METROPOLITAN OPERA Ad Poster ARTURO TOSCANINI Debut AIDA 1908 | FIESTA ARTS 1969
$ 12.94
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METROPOLITAN OPERA Ad Poster ARTURO TOSCANINI Debut AIDA 1908 | FIESTA ARTS 1969. For your consideration…. Opera: Aida (in Italian). Publisher: Fiesta Arts, Inc. For your consideration….an authorized Metropolitan Opera House poster commemorating the legendary Monday evening performance of Aida marking the Metropolitan Opera debut of conductor, Arturo Toscanini , November 16, 1908. Note: Actual color of poster is minty green. Camera has trouble catching actual color, This poster was published in 1969 by Fiesta Arts, Inc. (Greenvale, New York) and produced through the courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera Archives. It features six round photographic portraits of key artists and figures associated with this historic production (including Toscanini and Gatti-Casazza). PRODUCTION DETAILS Opera: Aida (in Italian) Composer: Giuseppe Verdi Libretto: A. Ghislanzoni Venue: Metropolitan Opera House Performance: Monday, November 16, 1908 at 8 o’clock CAST Aida: Emmy Destinn (Metropolitan Opera debut) Amneris: Louise Homer Una Sacerdotessa: Lenora Sparkes (Metropolitan Opera debut) Radames: ENRICO CARUSO Amonasro: Antonio Scotti Ramfis: Adamo Didur (Metropolitan Opera Debut) Il Re: Giulio Rossi (Metropolitan Opera Debut) Messaggiero: Angelo Bada (Metropolitan Opera Debut) PRODUCTION STAFF Conductor: ARTURO TOSCANINI (Metropolitan Opera Debut) Stage Manager: Jules Speck Chorus Master: Giulio Setti General Manager, Metropolitan Opera: Giulio Gatti-Casazza (Gatti-Casazza was the influential General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera from 1908–1935 and a central figure in shaping opera in America.) POSTER INFORMATION Publisher: Fiesta Arts, Inc. Copyright: ©1969 Printed in: USA Archive Credit: Metropolitan Opera Archives Format: Poster / Print (not a playbill) MEASUREMENTS Height: 16 inches (40.64 cm) Width: 12 inches (30.48 cm) CONDITION Please review photos carefully. Any age-related wear, toning, or edge wear is consistent with vintage paper ephemera. No restoration noted unless otherwise stated.
