Appendix

Tape Guide--Donald Pippin

Interview 1: November 6, 1996

Tape 1, Side A *
Tape 1, Side B *
Tape 2 not noted

Interview 2: November 27, 1996

Tape 3, Side A *
Tape 3, Side B not noted
Tape 4, Side A *
Tape 4, Side B *

Interview 3: December 12, 1996

Tape 5, Side A *
Tape 5, Side B not noted
Tape 6, Side A *
Tape 6, Side B not recorded

Interview 4: January 15, 1997

Tape 7, Side A *
Tape 7, Side B *
Tape 8 not noted

Interview 5: February 5, 1997

Tape 9, Side A *
Tape 9, Side B *
Tape 10, Side A *
Tape 10, Side B not recorded

Interview 6: July 10, 1997

Tape 11, Side A *
Tape 11, Side B *
Tape 12, Side A *
Tape 12, Side B *

Interview 7: October 8, 1997

Tape 13, Side A *
Tape 13, Side B not recorded
Tape 14, Side A *
Tape 14, Side B *

Interview 8: May 20, 1998

Tape 15, Side A *
Tape 15, Side B *
Tape 16, Side A *
Tape 16, Side B not recorded

Index

Abduction from the Seraglio (Yanked from the Harem) (Mozart), 99, 169
Admeto (Handel), 87-92
Agrippina (Handel), 97
L'Ajo nell' Imbarrazzo (Tutor in a Tangle) (Donizetti), 110-111
Alcoholic Beverages Control Board, 46
Alice in Operaland, 192
American musical theater, 167, 182
American School of Ballet, 21-22
An Education Incomplete (Chabrier), 180
Angelou, Maya, 43
Anna Bolena (Donizetti), 140-141
Aston, Win, 45, 51-56
Auden, W.H., 119
Bach, Johann Sebastian Bach, 30, 63-65
Balanchine, George, 21-23
Bandits, The (Offenbach), 163
Banducci, Enrico, 35, 45, 58-9
Barber of Seville (Rossini), 201-202
Baroque music, 47, 62, 71
Baroody, Samira, 115-116, 133, 124, 129, 155
Bastien and Bastienne (Mozart), 78-80
Bauer, Lillian, 24
Beer, Bach and Beethoven Concerts, 39
Belle Helene, La, 145-146
Bloomfield, Arthur, 75-76
Boito, Arrigo, 128
Bolcom, William, 71
California Arts Council, 113-114, 168
Callas, Maria, 140
Carlson, Elin, 99-100
Carmen (Bizet), 202
chromolodium, 32
Citkowitz, Israel, 22-24, 41
Cosi fan tutte (Mozart), 118-121, 134
Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 128, 144
Daughter of Mme. Angot (LeCoq), 184-185
Dean, Wallace, 76
Del Tredici, David, 74, 160, 169
Di Donato, Dino, 159, 160, 176
Don Giovanni (Mozart), 197-198
Donizetti, Gaetano, 106-112, 139-143
Don Pasquale (Donizetti), 106-108
Don Procopio (Bizet), 179
Edmunds, John, 70-71
Elsewhere Foundation, the, 161
Erhart, Jim, 179
Erickson, Kaaren, 126, 144, 152, 189
Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky), 154-155
Fiedler, Arthur, 40
Fleming, Tom, 159, 162
Four O'Clock Concerts (hungry i), 39
Fra Diavolo (Auber), 164
Frankenstein, Alfred, 118
Fried, Alexander, 41, 75
Friedman, Stephanie, 97, 122, 163
Gershwin, George, 166-168, 181
Giulio Cesare (Handel), 183
Gowan, Lloyd, 47
Grants for the Arts, 162
Handel, George Frideric, 83-99, 127
Harrison, Lou, 67
Harvard University, 13-17
Havsky, Vladimir, 59
Houston Opera Center, 171-173
Howe, Francesca, 108, 117, 144, 155
Hubbard, L. Ron, 52
Hughes, Robert, 67-68, 72-73
hungry i (San Francisco), 35-42, 44-45, 48
Hunt, Lorraine, 73, 140
Imeneo (Handel), 97
Italian Girl in Algiers (Rossini), 134-135
Jacoby, Peter, 110-111, 124
jalataranga, 68
Johnston, Ben, 15, 26-31
Kallir, Lillian, 20-21
kathara, 32
Kay, Irma, 38-39
Kern, Jerome, 163
Kerrigan, Ellen, 142, 163
King for a Day (Verdi), 100-106
KQED radio, 164
Kuh, Fred, 60, 62-63
Lamplighters, the, 146, 173-175
Libretto Project, 192
Liebesverbot, Das (No Love Allowed) (Wagner), 185-186
Little Symphony of San Francisco, 41
Lynn, Debra, 187-188
Macedonia Silver String Band, 73
Maria Padilla (Donizetti), 156
Marriage Broker, The (Mussorgsky), 87
Marriage of Figaro (Mozart), 143-145, 196-197
Martha (von Flotow), 152-153
Martin, Ruth and Thomas, 79
McCrae, Lee, 113
Merola Opera Program, 190
Merry Widow, the (Léhar), 173-175, 199-200
Merry Wives of Windsor (Nicolai), 156-158
Metropolitan Opera, 6
Moors Cafeterias, 22
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 78-80, 145, 164, 170
Musicians' Union, 36
Nachman, Gerald, 165-166
Nelson, Judith, 183
New Ravioli Philharmonic, 105
New York Times, The, 106
Nicolaisen, Laura Nast, 40-42
Norma (Bellini), 48-49, 170
North Beach (San Francisco), 35-129
Oakland Youth Orchestra, 72
Odetta, 47
Offenbach, Jacques, 145-150, 153, 160-166, 178-181
Old Spaghetti Factory (North Beach), 58-129
- programming, 63-75
opera
- audiences, 108, 119, 182-183, 193
- bel canto style, 141
- casting, 96-97, 99-100, 104-108, 117, 183-184
- castrato voice, 96
- countertenor voice, 96
- critics, 49, 75, 165-166, 170-171, 193
- narrations for, 80, 85, 146
- orchestrations, 98, 104, 109, 122, 142
- singers, 183, 194-195
- staging, 143, 147-148, 160, 186-188
- translations, 79, 86-87, 100, 119-120, 125, 136-139, 146-147, 157, 173-175, 189-190, 192-193, 196-202
Opus One (San Francisco), 45-57
Orlando (Handel), 94-95
Orpheus in the Underworld (Offenbach), 198-199
Partch, Harry, 27-35, 46
Payne, Lenwood, 51-54
Peeples, Baker, 122
Perichole, La (Donizetti), 158-159
Pimpione (Telemann), 81
Pippin, Donald
- family life, 1-5, 10-12, 20
- Harvard studies, 13-17
- language studies, 86-87
- music programming
  - hungry i (San Francisco), 35-42, 44-45, 48
  - Old Spaghetti Factory (San Francisco), 58-129
  - Opus One (San Francisco), working at, 45-57
  - Pocket Opera, 113-214
- New York City, years in, 17-28
- opera translations, 79, 86-87, 100, 119-120, 136-139, 146-147, 157, 182, 173-175, 189-190, 192-193
- piano performance, 41-42, 47-50
- piano studies, 2-10, 23-25, 40-42
- Pocket Opera, 113-214
- San Francisco, years in, 29-202
Pocket Opera, 113-214
- audiences, 108, 119, 182-183, 193
- casting, 96-97, 99-100, 104-108, 117, 183-184
Pocket Opera (cont'd.)
- critics, 49, 75, 165-166, 170-171, 193
- management, 110-111, 115-116, 124, 129, 155
- narrations, 80, 85, 146
- orchestration, 98, 104, 109, 122, 142
- singers, 183, 194-195
- staging, 143, 147-148, 160, 186-188
- translations, 79, 86-87, 100, 119-120, 125, 136-139, 146-147, 157, 173-175, 189-190, 192-193, 196-202
Pocket Philharmonic, 106, 192
Purple Onion, 38, 45
Rake's Progress, The (Stravinsky), 133-134
Rigoletto (Verdi), 173-174, 198
Russack, Gil, 173
Scarlatti, Alessandro, 70-71
Schifter, Peter Mark, 171-173
Scientology, 50-54
Serva Padrona, La (Pergolesi), 81-82
Shuder, Robert, 14
Soldier's Tale, A (Stravinsky), 189-190
Spain, Jerry, 37
Stiffelio (Verdi), 123-126
Sullivan, Gwyn, introduction, 251
Suppe, Franz von, 180-181
Teseo (Handel), 92
theaters
- Alcazar, 129, 131, 151
- Florence Gould, 193
- Herbst Theatre, 161-162
- Little Fox, 129-130
- Lorraine Hansberry, 184, 186
- Marines Memorial, 129
- On Broadway, 130, 134, 151, 176, 190-191
- PG&, 188
- Temple Emanu-El, 191
- Theatre on the Square, 165
- Villa Montalvo, 132
- Waterfront Theatre, 169, 175-176
Tircuit, Heuwell, 171
Two Widows, The (Smetana), 136-138
University of California (Berkeley) music library, 72
Ulrich, Allan, 111
Van Dewark, Vicky, 135, 170
Verdi, Giuseppe, 100-106, 139
Vie Parisienne, La (Offenbach), 148-149, 162, 166, 200
Vilzak-Schollar Ballet School, 18-21
Vladimiroff, Piave, 21
Von Suppe, Franz, 180-181
Wagner, Richard, 6-7, 102, 185-186
Washington Opera, 171-172
Whitney, Judith, 191-192
Wodehouse, P.G., 167
Young Audiences, 192

CV: Caroline C. Crawford

Senior year of college was taken in New Zealand, consequently A.B. degree in sociology from University of Michigan was granted in absentia. Study in New Zealand was followed by a year in Sydney, Australia, working for Caltex Oil Company.

Work experience includes such nonprofit organizations as Community Service Society, New York City; National Society for Crippled Children and Adults, and National Congress of Parents and Teachers in Chicago.

After moving to California in 1966, joined the staff of a local weekly newspaper, did volunteer publicity for the Judah Magnes Museum and the Moraga Historical Society, and was the Bay Area correspondent for a national weekly newspaper. Also served as a history docent for the Oakland Museum.

Joined the staff of the Regional Oral History Office in 1976 as interviewer/editor. Currently director of the Jewish Community Federation Leadership Oral History Project.