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BOX 1-3, 58, 68, 73-113 Project Files, 1970-2019
This series contains materials pertaining to Norman's extensive, worldwide performances and her legacy as a recording artist. Files may include combinations of correspondence, contracts, travel and logistical documents, personnel information, and notes. Those associated with recordings may also include album cover proofs and recording schedules.
Organized as two subseries.
BOX 58, 68, 74-105 Performances, 1970-2019
Files in this subseries contain correspondence, travel plans, contracts, lodging arrangements, venue specifications, and/or personnel information for the associated recital, opera, or benefit event. Highlights include Norman's performances at the opening ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and 1989 French bicentennial celebration, as well as Honor!, a month-long celebration of African American culture that she curated at Carnegie Hall in March 2009. Norman’s recitals and operatic performances in the late 1960s and 1970s are not documented here, but they may be represented by items in the Programs and Publicity series. Additional information about her performances can also be found in the Correspondence series.
Arranged alphabetically by location and chronically therein.
Austria
BOX/FOLDER 74/1 Graz, 1988 November 4
BOX/FOLDER 74/2 Graz, 2005 June 20
BOX/FOLDER 74/3 Saint Margarethen-Wiesen, 2004 July 28
BOX/FOLDER 74/4 Salzburg. Salzburger Festspiele, 1992 August 2
BOX/FOLDER 74/5 Salzburg. Salzburger Festspiele, 1993 July-August
BOX/FOLDER 74/6 Salzburg. Salzburger Festspiele, 1994 August 1
BOX/FOLDER 74/7 Salzburg. Salzburger Festspiele. Erwartung, 1995 June
BOX/FOLDER 74/8-9 Salzburg. Salzburger Festspiele, 1995 August
BOX/FOLDER 74/10 Salzburg. Salzburger Festspiele, 1997 August 8
BOX/FOLDER 75/1 Salzburg. Salzburger Festspiele, 1998 July 28
BOX/FOLDER 75/2 Salzburg. Salzburger Festspiele, 1999 August 6
BOX/FOLDER 75/3-4 Salzburg. Salzburger Festspiele, 2000 July 25
BOX/FOLDER 75/5 Salzburg. Salzburger Festspiele, 2001 July 24
BOX/FOLDER 75/6-7 Salzburg. Salzburger Festspiele, 2002 August 5
BOX/FOLDER 75/8 Vienna, 1991 November 19
BOX/FOLDER 75/9 Vienna, 1995 February 8
BOX/FOLDER 76/1 Vienna, 1997 November 13
BOX/FOLDER 76/2 Vienna, 2000 September 18
BOX/FOLDER 76/3 Vienna, 2005 June 17
Belgium
BOX/FOLDER 76/4 Brussels, 1991 December 3
BOX/FOLDER 76/5 Brussels. Theatre du Beaux Arts, 1997 March 27
BOX/FOLDER 76/6-7 Flanders. Flanders Festival recital, 2000 September 9
Brazil
BOX/FOLDER 76/8 Sao Paulo recitals, 1994 December 5, 9
BOX/FOLDER 76/9 Sao Paulo; Rio de Janeiro, 2010 October 10-26
Canada
BOX/FOLDER 76/10 Montreal, 2000 February 11
BOX/FOLDER 77/1 Ottawa, 1997 October 4
BOX/FOLDER 77/2 Toronto. Toronto Symphony Orchestra concert, 1994 September 10
BOX/FOLDER 77/3 Toronto. Toronto Symphony Orchestra concert, 1997 September 27
BOX/FOLDER 77/4 Toronto. Glenn Gould Prize; TIFF; University of Toronto masterclass, 2019 February
Caribbean Sea
BOX/FOLDER 77/5 Cruise performances with English Chamber Orchestra, 1976 January
Colombia
BOX/FOLDER 76/9 Bogota, 2010 October 10-26
China
BOX/FOLDER 77/6 Beijing; Shanghai, 2006 October
Costa Rica
BOX/FOLDER 77/7 San José. Benefit recital, 1993 February 2
Czech Republic
BOX/FOLDER 77/8 Prague, 1997
BOX/FOLDER 77/9 Prague. L'Oréal gala dinner, 2001 June 22
England
BOX/FOLDER 77/10 London. English Chamber Orchestra concert, 1978 February 10
BOX/FOLDER 58/1, 77/11 London. "Fanfare for Elizabeth." Queen Elizabeth II's 60th birthday, 1986 April 21
BOX/FOLDER 77/12 London. Nelson Mandela's 70th birthday, 1988 June 11
BOX/FOLDER 77/13 London. Celebration for Geoffrey Parsons, 1995 July 14
BOX/FOLDER 78/1 London. London Symphony Orchestra with Michael Tilson Thomas, 1997 November 2
BOX/FOLDER 78/2-5 London. Sacred Ellington, 1999 July 29-31
BOX/FOLDER 78/6 to 79/1 London. BBC Proms, 2000 August 6
BOX/FOLDER 79/2-3 London, 2001 July 13-17
BOX/FOLDER 79/4 London, 2003 November 7
BOX/FOLDER 79/5 London. American Masters: A Celebration of the American Musical Theater, 2012 May 21
BOX/FOLDER 79/6 Manchester, 1997 November 7
BOX/FOLDER 79/7 Moseley. English Chamber Orchestra with Jane Glover, 2000 June 13
BOX/FOLDER 79/8 Salisbury. "Symphony for the Spire", 1991 September
Finland
BOX/FOLDER 79/9 Helsinki. Helsinki Festival, 1991 August 25
BOX/FOLDER 79/10 Helsinki. Helsinki Festival, 1993 August 27
France
BOX/FOLDER 80/1-2 Colmar. Festival International de Colmar, 2004 July 2-14
BOX/FOLDER 80/3 Dijon. Festival de la Musique Sacrée, 2008 October 8
BOX/FOLDER 80/4-5 Lyon. Orchestre National de Lyon concert, 2000 September 30
BOX/FOLDER 80/6 to 81/1, 90/1 Menton. Sacred Ellington, 2000 August 26
BOX/FOLDER 81/2 Paris. English Chamber Orchestra concert, 1977 October 20
BOX/FOLDER 81/3 Paris. Lancomě event, 1995 June 20
BOX/FOLDER 81/4-5 Paris. Sacred Ellington, 2000 May 13-15
BOX/FOLDER 81/6 Paris. Bibliotheque Nationale recital, 2000 May 17
BOX/FOLDER 81/7 to 82/2 Paris. Winterreise, 2001 September 24-30
BOX/FOLDER 82/3 to 83/1 Paris. Erwartung and La voix humane, 2002 October 31
BOX/FOLDER 83/2 Paris, 2004 March 1
BOX/FOLDER 83/3 Paris, 2009? May 13
BOX/FOLDER 83/4-5 Reims. Concert de l'eclipse, 1999 August 11
BOX/FOLDER 83/6-7 Versailles. Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux with Jane Glover, 1996 September 12
BOX/FOLDER 83/8 Versailles, 2000 June 15
Germany
BOX/FOLDER 84/1 Baden-Baden. Baden-Baden Festspiele, 1998 July 7
BOX/FOLDER 84/2 Baden-Baden. Met Orchestra musicians chamber concert, 2002 August 7
BOX/FOLDER 85/8 Berlin (west), 1987 November 20-24
BOX/FOLDER 84/3 Bonn. Beethovenfeste, 2000 September 25
BOX/FOLDER 84/4 to 85/2, 90/1 Bremen. Sacred Ellington, 2001 September 1
BOX/FOLDER 85/3 Bremen. Musikfeste Bremen, 2001 September 8
BOX/FOLDER 85/5 Cologne. Cologne Philharmonic, 1993 November 11
BOX/FOLDER 85/6 Dortmund, 2004 October 2
BOX/FOLDER 85/8 Hamburg, 1987 November 20-24
BOX/FOLDER 85/9 Hamburg, 1991 December 6
BOX/FOLDER 85/10 Hamburg, 1995 February 5
BOX/FOLDER 85/11 Hamburg, 1996 October
BOX/FOLDER 85/12 Hamburg, 1997 November 29
BOX/FOLDER 85/13 Hamburg, 2000 May 26
BOX/FOLDER 85/14 Hamburg. Schleswig-Holstein jazz performance, 2005 July 12
BOX/FOLDER 85/15 Hamburg. Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa concert, 2005 July 26
BOX/FOLDER 85/16 Hamburg, 2008 February
BOX/FOLDER 85/17 Karlsruhe, 1997 November 25
BOX/FOLDER 85/18 Kassel, 2001 September 10
BOX/FOLDER 86/1 Ludwigsberger. Ludwigsberger Schlossfestspiele, 1991 August 3
BOX/FOLDER 86/2 Ludwigsberger. Ludwigsberger Schlossfestspiele, 1997 June 18
BOX/FOLDER 85/11 Munich, 1996 October
BOX/FOLDER 86/3 Munich. Munich Philharmonic, 1992 November 14-17
BOX/FOLDER 86/4 Munich, 1993 November 8
BOX/FOLDER 86/5 Oberkochen. Jazz Lights Festival, 2005 July 16
BOX/FOLDER 86/6 Schleswig-Holstein. Musik Festival, 1992 August 4-9
BOX/FOLDER 86/7 Schleswig-Holstein. Musik Festival, 1996 July 26
BOX/FOLDER 93/7 Stuttgart. Roots Tour, 2010 July
BOX/FOLDER 85/4, 7 Tour. Cologne, Dresden, Frankfurt, Munich, 1993 November 1-5
Greece
BOX/FOLDER 86/8-9 Epidaurus. Sacred Ellington, 1999 September 3
Hong Kong
BOX/FOLDER 86/10 Recital, 1989 November 5-6
Israel
BOX/FOLDER 86/11-12 Caesarea, 2000 June 21
BOX/FOLDER 86/13 Tel Aviv. Israel Philharmonic concert, 1994 October 18-20
BOX/FOLDER 86/14 Tel Aviv, 1999 April 10
Japan
BOX/FOLDER 87/1-2 Tour. Osaka, Tokyo, Oedipus Rex filming, 1992 August to October
BOX/FOLDER 87/3 Tour. Hiroshima, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo, 1995 May
BOX/FOLDER 87/4-6 Tour. Fukuoka, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo, 2001 June 2-17
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