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Eleanor Steber
In this episode, Alfred Hubay recounts his memories and impressions as an usher during his ninth season, 1951-1952, with the Metropolitan Opera. Among the subjects he covers arenew productions of Cosi fan tutte, Carmen and Elektra with Elisabeth Höngen and Astrid Varnay. (Part 2 of 4).
(Recorded 19 July 2011)
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Kristen Flagstad
In this episode, Alfred Hubay recounts his memories and impressions as an usher during his ninth season, 1951-1952, with the Metropolitan Opera. Among the subjects he covers are the outrageous Musetta of Ljuba Welitsch, the Metropolitan Opera farewell of Kirsten Flagstad, the Gianni Schicchi of Salvatore Baccaloni, the debut of Thomas Hayward and the voice of Nell Rankin. (Part 3 of 4).
(Recorded 19 July 2011)
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Hans Hopf
In this episode, Alfred Hubay recounts his memories and impressions as an usher during his ninth season, 1951-1952, with the Metropolitan Opera. Among the subjects he covers are the debuts of Hans Hopf and Giacinto Prandelli, the Italianate Manon with Giuseppe di Stefano and Licia Albanese, the return of Maria Jeritza, the voice of Paolo Silveri and Otello with Ramon Vinay, Eleanor Steber and Leonard Warren. (Part 4 of 4).
(Recorded 19 July 2011)
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Zinka Milanov
IThe season of 1952-1953 was Alfred Hubay’s tenth season as an usher for the Metropolitan Opera. Here he talks about new productions of La forza del destino and La boheme, the latter in English as well as Italian, the American premiere of Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress and two abridged telecasts of Fledermaus! and La boheme. (Part 1 of 2).
(Recorded 16 August 2011)
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