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Damrosch, Frank Heino

(Encyclopedia) Damrosch, Frank HeinoDamrosch, Frank Heinohīˈnō dămˈrŏsh [key], 1859–1937, German-American conductor and educator, attended the College of the City of New York; son of Leopold Damrosch…

Damrosch, Walter Johannes

(Encyclopedia) Damrosch, Walter Johannes, 1862–1950, German-American conductor and composer; son of Leopold Damrosch. At his father's death in 1885, he finished the season as conductor of the…

Tebaldi, Renata

(Encyclopedia) Tebaldi, RenataTebaldi, Renatarānäˈtä tābälˈdē [key], 1922–2004, Italian lyric soprano. She received early musical training at home and at the Boito Conservatory, Parma. In 1944 she…

Te Kanawa, Dame Kiri

(Encyclopedia) Te Kanawa, Dame KiriTe Kanawa, Dame Kiritā käˈnəwə [key], 1944–, New Zealand opera and concert singer. From the early 1970s until her last public performance (2016), she was one of the…

Terfel, Bryn

(Encyclopedia) Terfel, Bryn, 1965–, Welsh bass-baritone, b. Pant Glas as Bryn Terfel Jones. One of the most acclaimed singers of his era, he has a voice of rare warmth, richness, and power. His rise…

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

(Encyclopedia) Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, in central Manhattan, New York City, between 62d and 66th streets W of Broadway. Lincoln Center is both a complex of buildings and the arts…

Galli-Curci, Amelita

(Encyclopedia) Galli-Curci, AmelitaGalli-Curci, Amelitaämālēˈtä gälˈlē-k&oomacr;rˈchē [key], 1889–1963, Italian coloratura soprano. She studied piano at the Milan Conservatory and meanwhile…

Herbert, Victor

(Encyclopedia) Herbert, Victor, 1859–1924, Irish-American cellist, composer, and conductor, studied at the Stuttgart Conservatory. In 1886 the Metropolitan Opera Company engaged his wife, Therese…

Asawa, Brian Laurence

(Encyclopedia) Asawa, Brian LaurenceAsawa, Brian Laurenceäsäˈwä [key], 1966–2016, American countertenor, b. Fullerton, Calif., B.A., Univ. of Calif., Los Angeles. Known for the the clear, silvery…

Mellon Foundation

(Encyclopedia) Mellon Foundation, officially the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, philanthropic trust formed (1969) through the merger of the Avalon Foundation (est. 1940 by Ailsa Mellon Bruce) and the…