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Glade Peterson photograph collection, 1960s-1990s
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Glade Peterson photograph collection
- Dates
- 1960s-1990s (inclusive)19601999
- Quantity
- 1.9 linear feet, (2 archives boxes) : 42 items
- Collection Number
- P0587
- Summary
- The This collection Glade Peterson photograph collection features Glade as a performer along with other actors and actresses and events of the Utah Opera.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Glade Peterson (1928-1990) was a professional opera performer and founder of the Utah Opera Company. Born in Fairview, Utah, Glade was responsible for bringing grand opera to Utah. His own career began in 1958 when he made his debut as Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly with the NBC Touring Company in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Most of the photographs in this collection feature Glade as a performer along with other actors and actresses and events of the Utah Opera.
The collection contains 27 black and white, 15 color photographs, varying sizes.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Glade Peterson, born in Fairview, Utah, was responsible for bringing grand opera to Utah. His own career began in 1958 when he made his first debut as Pinkerton in "Madame Butterfly" with the NBC Touring Company in Amherst, Massachusetts. His European debut came in 1960 in Spoleto, Italy, where he played Rodolfo in "La Boheme." For the next fifteen years Peterson starred as leading tenor for the State Theater in Zurich, Switzerland. He returned to the United States around 1975, when he made his debut with the Metropolitan Opera. He founded the Utah Opera Company a few years later.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Utah Opera photographs: 10th Anniversary Celebration, scenese, rolesReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | |
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Box | Folder | |
1 | 1 | Miscellaneous From Utah Opera 10th Anniversary Celebration
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1 | 2 | Miscellaneous Scenes/Roles
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1 | 3 | Miscellaneous Scenes/Roles
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OversizeReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | |
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Box | Folder | |
2 | 1 | General Images
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Opera companies--Utah--History
- Opera--History
- Opera--Utah--History
Personal Names
- Peterson, Glade
Corporate Names
- Utah Opera Company--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographic prints--Color