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Interview with Lys Symonette

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Seth Bingham collection of sound recordings

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Interview with Lys Symonette

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Title
Interview with Lys Symonette
Names
Berger, David, 1916-1997 (Interviewer)
Symonette, Lys (Interviewee)
Collection

Seth Bingham collection of sound recordings

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1980 - 1997 (Approximate)
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LDC 42567, tracks 1-6
Topics
Symonette, Lys
Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950
Lenya, Lotte
Kurt Weill Foundation for Music
Radio programs -- Germany
Genres
Interviews
Radio programs
Notes
Statement of responsibility: by David Berger.
Content: Streaming files transferred from original audiocassettes.ote
Venue: Recorded for an unidentified German radio program.
Additional physical form: Service compact disc (1 sound disc : digital, mono. ; 4 3/4 in.) available in *LDC 42567, tracks 1-6.
Acquisition: Gift; Glenn Loney; 2002.
Language: Interviewed in German.
Content: On CD with: An interview with Bobby Short (9 min.) [track 7], and an interview with Morton Gould (20 min.) [tracks 8-11].
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 sound cassette (30 min.) : analog, stereo.
Description
Lys Symonette (Kurt Weill's musical assistant; Lotte Lenya's executor; and director[?] of the Kurt Weill Foundation) discusses Weill and Lenya, as well as the work of the foundation [in German].
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
German
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 219666917
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16807853
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f9904050-c350-0133-f0e6-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1916: Creator Born
  • 1980: Created (Approximate)
  • 1997: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Lys Symonette" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1980 - 1997. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fd0e1880-c350-0133-216d-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Lys Symonette" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 23, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fd0e1880-c350-0133-216d-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1980 - 1997). Interview with Lys Symonette Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fd0e1880-c350-0133-216d-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Interview with Lys Symonette