You are bidding on a program to a Diamond Jubilee performance of
The Metropolitan Opera
at the old
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Rigoletto
Jan Peerce * Patrice Munsel
Francesco Valentino
Others in the cast: Helen Olheim, Nicola Moscona, Bruna Castagna, John Baker, Maxine Stellman, Edith Herlock, Lansing Hatfield, John Dudley, George Cehanovsky. This Feb. 16, 1944 program was part of the Met’s Diamond Jubilee season of 1943-44.
In this program: the billing page with cast list and production credits, synopsis of scenes; “Metropolitan Fashion” with lots of retail ads; “Foreign Correspondent, Style 1876” on Wagner; full page for the repertoire for the week of Feb. 10-16; seating plan for Metropolitan Opera House; list of box-holders; house information; staff list for the Met Opera Assoc. The color ad on the back page is for Chesterfield cigarettes, promoted by pin-up girl Betty Grable. Also a full-page ad for Jan Peerce's recordings on Victor Red Seal Records, and another for the Texaco broadcast of Der Rosenkavalier.
This program measures approx.6-1/2” x 9. 24 pages incl. covers. 24 pages incl. covers. The two center sheets are wobbly; one staple is not engaged. One very minor smudge inside middle page (not on any text); the cover has been folded and shows a few bald patches along the crease, but overall, this program is in good condition. We combine shipping with other media rate items.
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