Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The Metropolitan Opera House, also known as the Old Metropolitan Opera House and Old Met, was an opera house located at 1411 Broadway in Manhattan, New York City. Opened in 1883 and demolished in 1967, it was the first home of the Metropolitan Opera.

Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1883

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1902 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 108 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor CVE-40665 12-in. 10/26/1927 Innegiamo il Signor Metropolitan Opera Chorus ; Giulio Setti Mixed vocal chorus and soloist, with orchestra Musical group  
Victor BVE-40666 10-in. 10/26/1927 Son quà€! Metropolitan Opera Chorus ; Giulio Setti Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra Musical group  
Victor BVE-40698 10-in. 11/7/1927 O Isis und Osiris Metropolitan Opera Chorus ; Giulio Setti Male vocal chorus, with orchestra Musical group  
Victor CVE-40699 12-in. 11/7/1927 Gli aranci olezzano Metropolitan Opera Chorus ; Giulio Setti Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra Musical group  
Victor BVE-41000 10-in. 11/7/1927 Andiam! Metropolitan Opera Chorus ; Giulio Setti Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra Musical group  
Victor BVE-41001 10-in. 11/7/1927 Scorrendo uniti remota via Metropolitan Opera Chorus ; Giulio Setti Male vocal chorus, with orchestra Musical group  
Victor CVE-41073 12-in. 11/29/1927 Marinaresca Metropolitan Opera Chorus ; Giulio Setti Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra Musical group  
Victor CVE-41074 12-in. 11/29/1927 Ah, pescator affonda l'esca Giuseppe De Luca Baritone vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra Musical group  
Victor CVE-41075 12-in. 11/29/1927 Povero Rigoletto! Giuseppe De Luca Baritone vocal solo, with male vocal chorus, female vocal soloist, and orchestra Musical group  
Victor CVE-41076 12-in. 11/29/1927 Temple scene Giovanni Martinelli ; Ezio Pinza Vocal duet (tenor and bass), with orchestra Musical group  
Victor CVE-41095 12-in. 12/3/1927 Non parti? Metropolitan Opera Chorus ; Giulio Setti Male vocal chorus, with orchestra Musical group  
Victor CVE-41096 12-in. 12/3/1927 Maledizione Ezio Pinza Bass vocal solo, with male vocal chorus and orchestra Musical group  
Victor CVE-41097 12-in. 12/3/1927 Ite sul colle Ezio Pinza Bass vocal solo, with male vocal chorus and orchestra Musical group  
Victor CVE-41225 12-in. 12/12/1927 Giusto cielo! Rispondete Beniamino Gigli ; Ezio Pinza Vocal duet (tenor and bass), with vocal chorus and orchestra Musical group  
Victor CVE-41226 12-in. 12/12/1927 Tu che a Dio spiegasti Beniamino Gigli ; Ezio Pinza Vocal duet (tenor and bass), with male vocal chorus and orchestra Musical group  
Victor CVE-41227 12-in. 12/12/1927 Tombe degl' avi miei Beniamino Gigli Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra Musical group  
Victor CVE-41232 12-in. 12/16/1927 Lucia : Sextette Angelo Bada ; Giuseppe De Luca ; Amelita Galli-Curci ; Beniamino Gigli ; Louise Homer ; Ezio Pinza Vocal chorus (soprano, contralto, 2 tenors, baritone, and bass), with orchestra Musical group  
Victor CVE-41233 12-in. 12/16/1927 Rigoletto : Quartet Giuseppe De Luca ; Amelita Galli-Curci ; Beniamino Gigli ; Louise Homer Vocal quartet (soprano, contralto, tenor, and baritone), with orchestra Musical group  
Victor CVE-41234 12-in. 12/16/1927 Imponete Giuseppe De Luca ; Amelita Galli-Curci Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra Musical group  
Victor CVE-41235 12-in. 12/16/1927 Dite alla giovine Giuseppe De Luca ; Amelita Galli-Curci Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra Musical group  
Victor BVE-41236 10-in. 12/16/1927 Veglia o donna Giuseppe De Luca ; Amelita Galli-Curci Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra Musical group  
Victor BVE-41237 10-in. 12/16/1927 Piangi, fanciulla Giuseppe De Luca ; Amelita Galli-Curci Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra Musical group  
Victor CVE-41298 12-in. 1/5/1928 Brindisi : Viva il vino spumeggiante Beniamino Gigli Tenor vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra Musical group  
Victor BVE-41299 10-in. 1/5/1928 O Isis und Osiris Ezio Pinza Bass vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra Musical group  
Victor CVE-41600 12-in. 1/5/1928 Temple scene Ezio Pinza Bass vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus, female vocal soloist, and orchestra Musical group  
(Results 1-25 of 108 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Metropolitan Opera Orchestra," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104506.

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104506.

"Metropolitan Opera Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

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