1866-1950. Adriana Lecouvreur
Delibes, Léo, 1836-1891. Lakmé
Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848. Don Pasquale
Février, Henry, 1875-1957. Monna Vanna. Dis-la vite
Flotow, Friedrich, Freiherr von, 1812-1883. Martha oder: Der Markt zu Richmond.
Sullivan, Arthur, Sir, 1842-1900. Mikado
Giordano, Umberto, 1867-1948. Andrea Chénier
Giordano, Umberto, 1867-1948. Cena delle beffe
Humperdinck, Engelbert, 1854-1921. Hansel and Gretel
Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919. Zazà
Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912. Manon
Montemezzi, Italo, 1875-1952. Amore dei tre re
Moret, Ernest. Lorenzaccio
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Nozze di Figaro
Paisiello, Giovanni, 1740-1816. Barbiere di Siviglia
Petrella, Errico, 1813-1877. La contessa d'Amalfi
Ponchielli, Amilcare, 1834-1886. Gioconda
Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868. Barbiere di Siviglia
Strauss, Johann, 1804-1849. Fledermaus
Thomas, Ambroise, 1811-1896. Mignon
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Aïda
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Ballo in maschera
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Traviata
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Trovatore
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Ring des Nibelungen. Götterdämmerung
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Lohengrin
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Lohengrin (duplicate)
Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961. Tribute to Foster
Händel, Georg Friedrich, 1685-1759. Messiah.
Harty, Hamilton, Sir, 1879-194. Mystic Trumpeter
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Elias (Theodor Presser,publisher)
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Elias (Novello & Co., publisher)
Weinberg, Jacob, 1879-1956. Gettysburg address
Spanish choral ballads. Sacred and secular Catalonian folk music
Golde, Walter, 1887-1963. Offering
Harling, W. Franke (William Franke), 1887-1958. Requiem
Lester, Edwin. Faust-Carmen (manuscript)
Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856. Vocal album
Scottish Airs
Collection of German songs
Collection of Spanish songs
Collection of English songs I
Collection of English songs II
Collection of English songs III
Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907. Peer Gynt
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Alceste
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Sommernachtstraum
Harling, W. Franke (William Franke), 1887-1958. Requiem
Scrapbooks
1916-1933
1921-1947 (loose pages)
1932-33
1933-1935
1936-1939
1939-1953
1885-1916 on Mrs. Perry Davis and Mr. Modini
Publications
Films
San Francisco Opera 1933-35 / 1937-39
San Francisco Opera 1933-35 / 1937-39
Hanson, Howard, 1896-, Merry Mount. 1934
Hanson, Howard, 1896-, Merry Mount. 1934
San Francisco Opera 1933-35 / 1937-39
San Francisco Opera 1933-35 / 1937-39
Hanson, Howard, 1896-, Merry Mount.
Hanson, Howard, 1896-, Merry Mount.
San Francisco Opera 1933-35 / 1937-39
Sound recordings
Air checks 1937-1940
Air checks 1937-1940 (duplicate)
Air checks
Richard Bonelli discusses his career. Part 5 of 5. Various songs 1974
Miscellaneous arias and songs
Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912. Manon. Act 2 and Giordano, Umberto, 1867-1948. Andrea Chénier . Act 1 Oct.13, 1939 ; Oct. 7, 1938
Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848. Lucia di Lammermoor Feb. 3, 1940
Unidentified opera. Act 3, scene 1 and 2.
Richard Bonelli: Commercial recordings from Brunswick & Columbia ca. 1921-1940
Wilson, Ernest Charles, 1896-, Unity Sermons Oct. 2 - 6, 1974
Wilson, Ernest Charles, 1896-, Unity Sermons Oct. 30 - Nov. 3, 1974
Wilson, Ernest Charles, 1896-, Unity Sermons Nov.27 - Dec.1, 1974
Wilson, Ernest Charles, 1896-, Unity Sermons Jan. 8 - 12, 1975
Wilson, Ernest Charles, 1896-, Unity Sermons Jan. 29 - Feb. 2, 1975
Wilson, Ernest Charles, 1896-, Unity Sermons Feb. 19 - 23, 1975
Richard Bonelli air checks IV
Air checks
Original tape of arias 1969
Miscellaneous arias Feb. 3, 1951
Miscellaneous arias
Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Pelléas et Mélisande
Cortis, Antonio, 1891-1952
Björling, Jussi, 1911-1960.
Arias and Lieder by various singers
Sopranos. Demonstration transcriptions.
Basses and Baritones
Brahms and Sibelius
Chausson and Brahms Apr. 6, 1959
Chausson, Franck and Mussorgsky
Debussy, Strauss and Griffes
Debussy, Strauss and Stravinsky
Debussy,
Glazunov and Wagner
Pizetti, Ravel and Respighi
Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Concertos, piano, no. 1 and no.3
Rachmaninoff, Strauss, Borodin and Gounod
Rachmaninoff and Auber
Rachmaninoff and Borodin
Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943.
Ravel, Debussy, and Ibert
Ravel and Stravinsky
Schoenberg, Delius and Debussy
Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957.
Sibelius and Wagner
Wagner, Ives, Mozart and Strauss July 2, 1959
The golden age of opera
The golden age of opera (duplicate)
The golden age of opera (duplicate)
Chopin and Wagner
Amapola and When I have sung my songs Feb.3, 1937
Mascagni and Chopin
Puccini and Wagner
Buxtehude and Wagner Mar. 28, 1936
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Lohengrin. Part I
Testimonials and awards; posters and snakes
Junta Para la Concesión del Título Honorífico de Excmo. Señor. Santa Barbara. Aug.16, 1948
AGMA Annual Merit Award Feb.15, 1965
News clippings
Clippings from 1916-1929
Clippings from 1930-1986
Miscellany
Richard Bonelli portrait