Geraldine Farrar - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Geraldine Farrar, an American soprano singer and silent film actress of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, was born in Melrose, Massachusetts, in 1882. She began her career in Europe. Metropolitan Opera in... More
Caruso fishing - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
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Eva Mylott, opera singer and paternal grandmother of Mel Gibson, ca. 1...
Eva Mylott, contralto and paternal grandmother of Mel Gibson, was born in 1875 at Tuross Head, N.S.W. Her family owned the whole peninsula at one time. Her father Patrick imported wines and spirits, and had shi... More
Caruso - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
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Caruso & Muzio - Public domain portrait photograph
A man and a woman sitting at a table playing cards. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Melanie Kurt, George Grantham Bain Collection
Photograph shows German soprano opera singer Melanie Kurt (1880-1941), who debuted with the Metropolitan Opera in 1915. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2012) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service o... More
Alda, George Grantham Bain Collection
Photograph shows soprano opera singer Frances Alda (1879-1952), who was born in New Zealand and was raised in Australia. From 1908 to 1929 she sang at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and recorded for Victor... More
Scenes and behind scenes at the Metropolitan opera / Hy Mayer ; drawn ...
Illustration shows a vignette cartoon showing Giulio Gatti-Casazza with the trained animals for various operas and a woman sitting in the "celebrated 'Horseshoe'" section of the operahouse; the surrounding vign... More
Bruno Zirato, Caruso & wife, Mrs. J. S. Keith
Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). General information about the George Grantha... More
[Enrico Caruso, 1873-1921, funeral at Church San Francisco de Paulo in...
Full-length view of body lying in state in Hotel Vesuvius.
MOVIE FOLK LUNCHEON GUESTS AT WHITE HOUSE. WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 30...
A group of people standing in front of a building. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Serge Diaghileff's Ballet Russe (Metropolitan Opera, 1916)
Picryl description: Public domain book about theatrical performances, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
[New York City: Metropolitan Opera House]
Photo copyrighted by Irving Underhill. No copyright renewal. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Elev. RR.
Farrar as "Carmen", George Grantham Bain Collection
Photograph shows Geraldine Farrar (1882-1967), an American soprano opera singer and film actress. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms ... More
Met. Opera House, 11/12/14 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Photograph shows a crowd lined up to purchase tickets to the opera "Parsifal," playing at the Metropolitan Opera House. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)
Braslau, George Grantham Bain Collection
Photo shows opera singer Sophie Braslau (1888-1935), a contralto who performed with the Metropolitan Opera, New York City. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009 and Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Ency... More
Caruso & Muzio, George Grantham Bain Collection
Photograph shows tenor opera singer Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) with Italian opera singer Claudia Muzio (1889-1936). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the... More
Alda, George Grantham Bain Collection
Photograph shows soprano opera singer Frances Alda (1879-1952), who was born in New Zealand and was raised in Australia. From 1908 to 1929 she sang at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and recorded for Victor... More
Lou - Tellegen & wife - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Photograph shows silent film actor Lou Tellegen and his wife, opera singer Geraldine Farrar on their wedding day, February 8, 1916. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013) Geraldine Farrar, an American soprano ... More
Opera stars Leontyne Price and Robert Merrill deliver an aria at toppi...
Photograph shows Price and Merrill singing in front of I-beam frame for the future Metropolitan Opera House. Title from news agency caption on item. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper... More
Serge Diaghileff's Ballet Russe (Metropolitan Opera, 1916)
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Serge Diaghileff's Ballet Russe (Metropolitan Opera, 1916)
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Serge Diaghileff's Ballet Russe (Metropolitan Opera, 1916)
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Nellie Melba, in costume for "Lucia di Lammermoor", posed to sign the ...
The pre-legendary Melba at the start of her career. Photographs of the young singer are rarer than when she had become world famous. Belying the myth, she was an attractive young woman and her costume, usually ... More
[Emma Eames, 1865-1952, full-length portrait, standing, facing left]
67547 U.S. Copyright Office. Photo by Aimé Dupont, N.Y. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Opera; PI; Shelf.
Nellie Melba 1859-1931 - Public domain portrait print
full length, seated at table, facing left Copyright 1896 by B.J. Falk, N.Y. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings:Photog. I.; BI; Shelf.
[Enrico Caruso, 1873-1921, dressed as clown, holding back of chair, in...
Copyright by A. Dupont, N.Y. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
"Boris Godounow," Anna Case, Mme. Duchene, A. Didur, Leonora Sparkes
Photo shows the cast of the Metropolitan Opera premiere of Boris Godunov, March 1913, including Polish bass singer Adam Didur (1874-1946) as Boris Godunov, soprano Anna Case as Theodore, Boris Godunov's son; M... More
A. Bodansky & Otto Weil - Public domain portrait photograph
Photograph shows Austrian American conductor Artur Bodanzky (Bodzansky) (1877-1939) who was a conductor at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, with Otto Weil (d. 1926) who served on the business staff of ... More
The last photo of Enrico Caruso / photo by R. Carbone.
Three-quarter length portrait, seated on chair with back of the chair in front of him, facing left, dressed in pajamas, in his apartment at the Hotel Vesuve, where he died a few days after. J251313 U.S. Copyrig... More
Serge Diaghileff's Ballet Russe (Metropolitan Opera, 1916)
Picryl description: Public domain book about theatrical performances, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
[ Danny Kaye conducts the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra during "Look In...
Public domain photograph related to American actor Danny Kaye, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. Danny Kaye was an American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian. He was born on January 18, 1911, in B... More
Metropolitan Opera House, 1423 Broadway, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: The Metropolitan Opera House was the home of the Metropolitan Opera Company from 1883 until 1966 and during these eighty three years played an important role in operatic tradition. Although the bu... More
Auguste Rodin - Gustav Mahler - Büste von Auguste Rodin.
Picryl description: Public domain photo of French sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Sapho: Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique / / PAL.
Performing arts poster for a performance of a comic opera by Henri Cain and Arthur Bernède, with music by Jules Massenet and based on a novel by Alphonse Daudet, showing Emma Calvé as Fanny LeGrand.
Braslau - Public domain portrait photograph
Photo shows opera singer Sophie Braslau (1902-1935), a contralto who performed with the Metropolitan Opera, New York City. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009 and Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia)
Geraldine Farrar, George Grantham Bain Collection
Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). General information about the George Grantha... More
A. Scotti, George Grantham Bain Collection
Photograph shows Antonio Scotti (1866-1936) an Italian baritone opera singer who appeared at the New York Metropolitan Opera for more than thirty three seasons. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013) Title from... More
Caruso - Public domain portrait photograph
A black and white photo of a man in a suit and hat. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Geraldine Farrar as "Carmen" for "Movies"
Photograph shows Cecil B. deMille(?) gesturing to opera singer Geraldine Farrar on the set of the 1915 motion picture, "Carmen." (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2012) Geraldine Farrar, an American soprano sin... More
Caruso & J. Speck - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Photograph shows Italian opera singer Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) with Jules Speck, the Metropolitan Opera stage manager for French and Italian operas. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015)
Serge Diaghileff's Ballet Russe (Metropolitan Opera, 1916)
Picryl description: Public domain book about theatrical performances, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Mme. M. Sembrich, George Grantham Bain Collection
Photograph shows Polish soprano opera singer Marcella Sembrich (1858-1935) who was born Prakseda Marcelina Kochanska. She performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City and the Royal Opera House in London... More
[Enrico Caruso, half-length portrait, seated, facing left, holding hat...
H97351 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by A. Chickering. No. 4. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Gustav Mahler, 1860-1911 portrait photograph, facing left
3/4, seated, facing left. H [2?]4096 U.S. Copyright Office. Photoprint copyrighted by A. Dupont, N.Y. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions.
Gustav Mahler, 1860-1911 - Public domain portrait print
Head and shoulders, facing left. Photoprint copyrighted by A. Dupont, N.Y. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
[Enrico Caruso, 1873-1921, half-length portrait, seated, facing left, ...
J147490 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Laveccha Studio, Chicago (no. 5). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; BI; Shelf.
Farrar as "Carmen" - Public domain portrait print
Photograph shows Geraldine Farrar (1882-1967), an American soprano opera singer and film actress. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011) Geraldine Farrar, an American soprano singer and silent film actress of ... More
Melanie Kurt - Public domain portrait photograph
Photograph shows German soprano opera singer Melanie Kurt (1880-1941), who debuted with the Metropolitan Opera in 1915. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2012)
Enrico Caruso - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Public domain photograph of a ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Louise Homer as Marina in "Boris Godounow"
Photo shows contralto Louise Homer (1871-1947) as Marina in the Metropolitan Opera premiere of Boris Godunov, March 1913 (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2008) Title from provided by the Bain News Service on th... More
Paul Althouse as Dmitri in "Boris Godounow"
Photo shows Paul S. Althouse (1889-1954) as Dmitri in the Metropolitan Opera premiere of Boris Godunov, March 1913. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2008)
Caruso, Easter Parade, 3/23/13 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public dom...
Photo shows opera singer Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) on Easter day, March 23, 1913, New York City.
Ocean liners: E. Caruso - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Photograph shows opera singer Enrico Caruso (1873-1921), possibly when he traveled aboard the SS Lafayette to New York City, when the Metropolitan Opera conductor Giorgio Polacco was also on board. (Source: Fli... More
BALL [held by] LIBERAL BROTHERHOOD [at] METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE ASSEM...
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Serge Diaghileff's Ballet Russe (Metropolitan Opera, 1916)
Picryl description: Public domain book about theatrical performances, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Serge Diaghileff's Ballet Russe (Metropolitan Opera, 1916)
Picryl description: Public domain book about theatrical performances, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Geraldine Farrar - Public domain portrait photograph
An old photo of a woman in a white dress. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Geraldine Farrar, an American soprano singer and silent film actr... More
[Enrico Caruso, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing slightly...
H97352 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by A. Chickering. No. 5. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Enrico Caruso, 1873-1921, three-quarter length portrait, standing, fa...
Portrait of Caruso in operatic role. Copyright by A. Dupont This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Opera; BI; Photog. I.; Shelf.
Geraldine Farrar, 1882-1967 - Public domain portrait painting
3/4 lgth., standing, facing left. Geraldine Farrar, an American soprano singer and silent film actress of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, was born in Melrose, Massachusetts, in 1882. She began her care... More
[Enrico Caruso, 1873-1921, drawing caricature sketches in booth at cha...
Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. Photo by Bain News Service. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: New York Long ... More
Bas-relief for Melba memorial "Remember Nellie Melba", Sydney Town Hal...
Format: Negative..Find more detailed information about this photograph: 29216 ( http://29216 ) ..From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales ( )
Metropolitan Opera House, 1423 Broadway, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: The Metropolitan Opera House was the home of the Metropolitan Opera Company from 1883 until 1966 and during these eighty three years played an important role in operatic tradition. Although the bu... More
Metropolitan Opera House, 1423 Broadway, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: The Metropolitan Opera House was the home of the Metropolitan Opera Company from 1883 until 1966 and during these eighty three years played an important role in operatic tradition. Although the bu... More
Caruso with phonograph - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
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Caruso & wife - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
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[Geraldine Farrar, 1882-1967, full length, kneeling, facing left; in t...
H108560 U.S. Copyright Office. Photo copyrighted by Aimé Dupont, N.Y. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Opera; Photog. I.; BI; Shelf. Geraldine Farrar, an Amer... More
[Enrico Caruso, 1873-1921, half-length portrait, facing right, in cost...
Portrait of Caruso in operatic role. Copyright by A. Dupont, N.Y. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Opera; Photog. I.; BI; Shelf.
Removing Conried's body from Metropolitan Opera House
Photo shows funeral and coffin of Heinrich Conried (1855-1909), a theatrical manager and, until 1908, director of the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2008)
Ober as Amneris - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Photo shows American opera singer Margarethe Arndt-Ober (1885-1971) as Amneris in Giuseppe Verdi's Aida. Arndt-Ober performed with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City between 1913 and 1917. (Source: Flickr ... More
Mme. Ober, George Grantham Bain Collection
Photo shows American opera singer Margarethe Arndt-Ober (1885-1971) in a kitchen. Arndt-Ober performed with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City between 1913 and 1917. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2010) ... More
Alda, George Grantham Bain Collection
Photograph shows soprano opera singer Frances Alda (1879-1952), who was born in New Zealand and was raised in Australia. From 1908 to 1929 she sang at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and recorded for Victor... More
Serge Diaghileff's Ballet Russe (Metropolitan Opera, 1916)
Picryl description: Public domain book about theatrical performances, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Metropolitan Opera House, 1423 Broadway, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: The Metropolitan Opera House was the home of the Metropolitan Opera Company from 1883 until 1966 and during these eighty three years played an important role in operatic tradition. Although the bu... More
Metropolitan Opera House, 1423 Broadway, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: The Metropolitan Opera House was the home of the Metropolitan Opera Company from 1883 until 1966 and during these eighty three years played an important role in operatic tradition. Although the bu... More
Victor Poster : Enrico Caruso sings
Public domain photograph related to Victor Records, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Victor Records was one of the leading record labels of the early 20th century founded in 19... More
Geraldine Farrar, George Grantham Bain Collection
Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). General information about the George Grantha... More
Mme. Nordica, George Grantham Bain Collection
Photo shows American opera singer Lillian Nordica (1857-1914). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009) Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by... More
Crocheting on underwear at home. Carmina Caruso, 10 years old, a regul...
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Caruso - Public domain photograph
A black and white photo of a man in a top hat. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Serge Diaghileff's Ballet Russe (Metropolitan Opera, 1916)
Picryl description: Public domain book about theatrical performances, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Serge Diaghileff's Ballet Russe (Metropolitan Opera, 1916)
Picryl description: Public domain book about theatrical performances, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Serge Diaghileff's Ballet Russe (Metropolitan Opera, 1916)
Picryl description: Public domain book about theatrical performances, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Serge Diaghileff's Ballet Russe (Metropolitan Opera, 1916)
Picryl description: Public domain book about theatrical performances, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Serge Diaghileff's Ballet Russe (Metropolitan Opera, 1916)
Picryl description: Public domain book about theatrical performances, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Dame Nellie Melba, 1861-1931 - Public domain portrait painting
Full lgth., seated, facing left; at spinning wheel. Photoprint copyrighted by A. Dupont. No. 1. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Spinning and spinning wheels; Photo... More
Caruso with phonograph - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
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[Enrico Caruso, 1873-1921, half-length portrait, facing right]
J147488 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Laveccha Studio, Chicago (no. 3). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI; Photog. I.; Shelf.
Braslau, George Grantham Bain Collection
Photo shows opera singer Sophie Braslau (1888-1935), a contralto who performed with the Metropolitan Opera, New York City. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009 and Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Ency... More
Farrar, George Grantham Bain Collection
Photograph shows soprano opera singer and film actress, Geraldine Farrar (1882-1967). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2016) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms part of: Geo... More
Farrar & Lou Tellegen, George Grantham Bain Collection
Photograph shows American soprano opera singer Geraldine Farrar (1882-1967) with her husband, actor and screenwriter Lou Tellegen (1881-1934). Farrar holds a dog. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2016) Title fr... More
Caruso's room on SAGA - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Photograph shows the stateroom and luggage of opera singer Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) on the Swedish liner Saga, bound for South America where Caruso was to sing in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Montevideo, Urugua... More
Caruso with phonograph, George Grantham Bain Collection
Photograph shows opera singer Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) with a customized "Victrola" phonograph which was a wedding gift in 1918. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2017) Title from data provided by the Bain News... More
[Enrico Caruso, 1873-1921, drawing caricature sketches in booth at cha...
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Melba, George Grantham Bain Collection
Photograph shows Australian soprano opera singer Dame Nellie Melba (1861-1931), who was born Helen Porter Mitchell. A photograph of her father, businessman David Mitchell (1829-1916) sits on the table. (Sourc... More
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City
Both a negative and transparency exist for this image, with the same call number. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 018310. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.