and premieres. Name index cites sections of the book only, not exact pages.
Supersedes the pioneering Metropolitan Opera Annualsof William H. Seltsam
(IOM0694).- Jackson, Paul. Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met: The Metropolitan Opera
Broadcasts, 1931–1950.Portland, Ore.: Amadeus, 1992. xvi, 569p. ISBN 0-
931-340-48–9. ML1711.8 .N3 M434.
A valuable presentation of the Met’s radio history, with casts, photos, stories
about the artists, and perceptive critiques. More than 200 broadcasts have
been preserved in whole or in part; the Met has complete recordings only from - Notes, bibliography, expansive index of names and titles. See next entry.
- Jackson, Paul. Sign-Off for the Old Met: The Metropolitan Opera Broadcasts,
1950–1966.Portland, Ore.: Amadeus, 1997. xv, 644p. ISBN 1-57467-030-1.
ML1711.8 .N3 M4343.
Extends the preceding entry, in the same format; covers about 200 broadcasts. - Eaton, Quaintance. Opera Caravan: Adventures of the Metropolitan on Tour,
1883–1956.New York: Farrar, Straus, & Cudahy, 1957. xv, 400p. Reprint,
New York: Da Capo, 1978. ML1711.8 .N3 M425.
A chronology of all tours, by city, with casts and interesting photos. Breezy
text with invented conversations. Name, title, and city index. - Jacobson, Robert. Magnificence: Onstage at the Met: Twenty Great Operas.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1985. 255p. ISBN 0-671-5572-38. ML1711.8
.N3 M435.
An elaborate photo book, with commentary, presenting views from 20 operas.
Name index. - Seligman, Paul. Debuts and Farewells: A Two-Decade Photographic Chronicle
of the Metropolitan Opera.New York: Knopf, 1972. 180p. ISBN 0-394-
47983-1. ML1711.8 .N3 M597.
A picture book of singers, onstage and off, and of the buildings. - Tuggle, Robert. The Golden Age of Opera.With the photographs of Herman
Mishkin. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1983. 246p. ISBN 0-03-
057778-0. ML400 .T855.
Consists of 200 photos from 1906 to 1932, most showing singers in costume,
with some casual biographies. Expansive index of names and titles. - Fellers, Frederick. Metropolitan Opera on Record.Westport, Conn.: Green-
wood, 1984. xix, 101p. ISBN 0-313-23952-5. ML156.4 .O46 F4.
Full detail on 477 recordings, including cast and release labels. Indexes of
artists, operas, and arias.
See also the memoirs of impresarios Bing (#295, #296) and Gatti-Casazza (#305).
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