The 1955-1956 season of the Metropolitan Opera was Alfred Hubay’s thirteenth season as an usher. Here he talks about star-studded Fledermaus party scenes, the debut of Daniele Barioni, the Don Jose of Giuseppe di Stefano, Rudolf Kempe conducting two revivals: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg with Albert Da Costa, Paul Schöffler and Victoria de los Angeles and Der Rosenkavalier with Rise Stevens, Lisa della Casa, Hilde Güden and Otto Edelmann. (Part 3 of 3).
(Recorded 11 October 2011)
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