Posts with the tag: opera

The Archivist’s Nook: Embodiment – Becoming the Spectacle of the Opera

The following post was authored by Graduate Library Professional Juan-Pablo Gonzalez. Joseph Novak was The Chief Scenic Artist of The Metropolitan Opera Company in New York City, from 1910 to 1952—an approximately 40-year tenure. His archival papers consist of a collection of artistic works and associated documents that were originally donated to The Catholic University Read More

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The Archivist’s Nook: A Different Aria – Opera, NBC, and CUA

This week’s post is guest authored by Marielle Gage, a CUA graduate student in History. “My, how times have changed!” Who hasn’t heard some variety of that phrase, if perhaps not in as stilted, “proper” phrasing as above? It’s often an overwrought sentiment, immediately followed by a “when I was your age…” or nostalgia of times Read More

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