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1883 New York Symphony Tour: Letters from Leopold Damrosch to his Family, May 8, 1883 - Jul 16, 1883

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235-02-03
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  • Symphony Society of New York
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  • 1883 New York Symphony Tour: Letters from Leopold Damrosch to his Family
Dates
  • May 8, 1883 - Jul 16, 1883
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Symphony Society of New York United States Tour, 8 May to 16 July 1883. Copies of Leopold Damrosch letters from Claire Seymour collection in the possession of George Martin. Letters to daughter Marie, some translated by Hetty Damrosch, from Library of Congress Damrosch-Tee-Van Collection. The letters describe the trials and tribulation and loneliness of a long national tour and the audience receptions; Soloists Teresa Carreno, distinguished Venezuelan pianist, and soprano Isidora Martinez; Competition with concerts by touring Theodore Thomas Orchestra; Program and highly laudatory critical report of concert in St. Joseph, Missouri
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  • Leon Levy Foundation
Preferred Citation
1883 New York Symphony Tour: Letters from Leopold Damrosch to his Family, 8 May 1883 - 16 Jul 1883, Folder 235-02-03, Symphony Society of New York Records, New York Philharmonic Shelby White & Leon Levy Digital Archives.
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