Metropolitan Opera - Program for the World Premiere of Vanessa Broadway Musicals mounted onto a soft cardboard

mounted onto a soft cardboard mat for a total size of 6 x 9

well known for his comic operas and instrumental works

German baritone (1876-1949)

Blind stamp on front by photographer Jean Weres

with Richard Strauss conducting

Metropolitan Opera - Program for the World Premiere of Vanessa Broadway Musicals mounted onto a soft cardboardProgram for the world premiere of Samuel Barber's opera "Vanessa" at the Metropolitan Opera House, on January 15th, 1958, with Eleanor Steber, Nicolai Gedda, Regina Resnik, Giorgio Tozzi, and Rosalind Elias in the leading roles. Size is 6. 25 x 9 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in very good condition. ALSO INCLUDED is the ticket stub for that performance (not glued to the program)