On this day in 1948 Verdi’s Otello was the first opera to be telecast from the Met.
(Can’t find a kinoscope, but this broadcast came a few days after.)
The Met in low def
On this day in 1948 Verdi’s Otello was the first opera to be telecast from the Met.
WindyCityOperaman
Dan Soda (Windy City Operaman) is a Chicago native whose first visit to opera was at age 17 and Massenet’s Werther with Troyanos and Kraus. Nothing was ever the same. Opera and concert performances, recordings and video are an obsession. He prepares Parterre Box’s daily birthday and anniversary tributes. He also enjoys concerts, live theater and movies.
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