Maria Jeritza estate in serious disrepair in Newark

A disgrace for the City of Newark

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Former Maria Jeritza estate in serious disrepair in Newark.

While giving a tour to a colleague from New York for the Cherry Blossoms, I took a detour to show him the Jeritza estate. It was a mistake a few days ago.

The roof of the guest house seems to be imploding. This would be a Historic Landmark disaster for the Forest Hill section of Newark and the Opera community from here to Vienna and The Met. In conjunction with The Metropolitan new production of DER ROSENKAVALIER they honored Jeritza on the Grand Tier with an exhibit of her costume jewelry as worn on The Met stage. A colleague brought it to my attention only a few years ago so Jeritza is still honored and remembered at The Met.

Maria Jeritza was a superstar at the Metropolitan, Vienna, Czech, + LaScala Opera who premiered Opera’s by Puccini, Strauss, + Janacek. Jeritza also loved, lived, and stayed at her home and estate in Newark NJ for 40 years. Let's not abandon her heritage now.

The New York Times noted in their obituary she was a star of Opera’s Golden Age in the 20th century. She was an Opera Diva, who lived, retired, and died In Newark in 1982 at 94. She attended and supported opera at The Mosque Theatre and Symphony Hall in Newark, NJ. Her appearances would generate instant applause at each performance with her blond hair and blue tinted glasses.

Homage to Maria Jeritza, who resided In Newark and made opera andmusic history in Brno, Newark, The Met, Vienna and inspired and worked with Giacomo Puccini, Leos Janacek, and Richard Strauss during her stellar career.

MARIA JERITZA, STAR OF OPERA’S ‘GOLDEN AGE,’ DIES AT 94 …

www.nytimes.com/1982/…/maria-jeritza-star-of-opera-s-golden-age-dies-at-94 .- Maria Jeritza, the internationally renowned soprano who has beencalled … Miss Jeritza was one of the great artists of opera’s

”golden age,” (1887-1982) longtime resident of Newark,NJ who sang for Richard Strauss, Leos Janacek, and Giacomo Puccini:Premiere’s at the Met, Vienna, Brno, LaScala in her illustrious career in Europe and the United States.

Richard Strauss wrote 4 Last Songs (and one last song for Maria(Jeritza ) who retired to Newark after her international opera careerfrom Vienna to The Met.

Puccini loved Jeritza as his favorite TOSCA. Maria started thetradition of Tosca laying prone on the floor to sing “Vissi d’arte.”Jeritza premiered Janacek’s JENUFA among other highlights from Brno,Vienna and Milan. Her legendary musical soirees occurred at her homein North Newark. It should be an Historic Site and turned into a OperaMuseum while it still stands though now in private hands. Her postretirement appearances at The Met and Symphony Hall (formerly the Mosque Theatre) garnered a rash of applause from the opera audience.

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Maria Jeritza in Newark, Italy and me (Lulu 2019) in 2021.

As a Newark native I have seen Newark in many guises over the years from St Benedict's Prep Drama Guild to my Certificate of Appreciation from Essex County College as Arts Editor of The Ecco, and Editor of Shapes of Things. My Arts career began via Intercultural Studies and Contemporary Arts at Ramapo College where I produced a Classical Concert Series featuring Emmanuel Ax; Fred Sherry; Ursula Oppens and Joyce Mathis when they were Young Concert Artists. Emmanuel Ax had Tea in my kitchen before his recital.

Claudio Abbado invited me to spend a season in Milan at LaScala as a guest directing assistant. Later, I was a Guest of Aer Lingus for The Dublin Theatre Festival in Ireland and afterwards directed THE GIGLI CONCERT in Rome (in Italian).

More recently, I worked with French Cultural Services honoring the Orchestre de Lyon, France at NJPAC in 2017. Earlier, I produced 5 Festivals in the City of Paterson honoring Paterson, France, Ireland, and Italy.

This Opera Project would be dedicated to Maria Jeritza at NJPAC (2020/21) . Jeritza was a superstar at the Metropolitan, Vienna, & LaScala Opera Companies. Jeritza premiered Opera's by Puccini, Strauss, + Janacek.

Jeritza also loved, lived, and retired in Newark NJ.

The New York Times noted in their obituary she was a star of Opera's Golden Age in the 20th century. She was an Opera Diva, who lived, retired, and died In Newark in 1982 at 94. She attended and supported opera at The Mosque Theatre and Symphony Hall in Newark, NJ. Her appearances would generate instant applause at each performance with her blond hair and blue tinted glasses.

Homage to Maria Jeritza, who resided In Newark and made opera and

music history in Brno, Newark, The Met, Vienna and inspired and worked

with Giacomo Puccini, Leos Janacek, and Richard Strauss in her career.

,

MARIA JERITZA, STAR OF OPERA'S 'GOLDEN AGE,' DIES AT 94 ...

www.nytimes.com/1982/.../maria-jeritza-star-of-opera-s-golden-age-dies-at-94. Maria Jeritza, the internationally renowned soprano who has been

called ... Miss Jeritza was one of the great artists of opera's

''golden age,'' (1887-1982) longtime resident of Newark,

NJ who sang for Richard Strauss, Leos Janacek, and Giacomo

Puccini :Premiere's at the Met, Vienna, Brno, LaScala in her illustrious career in Europe and the United States.

Richard Strauss wrote 4 Last Songs (and one last song for Maria

(Jeritza ) who retired to Newark after her international opera career

from Vienna to The Met.

Puccini loved Jeritza as his favorite TOSCA. Maria started the

tradition of Tosca laying prone on the floor to sing "Vissi d'arte."

Jeritza premiered Janacek's JENUFA among other highlights from Brno,

Vienna and Milan. Her legendary musical soirees occurred at her home

in North Newark. It should be an Historic Site and turned into a Opera

Museum while it still stands though now in private hands. Her post

retirement appearances at The Met and Symphony Hall (formerly the

Mosque Theatre) garnered a rash of applause from the opera audience.

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