1940 San Carlo Opera Company Program Ellis Auditorium Memphis Aida Martha
$29.99
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Discover a piece of operatic history with this vintage program from the San Carlo Opera Company. Presented by Fortune Gallo at the Ellis Auditorium in Memphis on February 2 and 3, 1940, this program showcases the company's 30th annual transcontinental tour during the 1939-40 season. It features detailed cast lists for three iconic operas: Verdi's "Aida" and "Rigoletto," and Flotow's "Martha," along with a Ballet Divertisement. The program also lists prominent performers of the era, including sopranos Norina Greco and Lucille Meusel, tenors Araldo Lindi and Dimitri Onofrei, and conductor Carlo Peroni.
This historical document provides a fascinating glimpse into a past era of American performing arts, capturing the grandeur of opera in the pre-war period. It includes full synopses for each opera, offering rich context for collectors of performing arts memorabilia, classical music enthusiasts, and those interested in Memphis history or vintage ephemera. The program is a wonderful collectible, preserving the memory of a significant cultural event.
This item is from the family estate of Tennessee Senator Estes Kefauver. Estes also ran for President and vice President with Stevenson against Nixon/Eisenhower. At one time there was a fire in part of his childhood home. So this item may have some soot staining, discoloration/staining, creasing, has wear around the edges, may have a musty odor from storage with normal estate wear. Please see pictures/scans for more details. We have a large amount of ephemera from the Kefauver estate listed and or will be listing.
Measures approx. 9.25 by 6 inches
1940 San Carlo Opera Company Program Ellis Auditorium Memphis Aida Martha
$29.99
This historical document provides a fascinating glimpse into a past era of American performing arts, capturing the grandeur of opera in the pre-war period. It includes full synopses for each opera, offering rich context for collectors of performing arts memorabilia, classical music enthusiasts, and those interested in Memphis history or vintage ephemera. The program is a wonderful collectible, preserving the memory of a significant cultural event.
This item is from the family estate of Tennessee Senator Estes Kefauver. Estes also ran for President and vice President with Stevenson against Nixon/Eisenhower. At one time there was a fire in part of his childhood home. So this item may have some soot staining, discoloration/staining, creasing, has wear around the edges, may have a musty odor from storage with normal estate wear. Please see pictures/scans for more details. We have a large amount of ephemera from the Kefauver estate listed and or will be listing.
Measures approx. 9.25 by 6 inches
