Alice and Jan Peerce at Lubavitch Center dinner: speeches and Jan Peerce concert

Item data

Title

Alice and Jan Peerce at Lubavitch Center dinner: speeches and Jan Peerce concert

Collection

Jan Peerce collection of sound recordings,1932-1983

Names

Peerce, Jan, 1904-1984 (Performer)
Peerce, Jan, 1904-1984 (Speaker)
Peerce, Alice (Speaker)
Heyman, Edward, 1907-1981 (Lyricist)
Davies, Harry Parr, 1914-1955 (Lyricist)
Harnick, Sheldon (Lyricist)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1974 (Questionable)

Table Of Contents

Songs performed by Peerce during the concert. Aria from Tosca, E lucevan le stelle / Giacomo Puccini -- Ṿe-li-Yerushalayim ʻirkha -- Sha, shtil = Look, listen -- Fiddler on the roof: Tradition ; Le-ḥayim = To life ; If I were a rich man / music by Jerry Bock ; lyrics by Sheldon Harnick -- Blue bird of happiness / music by Sandor Harmati ; words by Edward Heyman ; additional lyrics by Harry Parr-Davies.

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *L (Special) 95-03
Shelf locator: *LT-7-A 1417

Subjects

Operas -- Excerpts
Musicals -- Excerpts
Songs (High voice) with piano
Sacred songs (High voice) with piano
Synagogue music
Songs, Yiddish
Songs, Hebrew
Folk songs, Yiddish
Harmati, Sandor, 1892-1936. Blue bird of happiness
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Tosca. E lucevan le stelle; arranged
Bock, Jerry. Fiddler on the roof. Selections; arranged

Genres

Music
Live Sound Recordings

Notes

Source Note: Title provided by cataloger based on the information from original reel tape container.
Performers: Jan Peerce, speaker and singer ; with piano accompaniment. Alice Peerce, speaker.
Venue: Recorded live from the concert Chabad-Lubavitch Center, Toronto, Canada [1974 or perhaps 1977?]
Acquisition: Gift; Jan Peerce Estate, [1995].
Language: Spoken in English; sung in Yiddish, Hebrew, English, and Italian.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 audiotape reel (approximately 68 minutes) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half-track ; 10 in.

Abstract

The concert is preceded by the fund-raising address from Peerces wife Alice Peerce, and commentaries by Jan Peerce. Peerce talks about his life and career as a cantor, operatic tenor, and a singer of Yiddish and Hebrew folk songs, tells Jewish jokes, and sings live various songs.

Languages

English
Yiddish
Hebrew
Italian

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b15379648
Archives ID: 20483
RLIN/OCLC: 939533245
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20892654
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cd2e13b0-c36b-0133-5a11-60f81dd2b63c

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Sound Recording

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