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Alda, Frances (Jeanne)

also:

 Aldo, Frances   (Source: 2)
 Davies, Frances (Jeanne)  birth name

soprano, vocals


born: 31 May 1883 Christchurch, New Zealand Source: 1  

born: 31 May 1885 Source: 3,4  

died: 18 Sep 1952 Venezia, Italy Source: 1  

date of Variety obit: 01 Oct 1952  
date of Variety obit: 24 Sep 1952  

active: Baltimore, Maryland / state, USA  

ano del debut en el teatro Colon: 1925 Buenos Aires, Argentina  

The Music Sack has 59 items with information about Frances (Jeanne) Alda:


 1994

Index of Artists

p. 1263-1325 In:
Kelly, Alan
His Master's Voice
Die Stimme seines Herrn. The German catalogue
Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1994, 1325 p.

Number of People : 2,206


 1992

Simpson, Adrienne
Downes, Peter
Southern Voices : International Opera Singers of New Zealand.
Birkenhead, Auckland: Reed Books, 1992. [iv], 283 p.
       115 illus. selective discography, Index.

Number of People : 19


 1992

Heister, Hanns-Werner
Sparrer, Walter-Wolfgang
Komponisten der Gegenwart
Edition Text+Kritik
Herausgegeben von Hanns-Werner Heister und Walter-Wolfgang Sparrer
1992

Number of People : 480


 1991

Simpson, Adrienne
Downes, Peter
Southern voices : international opera singers of New Zealand
Adrienne Simpson and Peter Downes
Auckland, NZ: 1991, 283 p.

Number of People : 19


 1991

Addenda und Corrigenda zum Hauptwerk

p. 1133-1954 In:
Kutsch, Karl J.
Riemens, Leo
Grosses Sangerlexikon. Erganzungsband [I]
Bern: Francke, 1991, 2002 columns

Number of People : 4,103


 1991

Williams, Bridget
MacDonald, Charlotte
Penfold, Merimeri
The book of New Zealand women : ko kui ma te kaupapa
Edited by Charlotte Macdonald; Merimeri Penfold and Bridget Williams
Wellington, N.Z.: B. Williams Books, 1991., 772 p.

Number of People : 19


 1991

Thomson, John Mansfield
The Oxford history of New Zealand music
Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1991, 315 p.

Number of People : 508


 1990

Marchand, Miguel Patron
100 grandes cantantes del pasado
Santiago de Chile: Editorial Andres Bello, 1990, 263 p.

Number of People : 100


 1990

Artist Index

p. 649-679 In:
Kelly, Alan
His Master's Voice; La Voix de son Maitre; the French catalogue.
A complete numerical catalogue ...
Compiled by Alan Kelly...
Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1990

Number of People : 1,204


 1988

Artist Index

p. 435-462 In:
Kelly, Alan
His Master's Voice
La Voce del Padrone. The Italian catalogue. A complete numerical catalogue ...
Compiled by Alan Kelly...
Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1988, 462 p.

Number of People : 1,268


 1987

Riemens, Leo
Kutsch, Karl J.
Grosses Sangerlexikon
Bern: Francke, 1987, 3452 columns in two volumes p.

Number of People : 6,910


 1986

Whitburn, Joel
Joel Whitburn's Pop memories 1890-1954
The history of American popular music compiled form America's popular music charts 1890-1954
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc., 1986, 657 p.

Number of People : 1,376


 1986

Sadie, Stanley
Hitchcock, H. Wiley
The new Grove dictionary of American music
edited by H. Wiley Hitchcock and Stanley Sadie
New York, N.Y. : Grove's Dictionaries of Music, 1986. 4 v.

Number of People : 3,993


 1983

Mish, Herman
Tuggle, Robert A.
The golden age of opera
By Robert Tuggle.
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1983, 246 p.
       Note: With the photographs of Herman Mish

Number of People : 106


 1983

Indice de Cantantes

p. 481-488 In:
Valenti Ferro, Enzo
Las voces : teatro Colon 1908-1982
Buenos Aires: Ediciones de Arte Gaglainone, 1983

Number of People : 692


 1982

Riemens, Leo
Kutsch, Karl J.
Unvergangliche Stimmen Sangerlexikon
Karl J. Kutsch, Leo Riemens
Bern: Francke, 1982, 782 p.

Number of People : 3,755


 1982

Index

p. 313-343 In:
Keefer, Lubov Breit
Baltimore's music
The haven of the American composer
Baltimore: 1982, 343 p.

Number of People : 3,293


 1981

Eby, Gordon M.
From the beauty of embers : a musical aftermath
New York: Robert Speller & Sons, 1981

Number of People : 6


 1980 Source: 1

Sadie, Stanley
The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians
London: Macmillan, 1980

Number of People : 20,506


 1980

Index

The above item is part of :
Perry, Jeb H.
Variety obits. An index to obituaries in Variety, 1905-1978
Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1980, 311 p.

Number of People : 101,729


 1980

Performer Index : Vocalist

p. 367- In:
Myers, Kurtz
Index to record reviews
Compiled and edited by Kurtz Myers
Vol. 5: indexes
Boston, Massachusetts: G.K. Hall, 1980, 664 p.

Number of People : 6,282


 1979

Scott, Michael
The record of singing
Vol. 2: 1914 to 1925
London: Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd., 1979, 262 p.

Number of People : 170


 1979 Source: 2

Robijns, Jozef
Zijlstra, Miep
Algemene muziek enciclopedie
hoofdred., J. Robijns en Miep Zijlstra
Haarlem: De Haan, [1979]-1984

Number of People : 16,262


 1978

Ewen, David
Musicians since 1900 : performers in concert and opera
Compiled and edited by David Ewen
New York: H. W. Wilson, 1978, 974 p.

Number of People : 432


 1978

Maltese, John Anthony
Benoist, Andras
The Accompanist
An Autobiography of Andre Benoist.
Edited by John Anthony Maltese.
Neptune [NJ]: Paganiniana Publications, Inc., 1978. 384 p.
       200+ illus., discography, index.

Number of People : 10


 1975

Sundstrom, Einar
Morin, Gosta
Moberg, Carl-Allan
Sohlman's musiklexikon
2. rev. och utvidgade uppl.
Redaktion: Gosta Morin, Carl-Alan Moberg och Einar Sundstrom
Stockholm: Sohlman Forlag, 1975-1979, 5 v.

Number of People : 10,962


 1974

Steane, John Barry
The grand tradition : seventy years of singing on record
London: Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd., 1974

Number of People : 101


 1974

Rosner, Helmut
Bulling, Burchard
Frank, Paul
Noetzel, Florian
Kurzgefasstes Tonkunstler Lexikon
Fortfuhrt von Burchard Bulling, Florian Noetzel, Helmut Rosner
Wilhelmshaven: Heinrichshofen, 1974
       Note: Zweiter Teil: Erganzungen und Erweiterungen seit 1937

Number of People : 16,276


 1973

Jensen, Owen
Voices heard afar
New Zealand's heritage, pt101, 1973: p. 2805-2810
       Note: New Zealand singers who have achieved international fame

Number of People : 5


 1972

Simpson, Harold
Singers to remember
Lingfield, England: Oakwood Press, 1972

Number of People : 71

More Details : (1 Section)


 1967

MacKenzie, Findlay
MacKenzie, Barbara
Singers of Australia : From Melba to Sutherland
[by] Barbara Mackenzie and Findlay Mackenzie
Melbourne: Lansdowne Press, 1967, 309 p.

Number of People : 76


 1965

Zenei lexikon
Budapest: Zenemukiado Vallalat, 1965

Number of People : 4,351


 1963

[Francis Alda]
Opera News, May 4, 1963, p. 14

Number of People : 1


 1962

Warren, Dale
Memories of Alda. Personal recollections of Frances ...
The Music Magazine, Musical Courier. 164 (1962) H. 9, S. 15-17.

Number of People : 1


 1962

Les artistes du chant

p. 381 In:
Wolff, Stephane
L'opera au Palais Garnier (1875-1962)
Les oeuvres, les interpretes ...
Paris: L'Entr'acte, 1962, 565 p.

Number of People : 948


 1957

Ewen, David
Living musicians : first supplement
Compiled and edited by David Ewen
New York: H. W. Wilson Company, 1957, 178 p.

Number of People : 456


 1954

Pena, Joaquin
Angles, Higinio
Querol Gavalda, Miguel
Diccionario de la musica labor
Iniciado por Joaquin Pena
Continuado por Higinio Angles
Con la colaboracion de Miguel Querol y otros distinguidos musicologos espanoles y extranjeros
Barcelona: Editorial Labor, 1954, 2V, 2318P.

Number of People : 7,942


 1952 Source: 3

Appendix

p. 361 In:
Spaeth, Edmund
Music and dance in New York State
New York: Bureau of Music Research, 1952

Number of People : 131


 1952

[Frances Alda - obituary]
Opera News, Oct 13, 1952, p. 32

Number of People : 1


 1952

[Francis Alda - obituary]
Opera News, Nov 10, 1952, p. 22

Number of People : 1


 1951 Source: 4

Mize, J.T.H. / Dr.
The international who is who in music
Fifth (Mid-Century) Edition
Dr. J.T.H. Mize Editor-in-Chief
Chicago: Who is Who in Music, 1951, 576 p.

Number of People : 2,918

More Details : (1 Section)


 1951

[article with discography]

The above item is part of :
Dennis, J.F.E.
The Record Collector [Volume 6]
Ipswich, Suffolk: J.F.E. Dennis, 1951

Number of People : 9


 1951

Moberg, Carl-Allan
Sundstrom, Einar
Sohlman's musiklexikon : nordiskt och allmant upplagsverk for tonkonst, musikliv och dans
Redaktion: Gosta Morin, Carl Allan Moberg [och] Einar Sundstrom
Stockholm: Sohlman Forlag, [1951-]

Number of People : 8,662


 1943

[Frances Alda]
Opera News, Dec 27, 1943, p. 15
       Note: autograph collection

Number of People : 1


 1941

Barone, J.
Who is who in music
1941 edition
Chicago: Lee Stern Press, 1941

Number of People : 3,908


 1941

Aldrigh, Richard
Concert Life in New York 1902-1923
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1941

Number of People : 1,464


 1941

Bio-bibliographical index of musicians in the United States of America since colonial times
Prepared by the District of Columbia Historical Records Survey Division of Community Service Programs Works project Administration
Washington, DC: 1941, 439 p.

Number of People : 10,576


 1940

Baker, Theodore
Baker's biographical dictionary of musicians
Fourth edition revised and enlarged
New York: G. Schirmer, 1940

Number of People : 6,835


 1940

Wagner, Charles Ludwig
Seeing Stars
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1940.
      Reprint:
1977. ix, 403 p.
       11 illus., index.

Number of People : 6

Descriptive note


 1939

Vital data (1906-1939)

p. 213 In:
Celebrities in El Dorado 1850-1906.
A biographic record of 111 prominent musicians who have visited San Francisco and performed there ...
With additional lists of visiting celebrities ...
San Francisco: Work Projects Administration, 1939, 270 p.
      (Series: History of Music in San Francisco Series; Volume four)

Number of People : 327


 1937

Alda, Frances
Men, women, and tenors
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1937, 307 p.

Number of People : 1


 1931

Key, Pierre V.R.
Pierre Key's musical who's who
A biographical survey of contemporary musicians
Edited by Pierre V.R. Key; editor Musical Digest and ...
New York: Pierre Key, 1931, 498 p.

Number of People : 3,336

More Details : (1 Section)


 1929

Spaeth, Sigmund
Who is who in music
Chicago: Who is Who in Music, Inc., 1929

Number of People : 2,425


 1925

Walkins, Mary Fitch
Behind the Scenes at the Opera : Intimate Revelations of Back-Stage Musical Life and Work
New York: Frederick A Stokes, 1925. vii, 328 p.

Number of People : 11

Descriptive note


 1925

[advertising section : large biographical article]

p. 222-379 In:
Pierre Key's music year book 1925-26
New York: Pierre Key, 1925, 379 p.

Number of People : 105


 1921

Cooke, James Francis
Great singers on the art of singing
Educational conferences with foremost artists
Philadelphia: Theo. Presser, 1921

Number of People : 27


 1920

Boyd, Charles N.
Pratt, Waldo Selden
Grove's dictionary of music and musicians. American supplement ...
Edited by Waldo S. Pratt. Associate editor: Charles N. Boyd.
New York: 1920

Number of People : 1,335


 1919

Remy, Alfred
Baker, Theodore
Baker's biographical dictionary of musicians
Third edition
Revised and enlarged by Alfred Remy, M.A.
New York: G. Schirmer, 1919, 1094 p.

Number of People : 7,067


 1918

Saerchinger, Cesar
International who's who in music and musical gazetteer
Edited by Cesar Saerchinger
New York: Current Literature Pub. Co., 1918, 841 p.

Number of People : 5,340


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