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Peterborough '69 concert

File is an audio cassette tape with recordings of Sheila Piercey and Alex Gray performing "Come Scoglio" from Mozart's opera Cosi fan Tutte at Peterborough Opera Guild, on May 30, 1969. Label says tape recorder on floor pick up all the noise.

Chateau Lake Louise

Item is a reel-to-reel recording of a recital by Sheila Piercey (soprano) and John Linn (music director) at Chateau Lake Louise. Handwritten notes inside of the box lid read: Chateau Lake Louise
"Laughing song"
"Songs my mother taught me"
"My fair lady"
"The poplar tree"

Mozart - "Alleluia" - Sheila Piercey
Puccini - "O mio Babbino Caro" - Sheila Piercey
"When Love is Kind" A.L - Sheila Piercey

Schumann - John Linn (played) 7 pieces (from Kinderszenen "Scenes from Childhood")
George Gershwin - John Linn
Ritual fire dance - John Linn
Malagueñ (a song by Cuban composer Ernesto Lecuona) - John Linn

Mendelssohn - "On Wings of Song"
"Still as the Night"
"Songs My Mother Taught Me"
"The Whispering Poplar"
"As I Went a Roaming" - By May H. Brahe

Orpheus in the Underworld : Act I + Act III (side B)

Item is an audio recording of Orpheus in the Underworld by Sheila Piercey made on April 5, 1971, at a Sudbury performance. Labelled: Bacchus - Alan Crofoot, Eurydice - Sheila Piercey . The recording is on side B of audio cassette.

Dress rehearsal of Dr. Dennis Farrell's concert (side A)

Item is an audio recording of the second rehearsal for "La Boheme" in the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium at the Dalhousie Arts Centre made by Sheila Piercey on February 11, 1981. Handwritten notes on the label inserted in the case read: "Side I: Sept 16/80 Dress rehearsal of Dr. Dennis Farrell’s compositions at Dunn Theatre -Sheila’s selections with Elvira Gonnella, Teresa Simons, Jeff Morris, Tim Matthew + John MacDonald." The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Rehearsal for la boheme in cohn, president's concert (side A)

Item is an audio recording of rehearsal for "La Boheme" in the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium at the Dalhousie Arts Centre made by Sheila Piercey in February 1981. Full title as appears on audio cassette label is "2/10/81 Rehearsal for Boheme in Cohn - President concert. Feb 13/81 Jeff Morris + Sheila Piercey" The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Sheila's practice session

File is an audio cassette tape recorded by Sheila Piercey between November 1981 and January 1982.

Dress rehearsal for valentine's concert

File is an audio cassette tape with recordings of dress rehearsal by Sheila Piercey for the concert titled "Valentine Serenade" held in the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium at the Dalhousie Arts Centre on February 14, 1982.

Fidelio - April, 1983

Item is audio recordings of Fidelio by Sheila Piercey in 1983. Handwritten notes on the label inserted in the case read: "Fidelio - Act 1 Duet, aria, quartet, trio followed by one of our rehearsals for Bridgewater performance with Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra on May 14, 1983. The recording is on side A of audio cassette. Side B is blank.

Handel ode to St. cecilia - November 22, 1985 (side B)

Item is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey singing "Handel: Ode for St. Cecilia's Day" at St Andrew's United Church in Halifax on November 22, 1985. Handwritten notes on the label inserted in the case read: "side 1(A): 1 to 7, side 2(B): 8 to 12." The recording is on side B of audio cassette.

Bach cantata no. 147 - November 22, 1985 (side A)

Item is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey singing "Bach Cantata no. 147" at St Andrew's United Church in Halifax on November 22, 1985. Handwritten notes on the label inserted in the case read: "Bach - Cantata no. 147: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, side I(A): 1 to 7 side II(B): 8 to 10, St Andrew's United Church, November 22, 1985." The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Cavalleria rusticana - November 16, 1986 (side A)

Item is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey performing in opera "Cavalleria Rusticana " at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium at the Dalhousie Arts Centreon on November 16, 1986. Handwritten notes on the label inserted in the case read: "Cavalleria: taped by Lynn Morris, performance at Cohn, Walter Kemp (conductor). "Santuzza" - Sheila Piercey, "Turiddu" - Jeff Morris, "Lucia" - Elvira Gonnella, "Alfio" - Greg Servant, "Lola" - Diane Ashworth, Dalhousie Chorale (choirs)." The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Vivaldi - Gloria with Bethany United Church Choir - November 15, 1987

File is an audio cassette tape recorded by Sheila Piercey on November 15, 1987, with handwritten notes on the label inserted in the case that reads: "Mozart - Divertimento in D, K. 136, Dalhousie Chamber Orchestra, Philippe Djokic (director). Vivaldi - Gloria, Sheila Piercey and Kaye Pottie (sopranos), Pamela MacDonald (contralto), Bethany United Church Choir, Dalhousie Chamber Orchestra, Pierre Perron (director)."

Dress rehearsal, Orfeo by Pergolesi - June-July, 1987

File is an audio cassette tape recorded by Sheila Piercey in June-July, 1987 with handwritten notes on the label inserted in the case that reads: "Side A: Maritime Conservatory of Music 100th birthday gala performance at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium at the Dalhousie Arts Centre, June 18, 1987 (dress performance) rehearsal Side B: Von Stade from Roy Thomson Hall, CBC FM, July 5, 1987."

Gluck's Orphée - February 2, 1988 (side B)

File is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey performing in opera "Orphée" on February 2, 1988, recorded by Dr. Welch. Handwritten notes on the label inserted in the case read: Dalhousie Chorale (choirs) SNS members: Elvira Gonnella, Sheila Piercey, and Jane Howlette. The recording is on side B of audio cassette.

Audition for Georg Tintner at Bethany, May 28, 1988 (side B)

File is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey's practice and rehearsal sessions with Dr. Walter Kemp for audition for Georg Tintner at Bethany United Church in Halifax on May 28, 1988. Handwritten notes on the cassette cover read: 1) Ode to St. Cecilia - Handel 2) O mio Babbino 3) Voi lo sapete Cavalleria 4) Boheme - Musetta
The recording is on side B of audio cassette.

CBC radio recording of "Le Rossignol" and few thoughts (side B)

Item is an audio recording of CBC radio regarding the opera "Le Rossignol/The Nightingale" that Sheila Piercey (title role) performed in 1957, followed by a recording on April 8, 1994, of Sheila talking about the early days of her music career as well as her personal life. The recording is on side B of audio cassette.

Rehearsal with Helen Murray for MATS teachers recital (side A)

Item is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey's rehearsal session: The first part of the recording is a rehearsal with Helen Murray for MATS recital singing "L'altra notte in fondo al mare" (from Mefistofele) composed by Boito. The second part of the recording (22:42) is a rehearsal for a CBC radio play called "Road to Rankin's Point" in October 1998. The recording is on side A of the audio cassette and continues on side B.

Photographs of Louise Edvina Edwardes

File contains an autographed photograph of the Montreal-born opera singer Louise Edvina Edwardes (nee Martin), known by her stage name "Madame Edvina." File also contains a print of Louise Edvina in costume from the opera "Tosca" by Giacomo Puccini. Logan's notes on the reverse side of the print and at the bottom of the photograph indicate that she was known for her creation of the title role of Louise in an opera by Gustave Charpentier.

Correspondence from Hilda Roberts

File contains a letter from the singer Hilda Roberts. The letter contains an overview of her performances to date in anticipation of a concert in Halifax. The file also contains a series of testimonials from Manlio Di Veroli, Musical Director of the Opera House in Rome and the London Opera House, who taught Roberts in London.

Programs from the Academy of Music

File contains programs for performances by the Russian pianist Mark Hambourg (October 2, 1911); American soprano Victorina Hayes; Canadian bass baritone Edmund Burke; American tenor Allen McQuhae; and the Pictou County Philharmonic Society, directed by George M. McDonald and assisted by Suzanne Kenyon (February 15, 1924).

Sound recordings

Series contains sound recordings of Sheila Piercey's opera performances, dress rehearsals, auditions, practice sessions, radio broadcast, as well as concert and recital performances with the Canadian Opera Company (COC). Most recordings are on audio reels and cassette tapes.

Sunday CBC recital live from Halifax - May 24, 1959

Item is a reel-to-reel recording of a Sunday recital by Sheila Piercey on CBC Live. Handwritten notes on the label inserted in the box read:
Pianist, Gorden McPhearson
Michaela's aria - Carmen
Nell - Fauré
Air de Lia - Debussy
Compositions by Norman Peterkin: A)The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls B) Sleep, White Love
Turina, Spanish composer - 4 songs
25 years old (Sheila Piercey)

La traviata : Sheila Piercey as violetta at the banff school of fine arts, summer 1961 : Tape 1 of 3

Item is a reel-to-reel recording of Verdi's opera "La Traviata," presented at the Banff School of Fine Arts in the summer of 1961. Sheila Piercey performed the role of Violetta (soprano). Handwritten notes inside the box lid read: "#499 - aria Ah! fors e lui che l'anima - Side I on tape." The recording is tape 1 of 3.

The widow : track 2

Item is an audio recording of CBC radio broadcasts at the CBC Toronto Summer Festival. The first part of the recording is the "Movement for Orchestra" and an interview with Harry Somers(composer). The second part of the recording (13:00) is the opera "The Widow" by Calixa Lavallée.

1969 Peterborough 'Come Scoglio' aria from Così fan tutte (side A)

Item is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey and Alex Gray performing "Come Scoglio" from Mozart's opera Cosi fan Tutte at Peterborough Opera Guild, on May 30, 1969. Label says tape recorder on floor pick up all the noise. The recording is on side A of audio cassette. (Side B is blank)

CBC radio recording of valentine's concert, February 14, 1982 (side A)

Item is a concert recording of Sheila Piercey and Elvira Gonnella performing the duet 'I Will Choose the Handsome Dark One' from Cosi fan tutte for the concert titled "Valentine Serenade" in the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium at the Dalhousie Arts Centre on February 14, 1982, that aired on CBC Radio. The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Bach cantata no. 147 - November 22, 1985 (side B)

Item is an audio recording of Sheila Piercey singing "Bach Cantata no. 147" at St Andrew's United Church in Halifax on November 22, 1985. Handwritten notes on the label inserted in the case read: "Bach - Cantata no. 147: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, side I(A): 1 to 7 side II(B): 8 to 10, St Andrew's United Church, November 22, 1985." The recording is on side B of audio cassette.

Cavalleria rusticana rehearsal - October 16,1986

File is an audio cassette tape recorded by Sheila Piercey on October 16, 1986, with a handwritten note on the label inserted in the case that reads: "Cavalleria Rusticana rehearsal with Stuart Hamilton at Dalhousie Art Centre with Jeff Morris and Sheila Piercey (Santuzza)."

Cavalleria rusticana rehearsal - October 16,1986 (side A)

Item is an audio recording by Sheila Piercey on October 16, 1986. Handwritten notes on the label inserted in the case read: "Cavalleria Rusticana rehearsal with Stuart Hamilton at Dalhousie Art Centre with Jeff Morris and Sheila Piercey (Santuzza)." The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Cavalleria rusticana rehearsal - October 16,1986 (side B)

Item is an audio recording by Sheila Piercey on October 16, 1986. Handwritten notes on the label inserted in the case read: "Cavalleria Rusticana rehearsal with Stuart Hamilton at Dalhousie Art Centre with Jeff Morris and Sheila Piercey (Santuzza)." The recording is on side B of audio cassette.

Cavalleria rusticana - November 16, 1986

File is an audio cassette tape with recordings of Sheila Piercey performing in opera "Cavalleria Rusticana " at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium at the Dalhousie Arts Centreon on November 16, 1986. Handwritten notes on the label inserted in the case read: "Cavalleria: taped by Lynn Morris, performance at Cohn, Walter Kemp (conductor). "Santuzza" - Sheila Piercey, "Turiddu" - Jeff Morris, "Lucia" - Elvira Gonnella, "Alfio" - Greg Servant, "Lola" - Diane Ashworth, Dalhousie Chorale (choirs)."
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