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THE EMIGRE.
In the spring of 1939, the father of the historian Peter Gay had a fateful premonition. As Gay writes in his memoir, "My German Question: Growing Up in Nazi Berlin," he and his parents were booked on a ship called the St. Louis, scheduled to leave Hamburg, Germany, for Havana, Cuba, on May 13th. But something told the father to switch to a ship called the Iberia, leaving for Havana two weeks earlier. On May 27th, a fortnight after the Gays (or Frohlichs, as they were then known) safely reached Havana, the St. Louis arrived, and was overtaken by a ghastly tragedy. Nine hundred and seven Jewish refugees on board never set foot on Cuban soil. The Cuban government, with ...
- WGHT HEADING FOR HALEDON TO MARK PAL DAY
- Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ) RAYMOND A. EDEL, Staff Writer July 23, 1995 700+ words
...best regularly scheduled music program. George Jellinek received the award for "The Vocal Scene: Remembering Dorothy Kirsten," which...received an Angel Award in March. "The Vocal Scene," which Jellineck produces and for which...
- Remembering Dixie: Dixie Ross Neill's personal and professional influence on...
- Magazine article from: Opera Canada September 1, 2007 700+ words
Ben Heppner Toronto I first met Dixie Ross Neill some 25 years ago. I had joined the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble after only one year in opera school, and was feeling my way into the world of professional singing. Lotfi Mansouri, then General Director of the COC, had brought in Dixie to coach
- Recording angels: the multinationals may be cutting back, but Canadian...
- Magazine article from: Opera Canada Phillips, Rick March 1, 2007 700+ words
The business of recording music has always been fickle. Profits, the bottom line, trends, fads, changes in demographics and technology all contribute to make it an unpredictable business that can change virtually overnight. But surprisingly, the Canadian business of recording classical music, and
- Metropolitan Opera: Aida
- Magazine article from: Opera News Hamilton, David March 2, 1996 700+ words
...by Nimet Saba Habachy Lawrence Tibbett Centennial by George Jellinek Texaco's Opera Quiz--3:19-3:45 Edward Downes questions Thor Eckert Jr., Phillip Gainsley, George Jellinek Will Crutchfield continues his series on the art of singing...
- Bios (even ghosted) liven up reprints
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Peggy Constantine July 27, 1986 700+ words
...Thunder's Mouth will reissue Vol. 2, I Wonder As I Wander, in the fall. Callas: Portrait of a Prima Donna, by George Jellinek (Dover, $7.95). A quickie biography of the fat, nearsighted New York-born Greek child who, with Mama's pushing...
- Connections
- Magazine article from: Opera News Anonymous October 1, 1996 700+ words
...recorded illustrations, by members and guest speakers (including such authorities as William Ashbrook, Will Crutchfield, George Jellinek and Henry Pleasants) and sometimes recording artists. Members also receive an annual CD, full of interesting and esoteric...
- Don Giovanni
- Magazine article from: Opera News Hamilton, David; Driscoll, F Paul January 6, 1996 700+ words
...FEATURE Producer: Michael Bronson Timing Texaco's Opera Quiz* 3:00-3:31 Edward Downes questions Stephen A. Brown, George Jellinek, Michelle Krisel * Send quiz questions to Texaco's Opera Quiz, F.D.R. Station, P.O. Box 805, N.C. 10150...
- Bookmaking
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe Robert Taylor June 23, 1996 700+ words
...Bird," her narrative about Native Americans and white settlers, at Waterstone's, Exeter Street, at 7 p.m. . . . George Jellinek, an authority on opera, discusses "History Through the Opera Glass," involving a cast from nearly 200 operas, at Barnes...
