Events and Publicity about the Collection
Press
Christine Stutz, "Keeping a Legacy Alive," Peabody Magazine, Spring 2018: https://peabodyinstitute.wordpress.com/2018/03/25/keeping-a-legacy-alive/
Bret McCabe, "The Diva's Diva," Johns Hopkins Magazine, Summer 2018: https://hub.jhu.edu/magazine/2018/summer/opera-singer-rosa-ponselle-archives/
Joe Palladino, "A Force of Destiny," Republican-American (Waterbury, Conn.), November 15, 2018: http://www.rep-am.com/local/arts-entertainment/local-arts/2018/11/15/a-force-of-destiny/ (Subscription required; contact peabodyarchives@lists.jhu.edu for access)
Performances
On October 10, 2018, Baltimore Musicales performed a recital in the George Peabody Library about Rosa Ponselle. The performers selected music associated with Ponselle's career, presented images from the Rosa Ponselle Collection at Peabody, and introduced selections from the stage with anecdotes about Ponselle. Photographs and a program from the event are displayed below.
Concert program by Baltimore Musicales.
From left: Ka Nyoung Yoo, Claire Galloway, Annie Gill, Thea Tullman Moore, Min Jin.
Annie Gill, right, singing with Ka Nyoung Yoo on piano.
Thea Tullman Moore, left, and Claire Galloway perform Offenbach's "Belle nuit, รด nuit d'amour" in the style of Rosa and Carmela Ponselle.
Min Jin sings "O sole mio" with Ka Nyoung Yoo on piano.
Baltimore Musicales at the George Peabody Library.
The performers sing Verdi's "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" from La Traviata with supporting props.
After the performance, audience members visited the Friedheim Library to view the Ponselle exhibit.