Alfred Hubay, in his twelth season as usher for the Metropolitan Opera, remembers the opening night closed circuit telecast of an “all-star gala;” the debuts of Marian Anderson as Ulrica, Robert McFerrin as Amonasro, Renata Tebaldi as Desdemona; and a new production of Andrea Chenier with Mario del Monaco, Zinka Milanov, and Leonard Warren. (Part 1 of 2).
(Recorded 29 September 2011)
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