Metropolitan Opera House, N.Y
On mount: European and Amerivan Views. Title from item.
The operatic war in New York / J.K.
Print shows a clash between the Academy of Music and the Metropolitan Opera, with Henry E. Abbey, opera singers, conductors, and orchestras; some of the identified figures include Marcella Sembrich, Sofia Scalc... more
![BALL [held by] OLD GUARD BALL [at] METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE (LEROY'S METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE REST;)](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1888/12/31/ball-held-by-old-guard-ball-at-metropolitan-opera-house-leroys-metropolitan-6e5e74-640.jpg "BALL [held by] OLD GUARD BALL [at] METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE (LEROY'S METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE REST;)")
![TARIFF REFORM DINNER [held by] REFORM CLUB [at] METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE (METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY ROOMS)](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1888/12/31/tariff-reform-dinner-held-by-reform-club-at-metropolitan-opera-house-metropolitan-12b2bc-640.jpg "TARIFF REFORM DINNER [held by] REFORM CLUB [at] METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE (METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY ROOMS)")
![TARIFF REFORM DINNER [held by] REFORM CLUB [at] METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE (METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY ROOMS)](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1888/12/31/tariff-reform-dinner-held-by-reform-club-at-metropolitan-opera-house-metropolitan-762d0f-640.jpg "TARIFF REFORM DINNER [held by] REFORM CLUB [at] METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE (METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY ROOMS)")
![TARIFF REFORM DINNER [held by] REFORM CLUB [at] METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE (METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY ROOMS)](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1888/12/31/tariff-reform-dinner-held-by-reform-club-at-metropolitan-opera-house-metropolitan-52f0d7-640.jpg "TARIFF REFORM DINNER [held by] REFORM CLUB [at] METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE (METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY ROOMS)")
![BALL [held by] OLD GUARD BALL [at] METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE (LEROY'S METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE REST;)](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1888/12/31/ball-held-by-old-guard-ball-at-metropolitan-opera-house-leroys-metropolitan-d9bbaa-640.jpg "BALL [held by] OLD GUARD BALL [at] METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE (LEROY'S METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE REST;)")
![DINNER IN AID OF THE REFORM OF THE TARIFF [held by] THE REFORM CLUB [at] METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE ("OTHER,OPERA HOUSE")](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1888/12/31/dinner-in-aid-of-the-reform-of-the-tariff-held-by-the-reform-club-at-metropolitan-e62747-640.jpg "DINNER IN AID OF THE REFORM OF THE TARIFF [held by] THE REFORM CLUB [at] METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE (\"OTHER,OPERA HOUSE\")")
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
![DINNER [held by] 22ND REGIMENT A.G.S.A.Y. [at] METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE (LEROY'S METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE REST.;)](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1888/12/31/dinner-held-by-22nd-regiment-agsay-at-metropolitan-opera-house-leroys-metropolitan-8435e0-640.jpg "DINNER [held by] 22ND REGIMENT A.G.S.A.Y. [at] METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE (LEROY'S METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE REST.;)")
The Interior of the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, with an Audien...
View from stage toward audience, showing prompter in box at front of stage. Flash-light photo by Ernest Marx. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions. Caption card... more
![2ND ANNUAL CONVENTION [held by] UNITED TYPOTHETAE OF AMERICA [at] "METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE, NY" (OPERA HOUSE)](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1888/12/31/2nd-annual-convention-held-by-united-typothetae-of-america-at-metropolitan-8d3356-640.jpg "2ND ANNUAL CONVENTION [held by] UNITED TYPOTHETAE OF AMERICA [at] \"METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE, NY\" (OPERA HOUSE)")
Geraldine Farrar, 1882-1967
Head and shoulders portrait, facing front. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: B.I.; Shelf.
![BALL [held by] LIBERAL BROTHERHOOD [at] METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE ASSEMBLY ROOM; NY? (CLUB;)](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/ball-held-by-liberal-brotherhood-at-metropolitan-opera-house-assembly-room-dae657-640.jpg "BALL [held by] LIBERAL BROTHERHOOD [at] METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE ASSEMBLY ROOM; NY? (CLUB;)")
![BALL [held by] LIBERAL BROTHERHOOD [at] METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE ASSEMBLY ROOM; NY? (CLUB;)](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/ball-held-by-liberal-brotherhood-at-metropolitan-opera-house-assembly-room-602d89-640.jpg "BALL [held by] LIBERAL BROTHERHOOD [at] METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE ASSEMBLY ROOM; NY? (CLUB;)")
![22ND REGIMENT RECEPTION [held by] METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE [at] "HOTEL MARLBOROUGH, NEW YORK, NY" (HOT;)](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/22nd-regiment-reception-held-by-metropolitan-opera-house-at-hotel-marlborough-88c78b-640.jpg "22ND REGIMENT RECEPTION [held by] METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE [at] \"HOTEL MARLBOROUGH, NEW YORK, NY\" (HOT;)")
![22ND REGIMENT RECEPTION [held by] METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE [at] "HOTEL MARLBOROUGH, NEW YORK, NY" (HOT;)](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1890/12/31/22nd-regiment-reception-held-by-metropolitan-opera-house-at-hotel-marlborough-8ddbbd-640.jpg "22ND REGIMENT RECEPTION [held by] METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE [at] \"HOTEL MARLBOROUGH, NEW YORK, NY\" (HOT;)")
Nellie Melba as Ophelie in Thomas's "Hamlet", ca. 1889-1890 / photogra...
The 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 supp... more
![DINNER TO MISS ELLEN TERRY, MR. HENRY IRVING & ARTISTS OF THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE [held by] MR. & MRS. HENRY E. ABBEY [at] "THE WALDORF, NEW YORK, NY" (HOT;)](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1893/12/31/dinner-to-miss-ellen-terry-mr-henry-irving-and-artists-of-the-metropolitan-2534ab-640.jpg "DINNER TO MISS ELLEN TERRY, MR. HENRY IRVING & ARTISTS OF THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE [held by] MR. & MRS. HENRY E. ABBEY [at] \"THE WALDORF, NEW YORK, NY\" (HOT;)")
![DINNER TO MISS ELLEN TERRY, MR. HENRY IRVING & ARTISTS OF THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE [held by] MR. & MRS. HENRY E. ABBEY [at] "THE WALDORF, NEW YORK, NY" (HOT;)](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1893/12/31/dinner-to-miss-ellen-terry-mr-henry-irving-and-artists-of-the-metropolitan-62d03e-640.jpg "DINNER TO MISS ELLEN TERRY, MR. HENRY IRVING & ARTISTS OF THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE [held by] MR. & MRS. HENRY E. ABBEY [at] \"THE WALDORF, NEW YORK, NY\" (HOT;)")
![[Emma Eames, full-length portrait, seated, facing slightly left]](https://cdn18.picryl.com/photo/2019/10/08/emma-eames-full-length-portrait-seated-facing-slightly-left-40ee96-640.jpg "[Emma Eames, full-length portrait, seated, facing slightly left]")
[Emma Eames, full-length portrait, seated, facing slightly left]
72700 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by B.J. Falk, N.Y.
![[Emma Calvé, 1858-1942, three-quarter length portrait, seated on floor, facing right]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1895/01/01/emma-calve-1858-1942-three-quarter-length-portrait-seated-on-floor-facing-right-640.jpg "[Emma Calvé, 1858-1942, three-quarter length portrait, seated on floor, facing right]")
Metropolitan Opera House Reunion of the Pioneers and Friends of Woman'...
Speakers highlight women's progress in religion, education, philanthropy, art, medicine, suffrage
Anton Seidl
Half lgth., facing right. Photoprint copyrighted by Amie Dupont, N.Y. No. 2. This record contains unverified data from caption card.
![[Emma Eames, 1865-1952, full-length portrait, standing, facing left]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1895/01/01/emma-eames-1865-1952-full-length-portrait-standing-facing-left-640.jpg "[Emma Eames, 1865-1952, full-length portrait, standing, facing left]")
[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.
![[Emma Eames, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing front with right hand on spinning wheel]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1896/01/01/emma-eames-three-quarter-length-portrait-standing-facing-front-with-right-hand-640.jpg "[Emma Eames, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing front with right hand on spinning wheel]")
[Emma Eames, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing front wit...
Copyright by B.J. Falk, NY. No. 75.
![18TH ANNUAL RECEPTION [held by] PALESTINE COMMANDERY OF NO.18 KNIGHT TEMPLAR [at] "METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE, NY" (OPERA HOUSE)](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/18th-annual-reception-held-by-palestine-commandery-of-no18-knight-templar-at-9c84ad-640.jpg "18TH ANNUAL RECEPTION [held by] PALESTINE COMMANDERY OF NO.18 KNIGHT TEMPLAR [at] \"METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE, NY\" (OPERA HOUSE)")
![18TH ANNUAL RECEPTION [held by] PALESTINE COMMANDERY OF NO.18 KNIGHT TEMPLAR [at] "METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE, NY" (OPERA HOUSE)](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/18th-annual-reception-held-by-palestine-commandery-of-no18-knight-templar-at-120267-640.jpg "18TH ANNUAL RECEPTION [held by] PALESTINE COMMANDERY OF NO.18 KNIGHT TEMPLAR [at] \"METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE, NY\" (OPERA HOUSE)")
![18TH ANNUAL RECEPTION [held by] PALESTINE COMMANDERY OF NO.18 KNIGHT TEMPLAR [at] "METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE, NY" (OPERA HOUSE)](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/18th-annual-reception-held-by-palestine-commandery-of-no18-knight-templar-at-32dc67-640.jpg "18TH ANNUAL RECEPTION [held by] PALESTINE COMMANDERY OF NO.18 KNIGHT TEMPLAR [at] \"METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE, NY\" (OPERA HOUSE)")
![18TH ANNUAL RECEPTION [held by] PALESTINE COMMANDERY OF NO.18 KNIGHT TEMPLAR [at] "METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE, NY" (OPERA HOUSE)](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1896/12/31/18th-annual-reception-held-by-palestine-commandery-of-no18-knight-templar-at-10dec6-640.jpg "18TH ANNUAL RECEPTION [held by] PALESTINE COMMANDERY OF NO.18 KNIGHT TEMPLAR [at] \"METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE, NY\" (OPERA HOUSE)")
Dame Nellie Melba, 1861-1931
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
Nellie Melba 1859-1931
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.
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. Title from item.
Marcella Sembrich, 1858-1935
full length, standing, facing left, holding fan; as Rosina
Calvé (1898)
Emma Calvé. Dans Sapho
![[Marcella Sembrich, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1899/01/01/marcella-sembrich-head-and-shoulders-portrait-facing-left-640.jpg "[Marcella Sembrich, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]")
De Segurola
Photograph shows Andrés Perelló de Segurola (1874-1953), a Spanish operatic bass who performed with the Metropolitan Opera. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013)
Gatti-Gasazza
Photograph shows Giulio Gatti-Casazzo (1869-1940), an Italian opera manager who directed the Metropolitan Opera in New York City (1908-1935). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2016) Forms part of: George Grantha... more
The Metropolitan Opera -- "Aida"
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
Braslau
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)
Braslau
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)
Gatti Casazza
Photograph shows Giulio Gatti-Casazzo (1869-1940), an Italian opera manager who directed the Metropolitan Opera in New York City (1908-1935). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2016) Title from data provided by t... more
F. Coppicus
Photograph shows Francis C. Coppicus (d. 1966), general secretary of the Metropolitan Opera and manager to many opera singers including Enrico Caruso. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014)
Braslau
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)
Mme. Sembrich
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
Mrs. F.W. Goddard and Mrs. E. Caruso
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
Emma Eames Gogorza by Story Story
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. General information about the George Grantha... more
Geraldine Farrar
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. General information about the George Grantha... more
Geraldine Farrar
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
Fritz Reiner
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
Nellie Melba, with C. Haddon Chambers, Australian dramatist, and Edgar...
Format: Photograph. .Notes: Find more detailed information about this photograph: acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=411663 ( http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=411663 )... more
Mme. Sembrich
Photograph shows Polish soprano opera singer Marcella Sembrich (1858-1935) who was born Prakseda Marcelina Kocha?ska. She performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City and the Royal Opera House in London... more
Caruso artwork
Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). General information about the George Grantham Bain Collection is availabl... more
