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Glade Peterson photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0587

Scope and Contents

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.

Dates

  • 1960s-1990s

Conditions Governing Access

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.

Conditions Governing 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.

Biographical / Historical

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.

Extent

1.9 Linear Feet (2 archives boxes) : 42 items

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The This collection Glade Peterson photograph collection features Glade as a performer along with other actors and actresses and events of the Utah Opera.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Mardean Peterson in 1993 and 2004.

Separated Materials

Manuscript materials were transferred to the Glade Peterson papers (ACCN 1413).

Processing Information

Processed by Alison Christensen and Kristi Pace in 1999.
Title
Guide to the Glade Peterson photograph collection
Author
Finding aid prepared by Alison Christensen.
Date
1999
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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