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1900-1976 (Creation)
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1.56 metres of textual records and other material
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Ruby Mercer (1906-1999) was an American-born Canadian writer, broadcaster, and soprano. She made her debut in 1936 as a member of the Metropolitan Opera, portraying Nedda in Pagliacci. Marriage to Geza Por brought Mercer to Toronto in 1958. She founded the periodical Opera Canada, which she edited from 1960 to 1990, as well as the Canadian Children's Opera Chorus, serving as its first president. Mercer was host of CBC Radio's weekly shows Opera Time from 1962 to 1979 and Opera in Stereo from 1979 to 1984. She became a member of the Order of Canada in 1995.
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Collection of manuscript, interviews, correspondence, reviews, research notes, speeches, newspaper clippings, photographs, transcripts, recordings, and proofs related to Mercer’s career and her book, The Tenor of His Time: Edward Johnson of the Met (1976).