On Hold 2 Musical America MAGS 1953 Dorothy Maynor Irmgard Seefried

tough finds. all mags are nice + white. poor pics. few crease marks, slight wear. 1953 magazines in excellent condition. 13" x 10", 34 pages. 1/ Dorothy Maynor cover (April 1953), soprano. At the 1939 Berkshire Festival in Tanglewood, Massachusetts, Dorothy Maynor sang for Serge Koussevitzky, conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He arranged for her to give a performance at a picnic, which led to a rave review in The New York Times."Her voice is a miracle," the conductor declared, "a musical revelation that the world must hear." Most of the critics echoed Koussevitzky's praise after Maynor's New York debut in November 1939, and she was soon "a fixture in the elite group of black artists that included [Marian] Anderson, Roland Hayes and Paul Robeson," Rosalyn M. Story wrote in "And So I Sing: African-American Divas of Opera and Concert." She nonetheless learned arias from dozens of operas and featured them in her concerts. One, Depuis le jour, from Charpentier's Louise, became her signature piece, guaranteed to provoke standing ovations. At the peak of her career, she performed with most of the major American orchestras and was one of the most sought-after and highly paid singers in the concert world. Her recordings were bestsellers and she was regularly heard on popular radio shows. deceased 1996. 2/ Irmgard Seefried cover (Dec. 1953), soprano. a distinguished German soprano who sang opera and lieder. She made her debut in Aachen, however for most of her career she belonged to the company of the Vienna State Opera. One of a group of outstanding singers to emerge immediately after the Second World War, she was noted for her Mozart and Richard Strauss roles. She appeared many times at the Salzburg Festival. She was married to the violinist Wolfgang Schneiderhan. deceased 1988. check out my other items and feedback. buyer pays 7.95 shipping to the U.S. ask about Canada or overseas rates 1st. cash / any U.S. money order EXCEPT GREEN POSTAL ONES / check (cleared) / Bidpay / Paypal