Historic Opera

Souvenir of the Metropolitan Opera House
circa 1905-06

"… Nahan Franko was the particular star at the Metropolitan Opera House last night. The occasion was the last of the regular Sunday concerts, and, owing to the dispersal of the Grau Opera Company, the only members of the troupe available for the song numbers were Mme. Schumann-Heink and Miss Fritzi Scheff. Mr. Franko completed yesterday the twenty-fifth anniversary of his entry upon an active musical career, and, in recognition of this fact, the members of Mr. Grau’s company and the employees of the Metropolitan Opera House presented him with a silver salver and a check for a considerable sum.” Brooklyn Eagle; 10 Mar 1902.

Postcards identified in this set so far (all are displayed in the above slideshow):

• Alois Burgstaller.
• Enrico Caruso in Rigoletto.
• Enrico Caruso.
• Lina Cavalieri.
• Heinrich Conried.
• Andreas Dippel.
• Emma Eames.
• Nahan Franko.
• Olive Fremstad.
• Otto Goritz.

• Alfred Hertz.
• Louise Homer (two different postcards identified).
• Heinrich Knote.
• Nellie Melba.
• Lillian Nordica.
• Pol Plançon.
• Albert Saleza.
• Antonio Scotti.
• Marcella Sembrich (two different postcards identified).
• Anton van Rooy.
• Edyth Walker.

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