Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Reschke, Anita.
- Abstract:
- Personal (i.e. non-commercial) recordings of various opera performances on standard audiocassettes; many are from the Metropolitan Opera but there are also performances from the Bayreuth Festival, Chicago Lyric Opera, London, and the Syracuse Symphony. Also includes a few personal recordings of speakers at Jesuit gatherings.
- Extent:
- 1.5 linear ft.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Anita Reschke Collection of Opera Recordings, &su_name;
Background
- Scope and Content:
The Anita Reschke Collection of Opera Recordings consists of personal (i.e. non-commercial) recordings of various opera performances on standard audiocassettes. Many of the recordings are from the Metropolitan Opera but there are also performances from the Bayreuth Festival, the Chicago Lyric Opera, the Syracuse Symphony and unspecified performances in London. Many, but not all, of the tapes are annotated with the names of the major performers.
There are also a few recordings of speakers on religious subjects at Jesuit gatherings.
- Biographical / Historical:
Nothing is known of the donor of this material.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Anita Reschke .
- Arrangement:
Alphabetical by composer.
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.
Access to tapes requires advance notice for creation of use copy.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Anita Reschke Collection of Opera Recordings, &su_name;
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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Special Collections Research CenterSyracuse University LibrariesBird Library, Room 600Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
- CONTACT:
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315.443.2697scrc@syr.edu