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Adventures in Good Music 1A –Music by Forgotten Composers
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From the Collection:
The Montague F. Gowthorpe Opera Collection was created by Montague F. Gowthorpe during his time as the chairman of the Detroit Symphony and one of the original vice-presidents at Paramount Pictures. Gowthorpe was born in Kings Lyn, England, in 1898, and was a lifetime devotee of opera, which he regarded as the highest form of art and entertainment. After his death in 1980, this collection was passed to his niece, Bonnie Lamar, MD of Tennessee. She donated it to Special Collections in 1998....
Dates:
1893 - 1960
Adventures in Good Music 1B –Music by Forgotten Composers
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Montague F. Gowthorpe Opera Collection was created by Montague F. Gowthorpe during his time as the chairman of the Detroit Symphony and one of the original vice-presidents at Paramount Pictures. Gowthorpe was born in Kings Lyn, England, in 1898, and was a lifetime devotee of opera, which he regarded as the highest form of art and entertainment. After his death in 1980, this collection was passed to his niece, Bonnie Lamar, MD of Tennessee. She donated it to Special Collections in 1998....
Dates:
1893 - 1960
Adventures in Good Music 2A –What’s in a Name
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Montague F. Gowthorpe Opera Collection was created by Montague F. Gowthorpe during his time as the chairman of the Detroit Symphony and one of the original vice-presidents at Paramount Pictures. Gowthorpe was born in Kings Lyn, England, in 1898, and was a lifetime devotee of opera, which he regarded as the highest form of art and entertainment. After his death in 1980, this collection was passed to his niece, Bonnie Lamar, MD of Tennessee. She donated it to Special Collections in 1998....
Dates:
1893 - 1960
Adventures in Good Music 2B –What’s in a Name
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Montague F. Gowthorpe Opera Collection was created by Montague F. Gowthorpe during his time as the chairman of the Detroit Symphony and one of the original vice-presidents at Paramount Pictures. Gowthorpe was born in Kings Lyn, England, in 1898, and was a lifetime devotee of opera, which he regarded as the highest form of art and entertainment. After his death in 1980, this collection was passed to his niece, Bonnie Lamar, MD of Tennessee. She donated it to Special Collections in 1998....
Dates:
1893 - 1960
Adventures in Good Music 3A
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Montague F. Gowthorpe Opera Collection was created by Montague F. Gowthorpe during his time as the chairman of the Detroit Symphony and one of the original vice-presidents at Paramount Pictures. Gowthorpe was born in Kings Lyn, England, in 1898, and was a lifetime devotee of opera, which he regarded as the highest form of art and entertainment. After his death in 1980, this collection was passed to his niece, Bonnie Lamar, MD of Tennessee. She donated it to Special Collections in 1998....
Dates:
1893 - 1960
Adventures in Good Music 3B
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Montague F. Gowthorpe Opera Collection was created by Montague F. Gowthorpe during his time as the chairman of the Detroit Symphony and one of the original vice-presidents at Paramount Pictures. Gowthorpe was born in Kings Lyn, England, in 1898, and was a lifetime devotee of opera, which he regarded as the highest form of art and entertainment. After his death in 1980, this collection was passed to his niece, Bonnie Lamar, MD of Tennessee. She donated it to Special Collections in 1998....
Dates:
1893 - 1960
Adventures in Good Music 4A –Music Inspired by Nature, Calls of Birds
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Montague F. Gowthorpe Opera Collection was created by Montague F. Gowthorpe during his time as the chairman of the Detroit Symphony and one of the original vice-presidents at Paramount Pictures. Gowthorpe was born in Kings Lyn, England, in 1898, and was a lifetime devotee of opera, which he regarded as the highest form of art and entertainment. After his death in 1980, this collection was passed to his niece, Bonnie Lamar, MD of Tennessee. She donated it to Special Collections in 1998....
Dates:
1893 - 1960
Adventures in Good Music 4B –Music Inspired by Nature
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Montague F. Gowthorpe Opera Collection was created by Montague F. Gowthorpe during his time as the chairman of the Detroit Symphony and one of the original vice-presidents at Paramount Pictures. Gowthorpe was born in Kings Lyn, England, in 1898, and was a lifetime devotee of opera, which he regarded as the highest form of art and entertainment. After his death in 1980, this collection was passed to his niece, Bonnie Lamar, MD of Tennessee. She donated it to Special Collections in 1998....
Dates:
1893 - 1960
Aida –Verdi Performed by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor Herbert von Karajan (3)
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Montague F. Gowthorpe Opera Collection was created by Montague F. Gowthorpe during his time as the chairman of the Detroit Symphony and one of the original vice-presidents at Paramount Pictures. Gowthorpe was born in Kings Lyn, England, in 1898, and was a lifetime devotee of opera, which he regarded as the highest form of art and entertainment. After his death in 1980, this collection was passed to his niece, Bonnie Lamar, MD of Tennessee. She donated it to Special Collections in 1998....
Dates:
1893 - 1960
Alcestis –Willibald von Gluck Performed by the New York Metropolitan Opera, Conductor Kurt Adler, February 11, 1961 (3)
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Montague F. Gowthorpe Opera Collection was created by Montague F. Gowthorpe during his time as the chairman of the Detroit Symphony and one of the original vice-presidents at Paramount Pictures. Gowthorpe was born in Kings Lyn, England, in 1898, and was a lifetime devotee of opera, which he regarded as the highest form of art and entertainment. After his death in 1980, this collection was passed to his niece, Bonnie Lamar, MD of Tennessee. She donated it to Special Collections in 1998....
Dates:
February 11, 1961 (3)
Ariadne auf Naxos –R. Strauss (3)
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Montague F. Gowthorpe Opera Collection was created by Montague F. Gowthorpe during his time as the chairman of the Detroit Symphony and one of the original vice-presidents at Paramount Pictures. Gowthorpe was born in Kings Lyn, England, in 1898, and was a lifetime devotee of opera, which he regarded as the highest form of art and entertainment. After his death in 1980, this collection was passed to his niece, Bonnie Lamar, MD of Tennessee. She donated it to Special Collections in 1998....
Dates:
1893 - 1960
Andrea Chenier –Giordano Performed by the La Scala Chorus and Orchestra, Conductor Oliviero Fabritiis (2)
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Montague F. Gowthorpe Opera Collection was created by Montague F. Gowthorpe during his time as the chairman of the Detroit Symphony and one of the original vice-presidents at Paramount Pictures. Gowthorpe was born in Kings Lyn, England, in 1898, and was a lifetime devotee of opera, which he regarded as the highest form of art and entertainment. After his death in 1980, this collection was passed to his niece, Bonnie Lamar, MD of Tennessee. She donated it to Special Collections in 1998....
Dates:
1893 - 1960
Barber of Seville –Rossini Performed by the Philharmonica Orchestra, Conductor Alceo Galliera (2)
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Montague F. Gowthorpe Opera Collection was created by Montague F. Gowthorpe during his time as the chairman of the Detroit Symphony and one of the original vice-presidents at Paramount Pictures. Gowthorpe was born in Kings Lyn, England, in 1898, and was a lifetime devotee of opera, which he regarded as the highest form of art and entertainment. After his death in 1980, this collection was passed to his niece, Bonnie Lamar, MD of Tennessee. She donated it to Special Collections in 1998....
Dates:
1893 - 1960
Beethoven Concerto #1 for Piano and Orchestra
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Montague F. Gowthorpe Opera Collection was created by Montague F. Gowthorpe during his time as the chairman of the Detroit Symphony and one of the original vice-presidents at Paramount Pictures. Gowthorpe was born in Kings Lyn, England, in 1898, and was a lifetime devotee of opera, which he regarded as the highest form of art and entertainment. After his death in 1980, this collection was passed to his niece, Bonnie Lamar, MD of Tennessee. She donated it to Special Collections in 1998....
Dates:
1893 - 1960
Beethoven Symphony #5 in C Minor, Opus 67 Performed by the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, Conductor Erich Kleiber
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Montague F. Gowthorpe Opera Collection was created by Montague F. Gowthorpe during his time as the chairman of the Detroit Symphony and one of the original vice-presidents at Paramount Pictures. Gowthorpe was born in Kings Lyn, England, in 1898, and was a lifetime devotee of opera, which he regarded as the highest form of art and entertainment. After his death in 1980, this collection was passed to his niece, Bonnie Lamar, MD of Tennessee. She donated it to Special Collections in 1998....
Dates:
1893 - 1960
La Boheme –Puccini Preformed by the La Scala Chorus and Orchestra, Conductor Antonio Votto, November 11, 1959 (2)
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Montague F. Gowthorpe Opera Collection was created by Montague F. Gowthorpe during his time as the chairman of the Detroit Symphony and one of the original vice-presidents at Paramount Pictures. Gowthorpe was born in Kings Lyn, England, in 1898, and was a lifetime devotee of opera, which he regarded as the highest form of art and entertainment. After his death in 1980, this collection was passed to his niece, Bonnie Lamar, MD of Tennessee. She donated it to Special Collections in 1998....
Dates:
November 11, 1959 (2)
Boris Godounoff –Moussorgsky Performed by the Vienna State Orchestra, Conductor Hermann Scherchen (3)
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Montague F. Gowthorpe Opera Collection was created by Montague F. Gowthorpe during his time as the chairman of the Detroit Symphony and one of the original vice-presidents at Paramount Pictures. Gowthorpe was born in Kings Lyn, England, in 1898, and was a lifetime devotee of opera, which he regarded as the highest form of art and entertainment. After his death in 1980, this collection was passed to his niece, Bonnie Lamar, MD of Tennessee. She donated it to Special Collections in 1998....
Dates:
1893 - 1960
Simon Boccanegra –Verdi Performed by the Orchestra of the Opera House, Rome, Conductor Gabrielle Santini (3)
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Montague F. Gowthorpe Opera Collection was created by Montague F. Gowthorpe during his time as the chairman of the Detroit Symphony and one of the original vice-presidents at Paramount Pictures. Gowthorpe was born in Kings Lyn, England, in 1898, and was a lifetime devotee of opera, which he regarded as the highest form of art and entertainment. After his death in 1980, this collection was passed to his niece, Bonnie Lamar, MD of Tennessee. She donated it to Special Collections in 1998....
Dates:
1893 - 1960
Four Brahms Symphonies Performed by the NBC Orchestra, Conductor Arturo Toscanini
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Montague F. Gowthorpe Opera Collection was created by Montague F. Gowthorpe during his time as the chairman of the Detroit Symphony and one of the original vice-presidents at Paramount Pictures. Gowthorpe was born in Kings Lyn, England, in 1898, and was a lifetime devotee of opera, which he regarded as the highest form of art and entertainment. After his death in 1980, this collection was passed to his niece, Bonnie Lamar, MD of Tennessee. She donated it to Special Collections in 1998....
Dates:
1893 - 1960
Don Carlo –Verdi Performed by the Orchestra E. Coro di Romo Della Radiotelevisione Italiana, Conductor Fernando Previtali (3)
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Montague F. Gowthorpe Opera Collection was created by Montague F. Gowthorpe during his time as the chairman of the Detroit Symphony and one of the original vice-presidents at Paramount Pictures. Gowthorpe was born in Kings Lyn, England, in 1898, and was a lifetime devotee of opera, which he regarded as the highest form of art and entertainment. After his death in 1980, this collection was passed to his niece, Bonnie Lamar, MD of Tennessee. She donated it to Special Collections in 1998....
Dates:
1893 - 1960
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