Papers of Metropolitan and San Francisco Opera singer Licia Albanese. Albanese (1909-2014) was an Italian-born American operatic soprano noted for her interpretations in Carmen, La Bohème, and others.
In addition to her Metropolitan Opera radio appearances, she was widely heard on other radio programs. Albanese recorded extensively for RCA-Victor.
Her papers include a comprehensive collection of her concert programs dating from the 1930s, scrapbooks, photographs, her collection of vocal scores, her commercial recordings, and an extensive collection of lacquer discs and tapes of her performances.
For a description of the collection, consult the finding aid in ArchivesSpace.
For more information on the collection or assistance in using the materials, please contact Special Research Collections staff at special@library.ucsb.edu
