Houghton Library Blog

Eleanor Steber (1914-1990) was a leading soprano at the Metropolitan Opera for over two decades. Today is her 100^th birthday.

Over the past weeks this blog has featured items drawn from Steber’s papers in the Harvard Theatre Collection that document two significant collaborations with American composer Samuel Barber: Vanessa (1958) and Knoxville: Summer of 1915 (1948). To read more about the collection and Steber’s career, follow the links below. A selection of working scores and photographs will be on display in the Chaucer Case on the ground floor of Houghton Library through September.

Eleanor Steber at 100 • Steber and Vanessa • Steber and Knoxville

This post is the last in a series on the Eleanor Steber collection to mark the centenary of her birth.

Dale Stinchcomb, Curatorial Assistant in the Harvard Theatre Collection, contributed this post.