- Series
- Hall of song: The 'Met,' 1883-1966
- Air Date
- 1966-11-21
- Duration
- 00:29:00
- Episode Description
- 1913 -1918. The great ticket scandal. The Toscanini furor. German opera is dismissed at outbreak of war. Voices of Giovanni Martinelli, Giuseppe De Luca, Claudia Muzio, Florence Easton.
- Series Description
- Documentary series on history of the Metropolitan Opera Company ("The Met") in its original home at Broadway and 39th Street in New York. "The Met" closed its old location on April 16, 1966. Series includes interviews and rare recordings of noted performers.
- Subject(s)
- Creator(s)
- WBUR (Radio station : Boston, Mass.) (Producer)Calhoun, Richard (Producer)Kastendieck, Miles (Host)Cross, Milton, 1897-1975 (Host)
- Contributors
- Martinelli, Giovanni, 1885-1969 (Performer)Muzio, Claudia, 1889-1936 (Performer)De Luca, Giuseppe, 1876-1950 (Performer)Easton, Florence (Performer)
- Genre(s)
- Geographic Region(s)
- regions
- Time Period
- 1961-1970
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