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Robert Parylak collection on Mado Robin, 1946-1978

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BOX 1-2 Scrapbooks, 1953-1977
This series consists of biographical materials about Mado Robin that Robert Parylak collected in eight scrapbooks. Much of the material is in French with some translations provided by Parylak. Materials include photographs of Robin, programs, reviews, biographical sketches, postcards, brochures, and publicity material about her recordings.
Arranged numerically by scrapbook number.
BOX-FOLDER 1/1 to 2/1 Books 1-4, 1959-1972
Brochures, clippings, correspondence, maps, music, photographs, postcards, and programs
Note: Scrapbook 2 includes a piano-vocal score for "Cette etoile ne Puet s'eteindre" (Hommage a Mado Robin) by Alain Vanzo, with lyrics by Alexis Federici, and a vocal score for "Petite etoile de Noel" by Raymond Legrand, with lyrics by J. Daniel Norman and Guy Diamant
BOX-FOLDER 2/2 Book 5, 1956-1973
Brochures, clippings, correspondence, photographs, postcards, and programs
BOX-FOLDER 2/3 Book 6, 1963-1965
Correspondence, photographs, and publicity material
BOX-FOLDER 2/4 Book 7, 1953-1957, 1977
Clippings, correspondence, and photographs
BOX-FOLDER 2/5-6 Book 8, 1966 and undated
Photographs and printed material
Includes: The April 4, 1966, issue of Opera devoted to Robin
BOX 2-4 Loose Scrapbook Material, 1946, 1957-1978
This series contains biographical materials about Mado Robin collected by Robert Parylak that were not included in the eight scrapbooks he assembled. Materials include discographies, programs, printed sheet music, a contract, publicity materials, and correspondence to Parylak from French tenor Alain Vanzo.
Arranged alphabetically.
BOX-FOLDER 4/1 L'adieu d'Olivier Merlin à Mado Robin, undated
Article
BOX-FOLDER 4/2 Ave Maria, undated
By Alain Vanzo; lyrics by Henri Jacqueton
Printed piano-vocal score
BOX-FOLDER 2/7 Chanson Bohéme, 1946
By L. Gallini; lyrics by S. Margall
Printed vocal score
BOX-FOLDER 4/3 Contract. Mado Robin and Theatre Lyriques Nationaux, 1960 June 28
BOX-FOLDER 2/8 Discographies, 1970, 1979, and undated
BOX-FOLDER 3/1 Kreisler, Nancy. "Opera Con Amore," Texaco Westchester, 1978 June 2
Includes: Photograph of Robert Parylak playing piano
BOX-FOLDER 3/2 Lafaille, Paul. Talk on Mado Robin, 1970 December
BOX-FOLDER 3/3 Opera singers, 1971, 1973
Black and white photographs
Includes: Geneviève Pontié and Joan Sena-Grande; each photograph inscribed by the singer to Parylak
Programs
BOX-FOLDER 3/4 April in Paris Ball, 1957
Includes: Discussion of Mado Robin's role in the concert
BOX-FOLDER 3/5 Opera-Comique Salle Fevart, Théatres Lyrics Nationaux, 1959
BOX-FOLDER 4/4 Mado Robin Gala, 1965, 1967
BOX-FOLDER 4/5 Mado Robin Gala - Posters, 1967
BOX-FOLDER 3/6 Robin, Mado, undated
Black and white photographs
BOX-FOLDER 3/7 Vanzo, Alain, 1962, 1969-1976
Black and white photographs and correspondence

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