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Risë Stevens : a life in music

Title
  1. Risë Stevens : a life in music / by John Pennino.
Published by
  1. Fort Worth, Tex. : Baskerville Publishers, 2006, c1999.
Author
  1. Pennino, John.

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Description
  1. xvi, 416 p., [46] p. of plates : ill.; 24 cm. +
Series statement
  1. Great voices ; 10
Subject
  1. Stevens, Risë, 1913-2013
  2. Mezzo-sopranos > United States > Biography
Contents
  1. Early years 1913-1938. The girl that was ; Schoen-René points the way ; In training ; A career launched ; Farewell to Prague -- 1938-1963. The Met ; Marriage ; Youngstown, Ohio ; Hollywood beckons ; The chocolate soldier ; Wartime activities ; Going my way ; On the air ; Carmen reenters ; The family hour ; Carmen center stage ; Television ; Changes ; The Fledermaus affair ; Carmen triumphant ; From Smith to Shomate ; Herodiade abroad Orfeo at home ; Another opening ; Closure -- 1963-2005. The National Company ; Mannes College of Music ; A Metropolitan Opera encore -- Coda: a career appraisal.
  2. Accompanying CD: Carmen. Habañera ; Seguidilla ; There's a cafe in Seville ; Chanson Bohème / Bizet -- Orfeo ed Euridice. Che farò ; What is life without Euridice / Gluck -- Mignon. Let our happy hearts beat together / Thomas (with Eugene Conley) -- Il trovatore. Ai nostri monti / Verdi (with James Melton) -- Martha. Last rose of summer / Von Flotow -- You belong to my heart / Luz -- I'll be seeing you / Fain -- Brazil / Russell -- I'll walk alone / Cahn -- The music stopped / McHugh -- They didn't believe me / Kern -- Snow White. Someday my prince will come / Churchill -- Chocolate soldier. My hero / O. Strauss -- Ave Maria / Schubert -- Das verlassene Mägdlein ; Verborgenheit ; Mignon / Wolf -- Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht ; Meine Liebe ist grün ; Ständchen ; Sonntag ; Von ewiger Liebe / Brahms.
Call number
  1. JME 06-1034
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 1-14) and discography (p. 1-18).
Author
  1. Pennino, John.
Title
  1. Risë Stevens : a life in music / by John Pennino.
Imprint
  1. Fort Worth, Tex. : Baskerville Publishers, 2006, c1999.
Series
  1. Great voices ; 10
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 1-14) and discography (p. 1-18).
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LCCN
  1. 2005024048
ISBN
  1. 1880909758 (alk. paper)
Research call number
  1. JME 06-1034 [Text]
  2. *LDC 26577 [CD]
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