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Backstage at the Royal Alex last night after a concert by the Toronto Chamber Orchestra, conductor Jacob Groob, basso Jan Rubes of the Canadian Opera (...)
Backstage at the Royal Alex last night after a concert by the Toronto Chamber Orchestra, conductor Jacob Groob, basso Jan Rubes of the Canadian Opera (...)

Backstage at the Royal Alex last night after a concert by the Toronto Chamber Orchestra, conductor Jacob Groob, basso Jan Rubes of the Canadian Opera (...)

Date6/1/1964
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Original Toronto Star caption: Backstage at the Royal Alex last night after a concert by the Toronto Chamber Orchestra, conductor Jacob Groob, basso Jan Rubes of the Canadian Opera Company and composer Charles Camilleri talk things over. Camiller's Fantasy Fugue had its premiere. Rubes stole the show with his comic talent.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0077837F
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