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The Poetry of Debussy and Mahler
Today’s edition of the Trenton Times highlights an upcoming performance by the Princeton Symphony Orchestra of Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune and Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde: Margaret Mezzacappa to perform Mahler’s ‘Song of the Earth’ with Princeton Symphony Orchestra The … Continue reading
Join us for the Princeton ArtWalk, Thursday, March 7, 5–8 p.m.
Our latest exhibition, “A Republic in the Wilderness: Treasures of American History from Jamestown to Appomattox,” is a featured destination on this Thursday’s ArtWalk. Please join us tomorrow in the Main Gallery of the Firestone Library from 5 p.m. to … Continue reading
Join Us on March 5 for James McPherson’s Lecture on the Civil War for “A Republic in the Wilderness”
Join us at 5:00 pm on Tuesday, March 5, in McCormick Hall Room 101, for a lecture on the Civil War by James McPherson, the George Henry Davis 1886 Professor of American History, Emeritus. Professor McPherson’s lecture will be followed … Continue reading
“Wanted Poster” No Longer Still At Large
The latest issue of Town Topics, Princeton’s weekly community newspaper, highlights a recently discovered “Wanted Poster” for John Wilkes Booth following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln: “Lincoln Assassination ‘Wanted Poster’ Discovered at Princeton University Library” The broadside was discovered while researching … Continue reading
Times of Trenton Highlights 18th Century Handel Acquisition
Princeton University Library is pleased to announce the acquisition of an eighteenth-century scribal score of George Frideric Handel’s three-act opera Berenice, copied by a contemporary Handel copyist (“S2”) from the composer’s autograph manuscript. The acquisition is highlighted on the front … Continue reading
