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“No operatic star has yet died soon enough for me”

On this day in 1942 conductor Sir Thomas Beecham made his Metropolitan Opera debut.

By WindyCityOperaman on January 15, 2018 at 11:30 AM

On this day in 1942 conductor Sir Thomas Beecham made his Metropolitan Opera debut conducting a double bill of Phoebus and Pan and La Coq d’Or.