- Series
- Hall of song: The 'Met,' 1883-1966
- Air Date
- 1966-11-10
- Duration
- 00:29:16
- Episode Description
- 1909 -1913. Hammerstein, a competitor, is forced to sell out, leaving the Met supreme in New York. Puccini attends premiere of Fanciulla del West. Recordings by Bori, Margarete Matzenauer, Luisa Tetrazzini.
- 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
- Bori, Lucrezia, 1887-1960 (Performer)Matzenauer, Margarete, 1881-1963 (Performer)Tetrazzini, Luisa, 1871-1940 (Performer)
- Genre(s)
- Geographic Region(s)
- regions
- Time Period
- 1961-1970
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