{"product_id":"1940-san-carlo-opera-company-program-ellis-auditorium-memphis-verdi-aida","title":"1940 San Carlo Opera Company Program Ellis Auditorium Memphis Verdi Aida","description":"Discover a piece of operatic history with this vintage program from the San Carlo Opera Company's 30th annual transcontinental tour. This rare ephemera dates to February 2 and 3, 1940, for an engagement at the renowned Ellis Auditorium in Memphis, sponsored by The Beethoven Club. The program details the company's personnel, including conductor Carlo Peroni and stage director Louis Raybout, alongside a full roster of sopranos, mezzo-sopranos, tenors, baritones, and bassos.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis collectible program features the full repertoire for the Memphis performances: Verdi's \"AIDA\" on Friday evening, Flotow's \"MARTHA\" with a Ballet Divertisement on Saturday matinee, and Verdi's \"RIGOLETTO\" on Saturday evening. Each opera includes a detailed cast list and a synopsis of the story, offering a fascinating glimpse into a bygone era of live classical music. Collectors of opera memorabilia, vintage programs, and historical ephemera will appreciate this unique item, which captures the cultural landscape of the 1940s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeasures approximately 9.5 by 6 inches","brand":"Farmhouse Ephemera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67664369942688,"sku":"B-51 #109","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1061\/3814\/0832\/files\/faff23bf-0750-4b52-9755-cfb6701d9fe1.jpg?v=1791490064","url":"https:\/\/farmhouseephemera.com\/products\/1940-san-carlo-opera-company-program-ellis-auditorium-memphis-verdi-aida","provider":"Farmhouse Ephemera","version":"1.0","type":"link"}