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Title
European opera singer Grete Stuckgold to perform in America, Los Angeles, 1936
Date Created and/or Issued
January 1936
1936-01
Publication Information
Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information
US
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
A photograph of a picture of Grete wearing teardrop earrings, a long necklace and a feathered dress. The same photo of her clipped from the newspaper is attached to the left side of her.
Grete Stuckgold, of British and German descent, has come to America to sing at the Philharmonic Auditorium. The blonde-haired, brown-eyed singer has performed all over Europe and made her debut in Bremen, Germany at the age of 16.
Photograph appears with the article, "Wagnerian Opera Star to Sing Here," Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan 1936: 10.
Text from negative sleeve: 3254 - Grete Stueckgold STUECKGOLD (MYC Met opera singer performing in LA (Wagner)) [stamped:] Jan 15 1936
Text from newspaper caption: Grete Stueckgold, Metropolitan grand opera star, credited with being the greatest interpreter of Wagnerian roles.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_12127
ark:/21198/zz002h844w
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Jewelry--California--Los Angeles
Foreign visitors--British--California
Opera singers
Stuckgold, Grete, 1895-1977
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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