Mapping Early Sounds of a Czech Singer in the USA
Event Details
Date
Friday, February 9, 2024
Time
4-5 p.m.
Location
126 Memorial Library
Description
Filip Šír (National Museum, Prague) will share a curated historical soundtrack of the famous singer Bohumil Pták (1869-1933), who performed folksongs and operatic arias on tours across North America. This talk will illuminate one of Pták’s rarest recordings, which is in the Mills Music Library 78-rpm Recordings Collection.
Cost
Free and open to the public
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