Episode 11: 1947-1948

Pia Tassinari

For his 5th year as an usher for the Metropolitan Opera, Alfred Hubay remembers performances from the 1947-1948 season such as the voices of Pia Tassinari, Claudia Pinza and the debuts of Elen Dosia, Jacques Janssen and Erna Schlutter. Also described is the Simonson Ring production, the Met premiere of Peter Grimes and a revival of Louise for Dorothy Kirsten (Part 2 of 2).
(Recorded 18 March 2011)

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