Oakland University. Department of Music, Theater and Dance

Papers of David DiChiera (1935-2018), an award-winning professor, composer, and founder of the Michigan Opera Theater. As a faculty member at Oakland University’s music department from 1962 to 1972 he developed the university’s music curriculum and cultural programming. In an effort to make opera accessible to a large Michigan public he founded the Michigan Opera Theatre in 1971 and remained its director until 2017.

Internal documents and publications of the Department of Music, Theatre and Dance at Oakland University, including programs of performances, covering the 1960-2014 period. Large number of photographs of faculty, students and performances over the years.