Background
Peltz, Mary Ellis was born on May 4, 1896 in New York City. Daughter of Leonard E. and Edith (Bell) Opdycke.
Peltz, Mary Ellis was born on May 4, 1896 in New York City. Daughter of Leonard E. and Edith (Bell) Opdycke.
Student Chapin School, 1906-1911, Spence School, 1911-1915. Bachelor of Arts, Barnard College, 1920.
Employed as assistant music critic New York Evening Sun, 1920-1924. President Junior League City of New York, 1928-1930, arts and interest director Association Junior Leagues American, 1930-1932. Publications director Metropolitan Opera Guild, 1935-1957.
Founder, editor Opera News, 1936-1957. Archivist Metropolitan Opera Association, after 1957, vice president Bar Harbor (Maine) History Society Board of directors Mount Desert Island Hospital, Jesup Memorial Library, Bar Harbor.
Author: American Poems, The Plowshare, 1934. The Metropolitan Opera Guide (with Robert Lawrence), 1939. Spotlight on the Stars, 1943.
Your Metropolitan Opera, 1945. Behind the Gold Curtain, 1950, Accents on Opera (with Boris Goldovsky), 1953. The Magic of the Opera, published in 1960, others.
Editor: Opera Lover’s Companion, 1948. Introduction to Opera, 1956.
Member Junior League of New York City. Club: Colony (New York City).
Married John DeWitt Peltz, June 6, 1924. Children: John DeWitt, Henry S., Mary Ellis Nevius.