- Series
- Hall of song: The 'Met,' 1883-1966
- Air Date
- 1966-10-11
- Duration
- 00:29:20
- Episode Description
- 1903 -1907. The Conried Regime. The controversial Parsifal premiere and the scandalous Salome first night. Early influence of J.P. Morgan. Features Geraldine Farrar, Olive Fremstad, Otto Goritz.
- 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
- Fremstad, Olive, -1951 (Performer)Farrar, Geraldine, 1882-1967 (Performer)Goritz, Otto, 1873-1929 (Performer)
- Genre(s)
- Geographic Region(s)
- regions
- Time Period
- 1961-1970
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