University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Special Collections
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0860
801-581-8864
http://www.lib.utah.edu/Collections/manuscripts.php
ACCN 1413
Glade Peterson papers
1950s-1990s
Peterson, Glade
8 linear feet
The Glade Peterson papers (1950s-1990s) consist of materials documenting the professional life of Glade Peterson (1928-1990), opera performer and founder of the Utah Opera Company. The bulk of the collection consists of programs for Utah Opera Company productions and social events concerning the arts in Utah. Scrapbooks containing news clippings, announcements, programs, photographs, actor/actress biographical sketches, and invitations also make up a large part of the collection. Glade Peterson was responsible for bringing grand opera to Utah.
Collection materials are in
English.
Biographical Note
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.
The Glade Peterson papers (1950s-1990s) consist of materials documenting the professional life of Glade Peterson (1928-1990), opera performer and founder of the Utah Opera Company. The bulk of the collection consists of programs for Utah Opera Company productions and social events concerning the arts in Utah. Scrapbooks containing news clippings, announcements, programs, photographs, actor/actress biographical sketches, and invitations also make up a large part of the collection.
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.
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.
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Boxes 1-5 were donated by Mardean Peterson in 1993.
Boxes 6-8 were donated by Mardean Peterson in January 2004.
Processed by Lisa DeMille in 1998 and 2004.
Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0587).
Peterson, Glade--Archives
Abravanel, Maurice, 1903-
Utah Opera Company--History--Sources
Opera companies--Utah--History--Sources
Opera--History--Sources
Music
Scrapbooks
Reviews
Programs
Glade Peterson and Opera in Utah
1
1
Peterson's Performance Repertoire
1
2
Utah Opera Guild Invitations
1977-1979
1
3
Reviews and News Clippings Concerning Peterson's Performances
1964-1980s
1
4
Opera Tour and Travel in Europe, Brochure
1985
1
5-6
Abravanel Celebration Concert and Appreciation Dinner Programs
1979
1983
1
7
Utah Opera Guild Equestrian Elegance Program
1979
1
8
Westminster Commencement Program
1990
1
9
"A Fashion Story," Programs and Menus
1
10
Utah Opera Company Information Booklet
11-16
Utah Opera Company Programs
1978-1986
2
Programs
1969-1991
3
Scrapbooks
1966-1979
4
Scrapbooks
1977-1980
5
Scrapbooks
1982-1983
6
1-2
Correspndence
1979-1990
6
3
German Documents
1963-1974
6
4
Certificates
1980, 1987
6
5-7
Utah Opera Company Programs
1979-1985
7
Utah Opera Company Programs
1980-1991
8
Programs, Newsletters, and News Articles
1950s-1990s