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Metropolitan Opera

The Metropolitan Opera, founded in 1883Created by: LOC's Public Domain ArchiveDated: 1900
Opera stars Leontyne Price and Robert Merrill deliver an aria at topping-ouut ceremonies for the new Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center The $42.7 million, 14-story building, in the background, is the largest of five structures in the center and is scheduled for completion next year World Telegram & Sun photo by Phil Stanziola
The Metropolitan Opera was founded in 1883, with its first opera house built on Broadway and 39th Street by a group of wealthy businessmen who wanted their own theater.

In the company’s early years, the management changed course several times, first performing everything in Italian (even Carmen and Lohengrin), then everything in German (even Aida and Faust), before finally settling into a policy of performing most works in their original language, with some notable exceptions.

The Metropolitan Opera has always engaged many of the world’s most important artists: Christine Nilsson, Marcella Sembrich, Lilli Lehmann, Nellie Melba, Emma Calvé, De Reszke brothers, Jean and Edouard, Emma Eames, Lillian Nordica, Enrico Caruso, Geraldine Farrar, Rosa Ponselle, Lawrence Tibbett and more. Some of the great conductors have helped shape the Met: Anton Seidl, Arturo Toscanini, Gustav Mahler, Artur Bodanzky, Bruno Walter, George Szell, Fritz Reiner, and Dimitri Mitropoulos.
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[Emma Eames, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing front with right hand on spinning wheel]

[Emma Eames, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing front wit...

Copyright by B.J. Falk, NY. No. 75. Public domain photograph - female portrait, the 1900s, aristocracy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Caruso - Public domain portrait photograph

Caruso - Public domain portrait photograph

An old photo of a man with a cane. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

E. Caruso walking with unidentified woman

E. Caruso walking with unidentified woman

A man and a woman walking down a sidewalk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Caruso in "Armide" - Public domain portrait photograph

Caruso in "Armide" - Public domain portrait photograph

An old photo of a man dressed in armor. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Caruso & Philip Gordon - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Caruso & Philip Gordon - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain photograph of cabinet, bureau, office, 1920s - 1930s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Caruso - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Caruso - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Figure of Caruso - Public domain monumental decor photograph

Figure of Caruso - Public domain monumental decor photograph

A black and white photo of a statue of a man. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Caruso & Mrs. A. Gallitin - Public domain  photograph

Caruso & Mrs. A. Gallitin - Public domain photograph

A black and white photo of a group of people. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Joseph Caruso, J.J. Ettor, Arturo Giovannitti

Joseph Caruso, J.J. Ettor, Arturo Giovannitti

A black and white photo of three men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Caruso - Public domain portrait photograph

Caruso - Public domain portrait photograph

A black and white photo of a woman standing on a sidewalk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[New York City: Metropolitan Opera House]

[New York City: Metropolitan Opera House]

Photo copyrighted by Irving Underhill. No copyright renewal. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Elev. RR.

[Enrico Caruso, 1873-1921, three-quarters length portrait, standing, facing left]

[Enrico Caruso, 1873-1921, three-quarters length portrait, standing, f...

Photo copyrighted by E. Chickering. No. 1. cf. America's Yesterdays, p. 299. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; BI; Shelf.

Amato as "Cyrano" - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Amato as "Cyrano" - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photo probably shows Italian opera singer Pasquale Amato (1878-1942) who sang with the Metropolitan Opera from 1908 until 1921. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2008)

Mme. Ober, George Grantham Bain Collection

Mme. Ober, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photo shows American opera singer Margarethe Arndt-Ober (1885-1971). Arndt-Ober performed with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City between 1913 and 1917. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2010) Title from d... More

R. Edmunds -- Serge Diaghileff -- John Brown

R. Edmunds -- Serge Diaghileff -- John Brown

Photograph shows (right to left) John Brown, business comptroller of the Metropolitan Opera, Serge Diaghilev of the Ballet Russes and Ralph Edmunds who was connected with the Metropolitan Opera Company. (Source... More

Farrar as "Carmen", George Grantham Bain Collection

Farrar as "Carmen", George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Geraldine Farrar (1882-1967), an American soprano opera singer and film actress. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms ... More

Caruso, George Grantham Bain Collection

Caruso, George Grantham Bain Collection

Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. General information about the George Grantha... More

[Enrico Caruso, 1873-1921, In "Girl of the Golden West", full length portrait, standing, facing left]

[Enrico Caruso, 1873-1921, In "Girl of the Golden West", full length p...

J152820 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Operas & operettas; PI; Shelf.

Met. Opera House, 11/12/14 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Met. Opera House, 11/12/14 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows a crowd lined up to purchase tickets to the opera "Parsifal," playing at the Metropolitan Opera House. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

A. Scotti - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

A. Scotti - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows Italian opera singer Antonio Scotti (1866-1936) who sang with the New York Metropolitan Opera. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014)

Braslau, George Grantham Bain Collection

Braslau, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photo shows opera singer Sophie Braslau (1888-1935), a contralto who performed with the Metropolitan Opera, New York City. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009 and Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Ency... More

A. Scotti - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

A. Scotti - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows Italian opera singer Antonio Scotti (1866-1936) who sang with the New York Metropolitan Opera. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014)

Caruso & Muzio, George Grantham Bain Collection

Caruso & Muzio, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows tenor opera singer Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) with Italian opera singer Claudia Muzio (1889-1936). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the... More

Alda, George Grantham Bain Collection

Alda, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows soprano opera singer Frances Alda (1879-1952), who was born in New Zealand and was raised in Australia. From 1908 to 1929 she sang at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and recorded for Victor... More

E. Caruso - Public domain portrait photograph

E. Caruso - Public domain portrait photograph

A black and white photo of a man sitting in a chair. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

F.X.[i.e. C.] Coppicus - Public domain dedication image

F.X.[i.e. C.] Coppicus - Public domain dedication image

Photograph shows Francis Charles Coppicus (d. 1966), general secretary of the Metropolitan Opera and manager to many opera singers including Enrico Caruso. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014)

Rappold, George Grantham Bain Collection

Rappold, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Marie Rappold, a German-American soprano who performed with the Metropolitan Opera from 1905 to 1920. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2018) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on... More

Lou - Tellegen & wife - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Lou - Tellegen & wife - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows silent film actor Lou Tellegen and his wife, opera singer Geraldine Farrar on their wedding day, February 8, 1916. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013) Geraldine Farrar, an American soprano ... More

Caruso & wife, George Grantham Bain Collection

Caruso & wife, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Italian tenor opera singer Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) and his wife, the former Miss Dorothy Park Benjamin (1893-1955), at a Police Field Day benefit at Sheepshead Bay Speedway, Brooklyn, New Yor... More

May Peterson, George Grantham Bain Collection

May Peterson, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph show opera singer May Esther Peterson Thompson (1880-1952) who sang for the Metropolitan Opera Company, standing on the deck of a ship. She sailed for Europe on the liner France in June 1921. (Source... More

Opera stars Leontyne Price and Robert Merrill deliver an aria at topping-ouut ceremonies for the new Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center The $42.7 million, 14-story building, in the background, is the largest of five structures in the center and is scheduled for completion next year World Telegram & Sun photo by Phil Stanziola

Opera stars Leontyne Price and Robert Merrill deliver an aria at toppi...

Photograph shows Price and Merrill singing in front of I-beam frame for the future Metropolitan Opera House. Title from news agency caption on item. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper... More

Serge Diaghileff's Ballet Russe (Metropolitan Opera, 1916)

Serge Diaghileff's Ballet Russe (Metropolitan Opera, 1916)

Picryl description: Public domain book about theatrical performances, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Serge Diaghileff's Ballet Russe (Metropolitan Opera, 1916)

Serge Diaghileff's Ballet Russe (Metropolitan Opera, 1916)

Picryl description: Public domain book about theatrical performances, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Serge Diaghileff's Ballet Russe (Metropolitan Opera, 1916)

Serge Diaghileff's Ballet Russe (Metropolitan Opera, 1916)

Picryl description: Public domain book about theatrical performances, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Geraldine Farrar, three quarter length portrait

Geraldine Farrar, three quarter length portrait

Photograph shows three-quarter length portrait of opera singer Geraldine Farrar, seated, facing front. Published title. On verso: "Geraldine Farrar, 1897?" FBJ label: 39. Forms part of: Artistic photographs col... More

Geraldine Farrar, three quarter length portrait

Geraldine Farrar, three quarter length portrait

Photograph shows three-quarter length portrait of opera singer Geraldine Farrar, seated, facing front. Published title. On verso: "Geraldine Farrar, 1897?" FBJ label: 39. Forms part of: Artistic photographs col... More

The  Metropolitan Opera Company presents Serge de Diaghileff's Ballet Russe, 1916
Lawrence Tibbett, George Grantham Bain Collection

Lawrence Tibbett, George Grantham Bain Collection

Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). General information about the George Grantha... More

Johnson as Caruso - Public domain portrait photograph

Johnson as Caruso - Public domain portrait photograph

Public domain photograph, 1910s-1920s portrait, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Caruso - Public domain portrait photograph

Caruso - Public domain portrait photograph

A group of men standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Caruso & Zirata - Public domain portrait photograph

Caruso & Zirata - Public domain portrait photograph

A black and white photo of a man in a suit. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Caruso - Public domain portrait photograph

Caruso - Public domain portrait photograph

A man standing in front of a gate with a cane. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Caruso - Public domain  photograph

Caruso - Public domain photograph

A couple of men standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ettore Ximenes with Caruso statue in his studio

Ettore Ximenes with Caruso statue in his studio

Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. General information about the George Grantha... More

Bruno Zirato, Caruso & wife, Mrs. J. S. Keith

Bruno Zirato, Caruso & wife, Mrs. J. S. Keith

A black and white photo of a group of people. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Caruso - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Caruso - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a couple, husband and wife, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mme. M. Sembrich, George Grantham Bain Collection

Mme. M. Sembrich, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Polish soprano opera singer Marcella Sembrich (1858-1935) who was born Prakseda Marcelina Kochanska. She performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City and the Royal Opera House in London... More

[Enrico Caruso, half-length portrait, seated, facing left, holding hat, walking stick, and gloves]

[Enrico Caruso, half-length portrait, seated, facing left, holding hat...

H97351 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by A. Chickering. No. 4. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gustav Mahler, 1860-1911 portrait photograph, facing left

Gustav Mahler, 1860-1911 portrait photograph, facing left

3/4, seated, facing left. H [2?]4096 U.S. Copyright Office. Photoprint copyrighted by A. Dupont, N.Y. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions.

Gustav Mahler, 1860-1911 - Public domain portrait print

Gustav Mahler, 1860-1911 - Public domain portrait print

Head and shoulders, facing left. Photoprint copyrighted by A. Dupont, N.Y. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Melanie Kurt - Public domain portrait photograph

Melanie Kurt - Public domain portrait photograph

Photograph shows German soprano opera singer Melanie Kurt (1880-1941), who debuted with the Metropolitan Opera in 1915. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2012)

[Enrico Caruso, 1873-1921, half-length portrait, seated, facing left, arms folded]

[Enrico Caruso, 1873-1921, half-length portrait, seated, facing left, ...

J147490 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Laveccha Studio, Chicago (no. 5). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; BI; Shelf.

Enrico Caruso - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Enrico Caruso - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain photograph of a ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Farrar as "Carmen" - Public domain portrait print

Farrar as "Carmen" - Public domain portrait print

Photograph shows Geraldine Farrar (1882-1967), an American soprano opera singer and film actress. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011) Geraldine Farrar, an American soprano singer and silent film actress of ... More

[Lillian Nordica, full-length portrait, standing under fruit tree, facing left]

[Lillian Nordica, full-length portrait, standing under fruit tree, fac...

J159621 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Caruso, Easter Parade, 3/23/13 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Caruso, Easter Parade, 3/23/13 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public dom...

Photo shows opera singer Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) on Easter day, March 23, 1913, New York City.

Paul Althouse as Dmitri in "Boris Godounow"

Paul Althouse as Dmitri in "Boris Godounow"

Photo shows Paul S. Althouse (1889-1954) as Dmitri in the Metropolitan Opera premiere of Boris Godunov, March 1913. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2008)

Louise Homer as Marina in "Boris Godounow"

Louise Homer as Marina in "Boris Godounow"

Photo shows contralto Louise Homer (1871-1947) as Marina in the Metropolitan Opera premiere of Boris Godunov, March 1913 (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2008) Title from provided by the Bain News Service on th... More

Edw. Ziegler - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Edw. Ziegler - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Photograph shows opera manager Edward Ziegler (1870-1947), who became the administrative secretary of the Metropolitan Opera Company in May 1916. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014)

[Enrico Caruso, 1873-1921, full-length portrait, seated, facing left, holding flower]

[Enrico Caruso, 1873-1921, full-length portrait, seated, facing left, ...

Public domain image of a male portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Geraldine Farrar as "Carmen" for "Movies"

Geraldine Farrar as "Carmen" for "Movies"

Photograph shows Cecil B. deMille(?) gesturing to opera singer Geraldine Farrar on the set of the 1915 motion picture, "Carmen." (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2012) Title from data provided by the Bain News ... More

Lou Tellegen & Farrar - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Lou Tellegen & Farrar - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows American soprano opera singer Geraldine Farrar (1882-1967) with her husband, actor and screenwriter Lou Tellegen (1881-1934). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015) Geraldine Farrar, an Ameri... More

Gatti-Casazza [i.e. Casazzo] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Gatti-Casazza [i.e. Casazzo] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domai...

Photograph shows Giulio Gatti-Casazzo (1869-1940), an Italian opera manager who directed the Metropolitan Opera in New York City (1908-1935). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014)

Ocean liners: E. Caruso - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Ocean liners: E. Caruso - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows opera singer Enrico Caruso (1873-1921), possibly when he traveled aboard the SS Lafayette to New York City, when the Metropolitan Opera conductor Giorgio Polacco was also on board. (Source: Fli... More

Caruso, George Grantham Bain Collection

Caruso, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Italian tenor opera singer Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) performing at a Police Field Day benefit at Sheepshead Bay Speedway, Brooklyn, New York City, August 31, 1918. (Source: Flickr Commons proje... More

Left to Right: Doris Stevens, Mrs. J.A.H. Hopkins [Alison Turnbull Hopkins], N.J., Mrs. John Winters Brannan [Eunice Dana Brannan], N.Y.

Left to Right: Doris Stevens, Mrs. J.A.H. Hopkins [Alison Turnbull Hop...

Title transcribed from item. Summary: Outdoor photograph of three National Woman's Party members in prison dress carrying wooden chairs, on rooftop of building. (Left to right): Doris Stevens, Alison Turnbull H... More

Serge Diaghileff's Ballet Russe (Metropolitan Opera, 1916)

Serge Diaghileff's Ballet Russe (Metropolitan Opera, 1916)

Picryl description: Public domain book about theatrical performances, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Serge Diaghileff's Ballet Russe (Metropolitan Opera, 1916)

Serge Diaghileff's Ballet Russe (Metropolitan Opera, 1916)

Picryl description: Public domain book about theatrical performances, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Metropolitan Opera House, Ne[w York City]

Metropolitan Opera House, Ne[w York City]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Caruso - Public domain portrait photograph

Caruso - Public domain portrait photograph

A group of men standing on top of a boat. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Caruso - Public domain portrait photograph

Caruso - Public domain portrait photograph

An old photo of two men shaking hands. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Caruso & bride - Public domain image related to music prformance, photograph

Caruso & bride - Public domain image related to music prformance, phot...

An old black and white photo of a man and a woman. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Caruso with phonograph - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Caruso with phonograph - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain photograph related to music, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Caruso - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Caruso - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Caruso & wife - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Caruso & wife - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Enrico Caruso, 1873-1921, half-length portrait, facing right, in costume]

[Enrico Caruso, 1873-1921, half-length portrait, facing right, in cost...

Portrait of Caruso in operatic role. Copyright by A. Dupont, N.Y. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Opera; Photog. I.; BI; Shelf.

Geraldine Farrar, George Grantham Bain Collection

Geraldine Farrar, George Grantham Bain Collection

Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. General information about the George Grantha... More

[Geraldine Farrar, 1882-1967, full length, kneeling, facing left; in the role of "Madame Butterfly", wearing Oriental costume and holding a small child]

[Geraldine Farrar, 1882-1967, full length, kneeling, facing left; in t...

H108560 U.S. Copyright Office. Photo copyrighted by Aimé Dupont, N.Y. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Opera; Photog. I.; BI; Shelf. Geraldine Farrar, an Amer... More

Conried Funeral - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Conried Funeral - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photo shows funeral service and coffin of Heinrich Conried (1855-1909), a theatrical manager, and, until 1908, director of the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2008)

Removing Conried's body from Metropolitan Opera House

Removing Conried's body from Metropolitan Opera House

Photo shows funeral and coffin of Heinrich Conried (1855-1909), a theatrical manager and, until 1908, director of the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2008)

Met. Opera House - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Met. Opera House - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain photograph of official photograph, building on the background, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ober as Amneris - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Ober as Amneris - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photo shows American opera singer Margarethe Arndt-Ober (1885-1971) as Amneris in Giuseppe Verdi's Aida. Arndt-Ober performed with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City between 1913 and 1917. (Source: Flickr ... More

Scotti; Amato; Hinshaw - Public domain portrait photograph

Scotti; Amato; Hinshaw - Public domain portrait photograph

Photo probably shows three opera singers, baritones Antonio Scotti, Pasquale Amato, and William Hinshaw, who arrived in New York City aboard the steamship George Washington in 1912 to perform with the Metropoli... More

[Enrico Caruso, 1873-1921, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing left, listening to his own voice on a Victor machine]

[Enrico Caruso, 1873-1921, three-quarter length portrait, standing, fa...

J178004 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Phonographs; BI; Shelf.

Geraldine Farrar, George Grantham Bain Collection

Geraldine Farrar, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photo shows opera singer Geraldine Farrar (1882-1967) aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II heading to Europe. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2008 and New York Times, May 30, 1913) Title and date from data provided by... More

Mme. Ober, George Grantham Bain Collection

Mme. Ober, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photo shows American opera singer Margarethe Arndt-Ober (1885-1971) in a kitchen. Arndt-Ober performed with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City between 1913 and 1917. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2010) ... More

E. Caruso, 2/20/15 - Public domain portrait photograph

E. Caruso, 2/20/15 - Public domain portrait photograph

A group of men and women standing on a deck. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lt. A. Caruso, George Grantham Bain Collection

Lt. A. Caruso, George Grantham Bain Collection

Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). General information about the George Grantha... More

E. Caruso, George Grantham Bain Collection

E. Caruso, George Grantham Bain Collection

Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). General information about the George Grantha... More

E. Caruso - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Braslau, George Grantham Bain Collection

Braslau, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photo shows opera singer Sophie Braslau (1888-1935), a contralto who performed with the Metropolitan Opera, New York City. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009 and Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Ency... More

Alda, George Grantham Bain Collection

Alda, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows soprano opera singer Frances Alda (1879-1952), who was born in New Zealand and was raised in Australia. From 1908 to 1929 she sang at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and recorded for Victor... More

Lou Tellegen & Farrar - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Lou Tellegen & Farrar - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows American soprano opera singer Geraldine Farrar (1882-1967) with her husband, actor and screenwriter Lou Tellegen (1881-1934). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015) Geraldine Farrar, an Americ... More

Caruso, George Grantham Bain Collection

Caruso, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Italian tenor opera singer Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) arriving in New York City on the ship S.S. Saga, Nov. 4, 1917. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015) Title from data provided by the Bain N... More

G. Setti, George Grantham Bain Collection

G. Setti, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Italian choral director Giulio Setti (1869-1938) who was chorus master of the Metropolitan Opera. He is at the Italian festa held on June 27th and 28th, 1918 at the corner of the New York Publi... More

Carusos, George Grantham Bain Collection

Carusos, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Italian tenor opera singer Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) and his wife, the former Miss Dorothy Park Benjamin (1893-1955) with their child Gloria (1919-1999). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2017) ... More

Renato Zanelle, baritone of the Metropolitan Opera, aiming a folding camera

Renato Zanelle, baritone of the Metropolitan Opera, aiming a folding c...

Photo by Bain News Service, N.Y.C. Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: Photog. ... More

Serge Diaghileff's Ballet Russe (Metropolitan Opera, 1916)

Serge Diaghileff's Ballet Russe (Metropolitan Opera, 1916)

Picryl description: Public domain book about theatrical performances, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Serge Diaghileff's Ballet Russe (Metropolitan Opera, 1916)

Serge Diaghileff's Ballet Russe (Metropolitan Opera, 1916)

Picryl description: Public domain book about theatrical performances, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Geraldine Farrar, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[Geraldine Farrar, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

J220225 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Hartsook Studios. Exhibited: Joan of Arc, Knights of Columbus Museum, New Haven, CT, May - August, 2007. Geraldine Farrar, an American soprano singer and silent film... More

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