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Risë Stevens arrangements collection

 Collection
Identifier: MP-0005-01

Summary

Risë Stevens (1913-2013) was an operatic mezzo-soprano, actress, and a music administrator who served as president of the Mannes College of Music from 1975 to 1978. The collection contains performance scores of Broadway and jazz standards of the 1930s and 1940s arranged for her, likely for use in her commercially recorded albums of such standards.

Dates

  • 1945-1967

Creator

Extent

0.6 Cubic Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

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