Tshun-Tschi operetta manuscript music Digital
Scope and Contents
Besides producing and starring in Tschun-Tschi, she composed the music and lyrics to the show’s Chinese songs. It opened August 14th, 1930, at the Neues Wiener Schauspielhaus in Austria and ran for five weeks.
Included in the collection are about 40 pages of manuscript music, written by Wong (who was fluent in German). It is presumed these were used in Tschun-Tschi (given that one of the compositions shares a title) bt this is not confirmed. These songs were also possibly added to the repertoire of her European tour. The titles for the present songs are Vision, Tschun-Tschi and 2 Lieder (2 songs).Each is signed and appears with the subtitle, in German, which translates to “After an ancient Chinese folk song by Anna May Wong.”
Description taken from dealer's notes.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1800-1961
- Creation: Majority of material found in circa 1905-1930
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
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Extent
3 foldersPhysical Location
Harvard Depository
Creator
- From the Collection: Wong, Anna May, 1905-1961 (Person)
- From the Collection: Irving, Ernest, 1878-1953 (Person)
- From the Collection: Lambert, Constant, 1905-1951 (Person)
- From the Collection: May, Hans, 1891-1959 (Person)
Repository Details
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