Patricia Neway
Patricia Neway (September 30, 1919 – January 24, 2012) was an American operatic soprano and musical theatre actress who had an active international career during the mid-1940s through the 1970s. One of the few performers of her day to enjoy equal success on both the opera and musical theatre stages, she was a regular performer on both Broadway and at the New York City Opera during the 1950s and 1960s. Critic Emily Langer of The Washington Post wrote that, "Neway was a rare type of singer — one with the classical training and raw vocal strength to meet the demands of opera as well as the acting talent and appeal required to succeed in musical theater." She is particularly remembered for creating roles in the world premieres of several contemporary American operas, most notably Magda Sorel in Gian Carlo Menotti's The Consul. On Broadway she won a Tony Award for her portrayal of the Mother Abbess in the original production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 30, 1919 (Kensington), Died January 24, 2012 (Corinth)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1945 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D5VB-0489 | 10-in. | 7/13/1945 | Follow the gleam | Artists vary | Vocal solos, with piano | vocalist | |
Victor | D5VB-0490 | 10-in. | 7/13/1945 | I will go with my father a-ploughing | Artists vary | Vocal solos, with piano | vocalist | |
Victor | D5VB-0491 | 10-in. | 7/13/1945 | Halloween night | Artists vary | Vocal solos, with piano | vocalist | |
Victor | D5VB-0492 | 10-in. | 7/13/1945 | Little shoemaker | Artists vary | Vocal solos, with piano | vocalist | |
Victor | D5VB-0541 | 10-in. | 7/20/1945 | Indian dance | Artists vary | Vocal solos, with piano, flute, drum, and trumpet | vocalist | |
Victor | D5VB-0542 | 10-in. | 7/20/1945 | When the chestnut leaves are falling | Artists vary | Vocal solos, with piano | vocalist | |
Victor | D5VB-0543 | 10-in. | 7/20/1945 | Wait for the wagon | Artists vary | Vocal solos, with piano | vocalist | |
Victor | D5VB-0544 | 10-in. | 7/20/1945 | Waltzing with Anya | Artists vary | Vocal solos, with piano | vocalist | |
Decca | 76629 | 4/10/1950 | Act I, Scene 1, part 1 | Lehman Engel | vocalist | |||
Decca | 76630 | 4/10/1950 | Act I, Scene 1, part 2 | Lehman Engel | vocalist | |||
Decca | 76631 | 4/10/1950 | Act I, Scene 1, part 3 & Scene 2, part 1 | Lehman Engel | vocalist | |||
Decca | 76632 | 4/10/1950 | Act I, Scene 2, part 2 | Lehman Engel | vocalist | |||
Decca | 76633 | 5/1/1950 | Act I, Scene 2, part 3 | Lehman Engel | vocalist | |||
Decca | 76634 | 4/11/1950 | Act II, Scene 1, part 1 | Lehman Engel | vocalist | |||
Decca | 76635 | 4/11/1950 | Act II, Scene 1, part 2 | Lehman Engel | vocalist | |||
Decca | 76636 | 4/11/1950 | Act II, Scene 1, part 3 | Lehman Engel | vocalist | |||
Decca | 76637 | 5/9/1950 | Act II, Scene 2, part 1 | Lehman Engel | vocalist | |||
Decca | 76638 | 5/9/1950 | Act II, Scene 2, part 2 | Lehman Engel | vocalist | |||
Decca | 76639 | 5/16/1950 | Act II, Scene 2, part 3 | Lehman Engel | vocalist | |||
Decca | 76640 | 4/11/1950 | Act II, Scene 2, part 4 | Lehman Engel | vocalist | |||
Decca | 76641 | 5/16/1950 | Act III, Scene 1, part 1 | Lehman Engel | vocalist | |||
Decca | 76642 | 4/14/1950 | Act III, Scene 1, part 2 | Lehman Engel | vocalist | |||
Decca | 76643 | 5/16/1950 | Act III, Scene 2, part 1 | Lehman Engel | vocalist | |||
Decca | 76644 | 5/16/1950 | Act III, Scene 2, part 2 | Lehman Engel | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Neway, Patricia," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/333751.
Neway, Patricia. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/333751.
"Neway, Patricia." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Neway, Patricia, 1919-2012 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88100613
Wikidata: Patricia Neway - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7145772
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/116581341
MusicBrainz: Patricia Neway - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4e79b1e8-2edf-499b-9ce7-91911f7d72ab
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