#METROPOLITAN OPERA SERIES#

Also present in the Cross files are notes on the history of the Met broadcasts, press releases or correspondence regarding non-Met performances, and typed essays or speeches on broadcast announcing and opera on the radio. Milton Cross's files contain scripts, hand-written notes and script drafts press releases and publicity packets and correspondence from artist managers, publicity agents, and radio producers. It also has two intermission scripts, one featuring host Geraldine Farrar interviewing Lucrezia Bori, the other a group discussion of bel canto singing with Norman Dello Joio and Robert Merrill. A general folder holds scripts devoted to profiles of Bidu SayГЈo, RisГ« Stevens, and Enrico Caruso. Most of the scripts are arranged in folders devoted to a single opera, some with multiple scripts from different dates. They feature host Milton Cross summarizing opera plots and biographical information on Met vocalists, as well as interviewing guest singers, conductors, and opera experts. The Metropolitan Opera radio scripts, dating from 1933 to 1974, contain scripts used in the MetвЂ™s Saturday matinee broadcasts. The Metropolitan Opera radio scripts date from 1933 to 1974, and hold Milton Cross's writings and correspondence in addition to scripts.

#METROPOLITAN OPERA SERIES#

Its series of live Saturday matinee radio broadcasts began in 1931, featuring host Milton Cross. The Metropolitan Opera has been one of the worldвЂ™s premiere opera companies for well over a century. To credit artist roles, please use the Metropolitan Opera Guild artist entry. May also appear as Metropolitan Opera Guild, Inc. For general guidance about requesting offsite materials, please consult: The Metropolitan Opera Guild is an American non-profit organization, established in 1935 to support the The Metropolitan Opera and based at Lincoln Center Theater in New York.

Please check the collection records in the NYPL's online catalog for detailed location information. Repository Music Division Access to materials Some collections held by the Dance, Music, Recorded Sound, and Theatre Divisions at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts are held off-site and must be requested in advance. Music Division, The New York Public Library. Metropolitan Opera radio scripts, JPB 14-11. 63 linear feet (2 boxes) Preferred Citation Creator Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Call number JPB 14-11 Physical description.

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