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Title: Frank Fragale Collection
Dates: 1941-1958
Collection number: ARS-0007
Creator:
Frank and Josephine Fragale
Collection Size:
11 linear ft. (17 boxes)
Repository:
Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, California 94305-3076
Abstract: The Fragale collection consists primarily of scores and recordings, and secondarily of programs, photographs, articles and
materials on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?s libretto.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection is open for research. Listening appointments may require 24 hours notice. Contact the Archive Operations Manager.
Property rights reside with repository. Publication and reproduction rights reside with the creators or their heirs. To obtain
permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Head Librarian of the Archive of Recorded Sound.
Frank Fragale Collection, ARS-0007. Courtesy of the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford,
Calif.
Biography / Administrative History
Frank Fragale (1894-1955), a native of Sciara , Italy, received his music education at the Bellini conservatory in Palermo.
He continued his studies in New York with Julius Gold, a teacher he felt very indebted to. In 1915 he joined the San Francisco
Symphony and Opera as a bass-clarinetist. He combined a performing and composing career. His most important compositions were
the Fantasia for cello and piano which won him an honorary recognition at the Third International G. B. Viotti Competition,
and his opera Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, with a libretto by W. Erich. The opera was premiered in 1953 at the Berkeley Garfield
Theater with Earl Bernard Murray and Marsden Argall as conductors of the orchestra and chorus. The performers were volunteers
from the Berkeley Opera Workshop and the local Musicians Union.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Frank Fragale Collection consists mainly of scores. These are divided in three groups: the opera, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(111 folders), chamber music (61 folders) and orchestral music (21 folders). Most of the materials in the collection relate
to his opera, such as the sixteen photographs. Among the libretto materials are versions in English and Italian. The ten programs
range from 1941 to 1958. In addition there are twenty-two articles, six reel to reel tapes, fifty-five instantaneous lacquer
discs, and five commercial discs documenting Fragale?s work.
The collection is arranged in seven series: I. Scores. II. Libretto materials. III. Programs. IV. Photographs. V. Articles
and newspaper clippings. VI. Miscellaneous documents. VII. Recordings.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Fragale, Frank, 1894-1955
Operas.