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Ettore Bastianni
The 1959-1960 season of the Metropolitan Opera found Alfred Hubay as Chief Usher for Rudolf Bing’s tenth season as General Manager. Mr. Hubay’s memories include a particular performance of Andrea Chenier with Ettore Bastianini and Carlo Bergonzi, the departure of Antonietta Stella, the short-lived policy of banning curtain calls, a heartfelt remembrance of Anna Moffo and Zinka Milanov as a teacher. (Part 5 of 5).
(Recorded 21 February 2012)
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Leonie Rysanek
Alfred Hubay was in his final year as Chief Usher for the Metropolitan Opera during the 1960-1961 season and in this episode, he relays many momentous events, including an opening night new but somber production of Nabucco with Cornell MacNeil, Leonie Rysanek and Bonaldo Giaiotti in his Met debut, Rudolf Bing’s policy of admitting late-comers, the debuts of Kerstin Meyer and Jane Rhodes in a revival of Carmen, the debut of Gabriella Tucci in Madama Butterfly and the debut of Eileen Farrell in Alcestis. (Part 1 of 3).
(Recorded 10 March 2012)
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Franco Corelli, Rudolf Bing, Leontyne Price
Alfred Hubay was in his final year as Chief Usher for the Metropolitan Opera during the 1960-1961 season and in this episode, he relays many momentous events, including the spectacular double debuts of Leontyne Price and Franco Corelli in Il trovatore, a new production of Turandot with Birgit Nilsson, Franco Corelli and Anna Moffo with the debut of conductor Leopold Stokowski. (Part 2 of 3).
(Recorded 10 March 2012)
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Elisabeth Söderström
Alfred Hubay was in his final year as Chief Usher for the Metropolitan Opera during the 1960-1961 season and in this episode, he relays many momentous events, including the quiet retirement of Rise Stevens, the unfortunate departure from the Met of Cesare Valletti in a new production of L’elisir d’amore with Elisabeth Söderstrom and Fernando Corena, a new production of Martha with Victoria de los Angeles and Richard Tucker, a new production of Tannhäuser with Hans Hopf, Leonie Rysanek and Victoria de los Angeles (her single Met Elisabeth), Hermann Prey and conductor Georg Solti in their Met debuts and the debut of Anneliese Rothenberger as Zdenka in Arabella. (Part 3 of 3).
(Recorded 10 March 2012)
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