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Alice and Jan Peerce at Lubavitch Center dinner: speeches and Jan Peerce concert

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Jan Peerce collection of sound recordings,1932-1983

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Alice and Jan Peerce at Lubavitch Center dinner

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Title
Alice and Jan Peerce at Lubavitch Center dinner: speeches and Jan Peerce concert
Additional title: E lucevan le stelle
Additional title: Ṿe-li-Yerushalayim ʻirkha
Additional title: Sha, shtil
Additional title: Look, listen
Additional title: Tradition
Additional title: Le-ḥayim
Additional title: To life
Additional title: If were a rich man
Names
Peerce, Jan, 1904-1984 (Performer)
Peerce, Jan, 1904-1984 (Speaker)
Peerce, Alice (Speaker)
Heyman, Edward, 1907-1981 (Lyricist)
Davies, Harry Parr, 1914-1955 (Lyricist)
Harnick, Sheldon (Lyricist)
Collection

Jan Peerce collection of sound recordings,1932-1983

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1974 (Questionable)
Table of Contents
Songs performed by Peerce during the concert. Aria from Tosca, E lucevan le stelle / Giacomo Puccini -- Ṿe-li-Yerushalayim ʻirkha -- Sha, shtil = Look, listen -- Fiddler on the roof: Tradition ; Le-ḥayim = To life ; If I were a rich man / music by Jerry Bock ; lyrics by Sheldon Harnick -- Blue bird of happiness / music by Sandor Harmati ; words by Edward Heyman ; additional lyrics by Harry Parr-Davies.
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *L (Special) 95-03
Shelf locator: *LT-7-A 1417
Topics
Operas -- Excerpts
Musicals -- Excerpts
Songs (High voice) with piano
Sacred songs (High voice) with piano
Synagogue music
Songs, Yiddish
Songs, Hebrew
Folk songs, Yiddish
Harmati, Sandor, 1892-1936. Blue bird of happiness
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Tosca. E lucevan le stelle; arranged
Bock, Jerry. Fiddler on the roof. Selections; arranged
Genres
Music
Live sound recordings
Notes
Source note: Title provided by cataloger based on the information from original reel tape container.
Performers: Jan Peerce, speaker and singer ; with piano accompaniment. Alice Peerce, speaker.
Venue: Recorded live from the concert Chabad-Lubavitch Center, Toronto, Canada [1974 or perhaps 1977?]
Acquisition: Gift; Jan Peerce Estate, [1995].
Language: Spoken in English; sung in Yiddish, Hebrew, English, and Italian.
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (approximately 68 minutes) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half-track ; 10 in.
Description
The concert is preceded by the fund-raising address from Peerces wife Alice Peerce, and commentaries by Jan Peerce. Peerce talks about his life and career as a cantor, operatic tenor, and a singer of Yiddish and Hebrew folk songs, tells Jewish jokes, and sings live various songs.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Yiddish
Hebrew
Italian
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15379648
MSS Unit ID: 20483
RLIN/OCLC: 939533245
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20892654
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cd2e13b0-c36b-0133-5a11-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1904: Creator Born
  • 1974: Created
  • 1984: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Alice and Jan Peerce at Lubavitch Center dinner" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1974. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d1a3c750-c36b-0133-85f2-60f81dd2b63c

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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Alice and Jan Peerce at Lubavitch Center dinner" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d1a3c750-c36b-0133-85f2-60f81dd2b63c

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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1974). Alice and Jan Peerce at Lubavitch Center dinner Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d1a3c750-c36b-0133-85f2-60f81dd2b63c

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Alice and Jan Peerce at Lubavitch Center dinner