On this day in 1883 the Metropolitan Opera House opened with Gounod‘s Faust.
On this day in 1883 the Metropolitan Opera House opened with Gounod‘s Faust.
On this day in 1973 the Metropolitan Opera presented the company premiere of Les Troyens.
“She sounds the note of deep pathos in both action and song convincingly, and last night won the tribute of tears from many eyes.”
The reviews for Geraldine Farrar‘s Metropolitan Opera debut (Opening Night of the 1906-1907 season) could almost have been written by her own mother.
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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