George Szell: Metropolitan Opera Appearances
| 1942-1943 Season | ||||
| Richard Strauss | Salome | 9 Dec '42 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Salome..................Lily Djanel Herod...................Frederick Jagel Herodias................Karin Branzell Jochanaan...............Herbert Janssen Narraboth...............John Garris Page....................Helen Olheim Jew.....................Karl Laufkötter Jew.....................Lodovico Oliviero Jew.....................Alessio De Paolis Jew.....................John Dudley Jew.....................Gerhard Pechner Nazarene................Norman Cordon Nazarene................Emery Darcy Soldier.................Mack Harrell Soldier.................John Gurney Cappadocian.............Wilfred Engelman Slave...................Lillian Raymondi | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Tannhäuser | 19 Dec '42 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Tannhäuser..............Lauritz Melchior Elisabeth...............Helen Traubel Wolfram.................Herbert Janssen Venus...................Kerstin Thorborg Hermann.................Alexander Kipnis Walther.................John Garris Heinrich................Emery Darcy Biterolf................Osie Hawkins Reinmar.................John Gurney Shepherd................Maxine Stellman Dance...................Ruthanna Boris Dance...................Monna Montes Dance...................Nina Youskevitch Dance...................Michael Arshansky Dance...................Alexis Dolinoff Dance...................Jack Gansert | ||||
| Richard Strauss | Salome | 28 Dec '42 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Salome..................Lily Djanel Herod...................René Maison Herodias................Karin Branzell Jochanaan...............Herbert Janssen Narraboth...............John Garris Page....................Helen Olheim Jew.....................Karl Laufkštter Jew.....................Lodovico Oliviero Jew.....................Alessio De Paolis Jew.....................John Dudley Jew.....................Gerhard Pechner Nazarene................Norman Cordon Nazarene................Emery Darcy Soldier.................Mack Harrell Soldier.................John Gurney Cappadocian.............George Cehanovsky Slave...................Lillian Raymondi | ||||
| Modest Mussorgsky | Boris Godunov | 30 Dec '42 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Boris Godunov...........Ezio Pinza Prince Shuisky..........Alessio De Paolis Pimen...................Nicola Moscona Grigory.................René Maison Marina..................Kerstin Thorborg Rangoni.................Leonard Warren Varlaam.................Salvatore Baccaloni Simpleton...............John Garris Nikitich................John Gurney Shchelkalov.............Mack Harrell Innkeeper...............Doris Doe Missail.................John Dudley Officer.................Osie Hawkins Xenia...................Marita Farell Feodor..................Irra Petina Nurse...................Anna Kaskas Lavitsky................Lansing Hatfield Chernikovsky............Lorenzo Alvary Peasant.................Maxine Stellman Peasant.................Helen Olheim Peasant.................Lodovico Oliviero Peasant.................Wilfred Engelman Boyar in Attendance.....Emery Darcy | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Tannhäuser | 7 Jan '43 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Tannhhäuser..............Arthur Carron Elisabeth...............Astrid Varnay Wolfram.................Herbert Janssen Venus...................Karin Branzell Hermann.................Alexander Kipnis Walther.................John Garris Heinrich................Emery Darcy Biterolf................Osie Hawkins Reinmar.................John Gurney Shepherd................Maxine Stellman Dance...................Ruthanna Boris Dance...................Monna Montes Dance...................Nina Youskevitch Dance...................Michael Arshansky Dance...................Alexis Dolinoff Dance...................Jack Gansert | ||||
| Modest Mussorgsky | Boris Godunov | 11 Jan '43 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Boris Godunov...........Ezio Pinza Prince Shuisky..........Alessio De Paolis Pimen...................Nicola Moscona Grigory.................Charles Kullman Marina..................Kerstin Thorborg Rangoni.................Leonard Warren Varlaam.................Salvatore Baccaloni Simpleton...............John Garris Nikitich................John Gurney Shchelkalov.............Mack Harrell Innkeeper...............Doris Doe Missail.................John Dudley Officer.................Osie Hawkins Xenia...................Marita Farell Feodor..................Irra Petina Nurse...................Anna Kaskas Lavitsky................Lansing Hatfield Chernikovsky............Lorenzo Alvary Peasant.................Maxine Stellman Peasant.................Helen Olheim Peasant.................Lodovico Oliviero Peasant.................Wilfred Engelman Boyar in Attendance.....Emery Darcy | ||||
| Richard Strauss | Salome | 14 Jan '43 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Salome..................Lily Djanel Herod...................Frederick Jagel Herodias................Karin Branzell Jochanaan...............Julius Huehn Narraboth...............John Garris Page....................Helen Olheim Jew.....................Karl Laufkötter Jew.....................Lodovico Oliviero Jew.....................Alessio De Paolis Jew.....................John Dudley Jew.....................Gerhard Pechner Nazarene................Norman Cordon Nazarene................Emery Darcy Soldier.................Mack Harrell Soldier.................John Gurney Cappadocian.............Wilfred Engelman Slave...................Lillian Raymondi | ||||
| Modest Mussorgsky | Boris Godunov | 19 Jan '43 | The Academy of Music, Philadelphia | |
| Boris Godunov...........Alexander Kipnis Prince Shuisky..........Alessio De Paolis Pimen...................Nicola Moscona Grigory.................René Maison Marina..................Kerstin Thorborg Rangoni.................Leonard Warren Varlaam.................Salvatore Baccaloni Simpleton...............John Garris Nikitich................John Gurney Shchelkalov.............Mack Harrell Innkeeper...............Doris Doe Missail.................John Dudley Officer.................Osie Hawkins Xenia...................Marita Farell Feodor..................Irra Petina Nurse...................Anna Kaskas Lavitsky................Lansing Hatfield Chernikovsky............Lorenzo Alvary Peasant.................Maxine Stellman Peasant.................Helen Olheim Peasant.................Lodovico Oliviero Peasant.................Wilfred Engelman Boyar in Attendance.....Emery Darcy | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Tannhäuser | 22 Jan '43 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Tannhäuser..............Lauritz Melchior Elisabeth...............Rose Bampton Wolfram.................Julius Huehn Venus...................Marjorie Lawrence Hermann.................Alexander Kipnis Walther.................John Garris Heinrich................Emery Darcy Biterolf................Osie Hawkins Reinmar.................John Gurney Shepherd................Maxine Stellman Dance...................Ruthanna Boris Dance...................Monna Montes Dance...................Nina Youskevitch Dance...................Michael Arshansky Dance...................Alexis Dolinoff Dance...................Jack Gansert | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Tannhäuser | 1 Feb '43 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Tannhhäuser..............Lauritz Melchior Elisabeth...............Lotte Lehmann Wolfram.................Lawrence Tibbett Venus...................Karin Branzell Hermann.................Alexander Kipnis Walther.................John Garris Heinrich................Emery Darcy Biterolf................Osie Hawkins Reinmar.................John Gurney Shepherd................Maxine Stellman Dance...................Michael Arshansky Dance...................Alexis Dolinoff Dance...................Jack Gansert Dance...................Monna Montes Dance...................Ilona Murai Dance...................Nina Youskevitch | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Tannhäuser | 10 Feb '43 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Tannhäuser..............Lauritz Melchior Elisabeth...............Rose Bampton Wolfram.................Herbert Janssen Venus...................Marjorie Lawrence Hermann.................Emanuel List Walther.................John Garris Heinrich................Emery Darcy Biterolf................Osie Hawkins Reinmar.................John Gurney Shepherd................Maxine Stellman Dance...................Ruthanna Boris Dance...................Monna Montes Dance...................Nina Youskevitch Dance...................Michael Arshansky Dance...................Alexis Dolinoff Dance...................Jack Gansert | ||||
| Modest Mussorgsky | Boris Godunov | 13 Feb '43 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Boris Godunov...........Alexander Kipnis Prince Shuisky..........Alessio De Paolis Pimen...................Nicola Moscona Grigory.................René Maison Marina..................Kerstin Thorborg Rangoni.................Leonard Warren Varlaam.................Norman Cordon Simpleton...............John Garris Nikitich................John Gurney Shchelkalov.............George Cehanovsky Innkeeper...............Doris Doe Missail.................John Dudley Officer.................Osie Hawkins Xenia...................Marita Farell Feodor..................Irra Petina Nurse...................Anna Kaskas Lavitsky................Lansing Hatfield Chernikovsky............Lorenzo Alvary Peasant.................Maxine Stellman Peasant.................Helen Olheim Peasant.................Lodovico Oliviero Peasant.................Wilfred Engelman Boyar in Attendance.....Emery Darcy | ||||
| Modest Mussorgsky | Boris Godunov | 19 Feb '43 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Boris Godunov...........Alexander Kipnis Prince Shuisky..........Alessio De Paolis Pimen...................Nicola Moscona Grigory.................René Maison Marina..................Kerstin Thorborg Rangoni.................Leonard Warren Varlaam.................Norman Cordon Simpleton...............John Garris Nikitich................John Gurney Shchelkalov.............George Cehanovsky Innkeeper...............Doris Doe Missail.................John Dudley Officer.................Osie Hawkins Xenia...................Marita Farell Feodor..................Irra Petina Nurse...................Anna Kaskas Lavitsky................Lansing Hatfield Chernikovsky............Lorenzo Alvary Peasant.................Maxine Stellman Peasant.................Helen Olheim Peasant.................Lodovico Oliviero Peasant.................Wilfred Engelman Boyar in Attendance.....Emery Darcy | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Tannhäuser | 29 Mar '43 | The Civic Opera House, Chicago | |
| Tannhäuser..............Lauritz Melchior Elisabeth...............Rose Bampton Wolfram.................Lawrence Tibbett Venus...................Marjorie Lawrence Hermann.................Norman Cordon Walther.................John Garris Heinrich................Emery Darcy Biterolf................Osie Hawkins Reinmar.................John Gurney Shepherd................Maxine Stellman Dance...................Michael Arshansky Dance...................Alexis Dolinoff Dance...................Monna Montes Dance...................Ilona Murai Dance...................Nina Youskevitch | ||||
| Modest Mussorgsky | Boris Godunov | 2 Apr '43 | The Civic Opera House, Chicago | |
| Boris Godunov...........Alexander Kipnis Prince Shuisky..........Alessio De Paolis Pimen...................Nicola Moscona Grigory.................Charles Kullman Marina..................Kerstin Thorborg Rangoni.................Leonard Warren Varlaam.................Salvatore Baccaloni Simpleton...............John Garris Nikitich................John Gurney Shchelkalov.............Mack Harrell Innkeeper...............Doris Doe Missail.................John Dudley Officer.................Osie Hawkins Xenia...................Marita Farell Feodor..................Irra Petina Nurse...................Anna Kaskas Lavitsky................Gerhard Pechner Chernikovsky............Lorenzo Alvary Peasant.................Maxine Stellman Peasant.................Helen Olheim Peasant.................Lodovico Oliviero Peasant.................Wilfred Engelman Boyar in Attendance.....Emery Darcy | ||||
| 1943-1944 Season | ||||
| Modest Mussorgsky | Boris Godunov | 22 Nov '43 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Boris Godunov...........Ezio Pinza Prince Shuisky..........Alessio De Paolis Pimen...................Nicola Moscona Grigory.................Armand Tokatyan Marina..................Kerstin Thorborg Rangoni.................Leonard Warren Varlaam.................Salvatore Baccaloni Simpleton...............John Garris Nikitich................John Gurney Shchelkalov.............Mack Harrell Innkeeper...............Doris Doe Missail.................John Dudley Officer.................Osie Hawkins Xenia...................Marita Farell Feodor..................Thelma Altman Nurse...................Anna Kaskas Lavitsky................Gerhard Pechner Chernikovsky............Lorenzo Alvary Boyar in Attendance.....Emery Darcy | ||||
| Richard Strauss | Der Rosenkavalier | 26 Nov '43 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Octavian.....................Risë Stevens Princess von Werdenberg......Irene Jessner Baron Ochs...................Emanuel List Sophie.......................Eleanor Steber Faninal......................Walter Olitzki Annina.......................Hertha Glaz Valzacchi....................John Garris Italian Singer...............Kurt Baum Marianne.....................Thelma Votipka Mahomet......................Lina Duse Princess' Major-domo.........Emery Darcy Orphan.......................Maxine Stellman Orphan.......................Mona Paulee Orphan.......................Thelma Altman Milliner.....................Lillian Raymondi Animal Vendor................Lodovico Oliviero Hairdresser..................Michael Arshansky Notary.......................Gerhard Pechner Leopold......................Ludwig Burgstaller Faninal's Major-domo.........John Dudley Innkeeper....................John Dudley Police Commissioner..........Lorenzo Alvary | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Die Walküre | 2 Dec '43 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Brünnhilde..............Helen Traubel Siegmund................Lauritz Melchior Sieglinde...............Rose Bampton Wotan...................Julius Huehn Fricka..................Karin Branzell Hunding.................Emanuel List Gerhilde................Thelma Votipka Grimgerde...............Doris Doe Helmwige................Doris Doree Ortlinde................Irene Jessner Rossweisse..............Lucielle Browning Schwertleite............Margaret Harshaw Siegrune................Mona Paulee Waltraute...............Hertha Glaz | ||||
| Modest Mussorgsky | Boris Godunov | 4 Dec '43 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Boris Godunov...........Ezio Pinza Prince Shuisky..........Alessio De Paolis Pimen...................Nicola Moscona Grigory.................Armand Tokatyan Marina..................Kerstin Thorborg Rangoni.................Leonard Warren Varlaam.................Salvatore Baccaloni Simpleton...............John Garris Nikitich................John Gurney Shchelkalov.............Mack Harrell Innkeeper...............Doris Doe Missail.................John Dudley Officer.................Osie Hawkins Xenia...................Marita Farell Feodor..................Thelma Altman Nurse...................Anna Kaskas Lavitsky................Gerhard Pechner Chernikovsky............Lorenzo Alvary Boyar in Attendance.....Emery Darcy | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Die Walküre | 7 Dec '43 | The Academy of Music, Philadelphia | |
| Brünnhilde..............Helen Traubel Siegmund................Lauritz Melchior Sieglinde...............Astrid Varnay Wotan...................Herbert Janssen Fricka..................Kerstin Thorborg Hunding.................Emanuel List Gerhilde................Thelma Votipka Grimgerde...............Christine Johnson Helmwige................Doris Doree Ortlinde................Maxine Stellman Rossweisse..............Lucielle Browning Schwertleite............Margaret Harshaw Siegrune................Mona Paulee Waltraute...............Doris Doe | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Die Walküre | 13 Dec '43 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Brünnhilde..............Helen Traubel Siegmund................Lauritz Melchior Sieglinde...............Rose Bampton Wotan...................Herbert Janssen Fricka..................Karin Branzell Hunding.................Norman Cordon Gerhilde................Thelma Votipka Grimgerde...............Doris Doe Helmwige................Doris Doree Ortlinde................Maxine Stellman Rossweisse..............Lucielle Browning Schwertleite............Margaret Harshaw Siegrune................Mona Paulee Waltraute...............Hertha Glaz | ||||
| Richard Strauss | Der Rosenkavalier | 15 Dec '43 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Octavian.....................Risë Stevens Princess von Werdenberg......Irene Jessner Baron Ochs...................Emanuel List Sophie.......................Eleanor Steber Faninal......................Walter Olitzki Annina.......................Hertha Glaz Valzacchi....................John Garris Italian Singer...............Kurt Baum Marianne.....................Thelma Votipka Mahomet......................Lina Duse Princess' Major-domo.........Emery Darcy Orphan.......................Maxine Stellman Orphan.......................Mona Paulee Orphan.......................Thelma Altman Milliner.....................Lillian Raymondi Animal Vendor................Lodovico Oliviero Hairdresser..................Michael Arshansky Notary.......................Gerhard Pechner Leopold......................Ludwig Burgstaller Faninal's Major-domo.........John Dudley Innkeeper....................John Dudley Police Commissioner..........Lorenzo Alvary | ||||
| Modest Mussorgsky | Boris Godunov | 1 Jan '44 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Boris Godunov...........Ezio Pinza Prince Shuisky..........Alessio De Paolis Pimen...................Nicola Moscona Grigory.................Armand Tokatyan Marina..................Kerstin Thorborg Rangoni.................Leonard Warren Varlaam.................Salvatore Baccaloni Simpleton...............John Garris Nikitich................John Gurney Shchelkalov.............Mack Harrell Innkeeper...............Doris Doe Missail.................Lodovico Oliviero Officer.................Osie Hawkins Xenia...................Marita Farell Feodor..................Thelma Altman Nurse...................Anna Kaskas Lavitsky................Gerhard Pechner Chernikovsky............Lorenzo Alvary Boyar in Attendance.....Emery Darcy | ||||
| Richard Strauss | Salome | 6 Jan '44 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Salome..................Ella Flesch Herod...................Frederick Jagel Herodias................Karin Branzell Jochanaan...............Herbert Janssen Narraboth...............John Garris Page....................Hertha Glaz Jew.....................Karl Laufkötter Jew.....................Lodovico Oliviero Jew.....................Alessio De Paolis Jew.....................John Dudley Jew.....................Gerhard Pechner Nazarene................Lorenzo Alvary Nazarene................Emery Darcy Soldier.................Mack Harrell Soldier.................John Gurney Cappadocian.............Osie Hawkins Slave...................Mona Paulee | ||||
| Richard Strauss | Der Rosenkavalier | 15 Jan '44 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Octavian.....................Jarmila Novotna Princess von Werdenberg......Irene Jessner Baron Ochs...................Emanuel List Sophie.......................Nadine Conner Faninal......................Walter Olitzki Annina.......................Hertha Glaz Valzacchi....................John Garris Italian Singer...............John Dudley Marianne.....................Thelma Votipka Mahomet......................Lina Duse Princess' Major-domo.........Emery Darcy Orphan.......................Maxine Stellman Orphan.......................Mona Paulee Orphan.......................Thelma Altman Milliner.....................Lillian Raymondi Animal Vendor................Lodovico Oliviero Hairdresser..................Michael Arshansky Notary.......................Gerhard Pechner Leopold......................Ludwig Burgstaller Faninal's Major-domo.........John Dudley Innkeeper....................John Dudley Police Commissioner..........Lorenzo Alvary | ||||
| Richard Strauss | Salome | 18 Jan '44 | The Academy of Music, Philadelphia | |
| Salome..................Lily Djanel Herod...................Frederick Jagel Herodias................Karin Branzell Jochanaan...............Julius Huehn Narraboth...............John Garris Page....................Hertha Glaz Jew.....................Laufkštter Jew.....................Lodovico Oliviero Jew.....................Alessio De Paolis Jew.....................John Dudley Jew.....................Gerhard Pechner Nazarene................Norman Cordon Nazarene................Emery Darcy Soldier.................Mack Harrell Soldier.................John Gurney Cappadocian.............Osie Hawkins Slave...................Mona Paulee | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Das Rheingold | 8 Feb '44 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Wotan...................Herbert Janssen Fricka..................Kerstin Thorborg Alberich................Frederick Lechner Loge....................John Garris Erda....................Christine Johnson Fasolt..................Nicola Moscona Fafner..................Emanuel List Freia...................Jarmila Novotna Froh....................Kurt Baum Donner..................Osie Hawkins Mime....................Karl Laufkötter Woglinde................Thelma Votipka Wellgunde...............Lucielle Browning Flosshilde..............Helen Olheim | ||||
| Richard Strauss | Salome | 11 Feb '44 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Salome..................Lily Djanel Herod...................Arthur Carron Herodias................Karin Branzell Jochanaan...............Julius Huehn Narraboth...............John Garris Page....................Helen Olheim Jew.....................Karl Laufkötter Jew.....................Lodovico Oliviero Jew.....................Alessio De Paolis Jew.....................John Dudley Jew.....................Gerhard Pechner Nazarene................Moscona Darcy Soldier.................Lorenzo Alvary Soldier.................Mack Harrell Cappadocian.............Osie Hawkins Slave...................Mona Paulee | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Die Walküre | 15 Feb '44 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Brünnhilde..............Helen Traubel Siegmund................Lauritz Melchior Sieglinde...............Astrid Varnay Wotan...................Herbert Janssen Fricka..................Kerstin Thorborg Hunding.................Alexander Kipnis Gerhilde................Thelma Votipka Grimgerde...............Christine Johnson Helmwige................Doris Doree Ortlinde................Maxine Stellman Rossweisse..............Lucielle Browning Schwertleite............Margaret Harshaw Siegrune................Helen Olheim Waltraute...............Hertha Glaz | ||||
| Richard Strauss | Der Rosenkavalier | 19 Feb '44 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Octavian.....................Jarmila Novotna Princess von Werdenberg......Irene Jessner Baron Ochs...................Emanuel List Sophie.......................Nadine Conner Faninal......................Walter Olitzki Annina.......................Hertha Glaz Valzacchi....................John Garris Italian Singer...............Kurt Baum Marianne.....................Thelma Votipka Mahomet......................Lina Duse Princess' Major-domo.........Emery Darcy Orphan.......................Helen Olheim Orphan.......................Mona Paulee Orphan.......................Maxine Stellman Milliner.....................Lillian Raymondi Animal Vendor................Lodovico Oliviero Hairdresser..................Michael Arshansky Notary.......................Gerhard Pechner Leopold......................Ludwig Burgstaller Faninal's Major-domo.........John Dudley Innkeeper....................John Dudley Police Commissioner..........Lorenzo Alvary | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Siegfried | 22 Feb '44 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Siegfried...............Lauritz Melchior Brünnhilde..............Helen Traubel Wanderer................Herbert Janssen Erda....................Kerstin Thorborg Mime....................Karl Laufkötter Alberich................Frederick Lechner Fafner..................Emanuel List Forest Bird.............Nadine Conner | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Götterdämmerung | 29 Feb '44 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Brünnhilde..............Helen Traubel Siegfried...............Lauritz Melchior Gunther.................Herbert Janssen Gutrune.................Astrid Varnay Hagen...................Alexander Kipnis Waltraute...............Kerstin Thorborg Alberich................Frederick Lechner First Norn..............Margaret Harshaw Second Norn.............Lucielle Browning Third Norn..............Irene Jessner Woglinde................Thelma Votipka Wellgunde...............Lucielle Browning Flosshilde..............Hertha Glaz Vassal..................Emery Darcy Vassal..................Osie Hawkins | ||||
| Richard Strauss | Der Rosenkavalier | 2 Mar '44 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Octavian.....................Jarmila Novotna Princess von Werdenberg......Irene Jessner Baron Ochs...................Emanuel List Sophie.......................Eleanor Steber Faninal......................Walter Olitzki Annina.......................Hertha Glaz Valzacchi....................Karl Laufkštter Italian Singer...............Kurt Baum Marianne.....................Thelma Votipka Mahomet......................Lina Duse Princess' Major-domo.........Emery Darcy Orphan.......................Helen Olheim Orphan.......................Mona Paulee Orphan.......................Maxine Stellman Milliner.....................Lillian Raymondi Animal Vendor................Lodovico Oliviero Hairdresser..................Michael Arshansky Notary.......................Gerhard Pechner Leopold......................Ludwig Burgstaller Faninal's Major-domo.........Lodovico Oliviero Innkeeper....................Lodovico Oliviero Police Commissioner..........Lorenzo Alvary | ||||
| Richard Strauss | Salome | 6 Mar '44 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Salome..................Lily Djanel Herod...................Arthur Carron Herodias................Karin Branzell Jochanaan...............Julius Huehn Narraboth...............John Garris Page....................Hertha Glaz Jew.....................Karl Laufkötter Jew.....................Lodovico Oliviero Jew.....................Alessio De Paolis Jew.....................John Dudley Jew.....................Gerhard Pechner Nazarene................Emery Darcy Nazarene................Nicola Moscona Soldier.................George Cehanovsky Soldier.................Lorenzo Alvary Cappadocian.............John Baker Slave...................Mona Paulee | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Das Rheingold | 18 Mar '44 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Wotan...................Herbert Janssen Fricka..................Kerstin Thorborg Alberich................Frederick Lechner Loge....................John Garris Erda....................Karin Branzell Fasolt..................Nicola Moscona Fafner..................Emanuel List Freia...................Jarmila Novotna Froh....................Emery Darcy Donner..................Osie Hawkins Mime....................Karl Laufkštter Woglinde................Thelma Votipka Wellgunde...............Lucielle Browning Flosshilde..............Anna Kaskas | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Die Walküre | 25 Mar '44 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Brünnhilde..............Helen Traubel Siegmund................Lauritz Melchior Sieglinde...............Rose Bampton Wotan...................Herbert Janssen Fricka..................Kerstin Thorborg Hunding.................Emanuel List Gerhilde................Thelma Votipka Grimgerde...............Christine Johnson Helmwige................Doris Doree Ortlinde................Maxine Stellman Rossweisse..............Lucielle Browning Schwertleite............Margaret Harshaw Siegrune................Mona Paulee Waltraute...............Hertha Glaz | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Siegfried | 1 Apr '44 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Siegfried...............Lauritz Melchior Brünnhilde..............Helen Traubel Wanderer................Herbert Janssen Erda....................Kerstin Thorborg Mime....................Karl Laufkötter Alberich................Frederick Lechner Fafner..................Emanuel List Forest Bird.............Nadine Conner | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Götterdämmerung | 8 Apr '44 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Brünnhilde..............Helen Traubel Siegfried...............Lauritz Melchior Gunther.................Herbert Janssen Gutrune.................Astrid Varnay Hagen...................Alexander Kipnis Waltraute...............Kerstin Thorborg Alberich................Frederick Lechner First Norn..............Margaret Harshaw Second Norn.............Lucielle Browning Third Norn..............Irene Jessner Woglinde................Thelma Votipka Wellgunde...............Lucielle Browning Flosshilde..............Hertha Glaz Vassal..................Emery Darcy Vassal..................Osie Hawkins | ||||
| 1944-1945 Season | ||||
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Don Giovanni | 29 Nov '44 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Don Giovanni............Ezio Pinza Donna Anna..............Florence Kirk Don Ottavio.............Charles Kullman Donna Elvira............Eleanor Steber Leporello...............Salvatore Baccaloni Zerlina.................Nadine Conner Masetto.................Mack Harrell Commendatore............Nicola Moscona | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Die Walküre | 2 Dec '44 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Brünnhilde..............Helen Traubel Siegmund................Lauritz Melchior Sieglinde...............Rose Bampton Wotan...................Herbert Janssen Fricka..................Kerstin Thorborg Hunding.................Alexander Kipnis Gerhilde................Thelma Votipka Grimgerde...............Martha Lipton Helmwige................Beal Hober Ortlinde................Irene Jessner Rossweisse..............Lucielle Browning Schwertleite............Margaret Harshaw Siegrune................Hertha Glaz Waltraute...............Jeanne Palmer | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Götterdämmerung | 8 Dec '44 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Brünnhilde..............Helen Traubel Siegfried...............Lauritz Melchior Gunther.................Herbert Janssen Gutrune.................Astrid Varnay Hagen...................Emanuel List Waltraute...............Kerstin Thorborg Alberich................Frederick Lechner First Norn..............Margaret Harshaw Second Norn.............Lucielle Browning Third Norn..............Jeanne Palmer Woglinde................Thelma Votipka Wellgunde...............Lucielle Browning Flosshilde..............Hertha Glaz Vassal..................Richard Manning Vassal..................Osie Hawkins | ||||
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Don Giovanni | 9 Dec '44 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Don Giovanni............Ezio Pinza Donna Anna..............Florence Kirk Don Ottavio.............Charles Kullman Donna Elvira............Eleanor Steber Leporello...............Salvatore Baccaloni Zerlina.................Bidú Sayao Masetto.................Mack Harrell Commendatore............Nicola Moscona | ||||
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Don Giovanni | 18 Dec '44 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Don Giovanni............Ezio Pinza Donna Anna..............Zinka Milanov Don Ottavio.............Charles Kullman Donna Elvira............Eleanor Steber Leporello...............Salvatore Baccaloni Zerlina.................Nadine Conner Masetto.................Mack Harrell Commendatore............John Gurney | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg | 12 Jan '45 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Hans Sachs..............Herbert Janssen Eva.....................Eleanor Steber Walther von Stolzing....Charles Kullman Magdalene...............Kerstin Thorborg David...................John Garris Beckmesser..............Gerhard Pechner Pogner..................Emanuel List Kothner.................Mack Harrell Vogelgesang.............Donald Dame Nachtigall..............Hugh Thompson Ortel...................Osie Hawkins Zorn....................Richard Manning Moser...................Lodovico Oliviero Eisslinger..............Karl Laufkštter Foltz...................Lorenzo Alvary Schwarz.................John Gurney Night Watchman..........Louis D'Angelo | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg | 30 Jan '45 | The Academy of Music, Philadelphia | |
| Hans Sachs..............Herbert Janssen Eva.....................Eleanor Steber Walther von Stolzing....Charles Kullman Magdalene...............Kerstin Thorborg David...................Karl Laufkötter Beckmesser..............Gerhard Pechner Pogner..................Emanuel List Kothner.................Mack Harrell Vogelgesang.............Morton Bowe Nachtigall..............Hugh Thompson Ortel...................Osie Hawkins Zorn....................Richard Manning Moser...................Lodovico Oliviero Eisslinger..............Emery Darcy Foltz...................William Hargrave Schwarz.................John Gurney Night Watchman..........Louis D'Angelo | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Das Rheingold | 2 Feb '45 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Wotan...................Herbert Janssen Fricka..................Kerstin Thorborg Alberich................Frederick Lechner Loge....................John Garris Erda....................Margaret Harshaw Fasolt..................Nicola Moscona Fafner..................Emanuel List Freia...................Jarmila Novotna Froh....................Emery Darcy Donner..................William Hargrave Mime....................Karl Laufkötter Woglinde................Thelma Votipka Wellgunde...............Lucielle Browning Flosshilde..............Hertha Glaz | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Die Walküre | 6 Feb '45 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Brünnhilde..............Helen Traubel Siegmund................Lauritz Melchior Sieglinde...............Rose Bampton Wotan...................Herbert Janssen Fricka..................Kerstin Thorborg Hunding.................Alexander Kipnis Gerhilde................Thelma Votipka Grimgerde...............Martha Lipton Helmwige................Beal Hober Ortlinde................Irene Jessner Rossweisse..............Lucielle Browning Schwertleite............Margaret Harshaw Siegrune................Hertha Glaz Waltraute...............Jeanne Palmer | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg | 10 Feb '45 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Hans Sachs..............Herbert Janssen Eva.....................Eleanor Steber Walther von Stolzing....Charles Kullman Magdalene...............Kerstin Thorborg David...................John Garris Beckmesser..............Gerhard Pechner Pogner..................Emanuel List Kothner.................Mack Harrell Vogelgesang.............Morton Bowe Nachtigall..............Hugh Thompson Ortel...................Osie Hawkins Zorn....................Richard Manning Moser...................Lodovico Oliviero Eisslinger..............Karl Laufkötter Foltz...................Lorenzo Alvary Schwarz.................John Gurney Night Watchman..........Louis D'Angelo | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Siegfried | 13 Feb '45 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Siegfried...............Lauritz Melchior Brünnhilde..............Helen Traubel Wanderer................Norman Cordon Erda....................Kerstin Thorborg Mime....................Karl Laufkötter Alberich................Frederick Lechner Fafner..................Emanuel List Forest Bird.............Nadine Conner | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Götterdämmerung | 20 Feb '45 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Brünnhilde..............Helen Traubel Siegfried...............Lauritz Melchior Gunther.................Herbert Janssen Gutrune.................Astrid Varnay Hagen...................Emanuel List Waltraute...............Kerstin Thorborg Alberich................Frederick Lechner First Norn..............Margaret Harshaw Second Norn.............Martha Lipton Third Norn..............Jeanne Palmer Woglinde................Thelma Votipka Wellgunde...............Mona Paulee Flosshilde..............Hertha Glaz Vassal..................Richard Manning Vassal..................Osie Hawkins | ||||
| Richard Strauss | Der Rosenkavalier | 23 Feb '45 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Octavian.....................Risë Stevens Princess von Werdenberg......Lotte Lehmann Baron Ochs...................Emanuel List Sophie.......................Nadine Conner Faninal......................Walter Olitzki Annina.......................Martha Lipton Valzacchi....................Alessio De Paolis Italian Singer...............Kurt Baum Marianne.....................Thelma Votipka Mahomet......................Peggy Smithers Princess' Major-domo.........Emery Darcy Orphan.......................Maxine Stellman Orphan.......................Mona Paulee Orphan.......................Thelma Altman Milliner.....................Lillian Raymondi Animal Vendor................Lodovico Oliviero Hairdresser..................Michael Arshansky Notary.......................Gerhard Pechner Leopold......................Ludwig Burgstaller Faninal's Major-domo.........Anthony Marlowe Innkeeper....................Lodovico Oliviero Police Commissioner..........John Gurney | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg | 26 Feb '45 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Hans Sachs..............Herbert Janssen Eva.....................Eleanor Steber Walther von Stolzing....Kurt Baum Magdalene...............Kerstin Thorborg David...................John Garris Beckmesser..............Gerhard Pechner Pogner..................Emanuel List Kothner.................Mack Harrell Vogelgesang.............Morton Bowe Nachtigall..............Louis D'Angelo Ortel...................Osie Hawkins Zorn....................Richard Manning Moser...................Lodovico Oliviero Eisslinger..............Karl Laufkötter Foltz...................Lorenzo Alvary Schwarz.................John Gurney Night Watchman..........Louis D'Angelo | ||||
| Richard Strauss | Der Rosenkavalier | 5 Mar '45 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Octavian.....................Risë Stevens Princess von Werdenberg......Irene Jessner Baron Ochs...................Emanuel List Sophie.......................Nadine Conner Faninal......................Walter Olitzki Annina.......................Martha Lipton Valzacchi....................Alessio De Paolis Italian Singer...............Kurt Baum Marianne.....................Thelma Votipka Mahomet......................Peggy Smithers Princess' Major-domo.........Emery Darcy Orphan.......................Maxine Stellman Orphan.......................Mona Paulee Orphan.......................Thelma Altman Milliner.....................Lillian Raymondi Animal Vendor................Lodovico Oliviero Hairdresser..................Michael Arshansky Notary.......................Gerhard Pechner Leopold......................Ludwig Burgstaller Faninal's Major-domo.........Anthony Marlowe Innkeeper....................Lodovico Oliviero Police Commissioner..........John Gurney | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Das Rheingold | 10 Mar '45 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Wotan...................Herbert Janssen Fricka..................Blanche Thebom Alberich................Frederick Lechner Loge....................John Garris Erda....................Margaret Harshaw Fasolt..................Nicola Moscona Fafner..................Emanuel List Freia...................Astrid Varnay Froh....................Emery Darcy Donner..................Osie Hawkins Mime....................Karl Laufkötter Woglinde................Thelma Votipka Wellgunde...............Lucielle Browning Flosshilde..............Martha Lipton | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Die Walküre | 17 Mar '45 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Brünnhilde..............Helen Traubel Siegmund................Lauritz Melchior Sieglinde...............Astrid Varnay Wotan...................Herbert Janssen Fricka..................Kerstin Thorborg Hunding.................Emanuel List Gerhilde................Thelma Votipka Grimgerde...............Martha Lipton Helmwige................Beal Hober Ortlinde................Irene Jessner Rossweisse..............Lucielle Browning Schwertleite............Margaret Harshaw Siegrune................Thelma Altman Waltraute...............Jeanne Palmer | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg | 22 Mar '45 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Hans Sachs..............Herbert Janssen Eva.....................Eleanor Steber Walther von Stolzing....Kurt Baum Magdalene...............Kerstin Thorborg David...................John Garris Beckmesser..............Gerhard Pechner Pogner..................Emanuel List Kothner.................Mack Harrell Vogelgesang.............Anthony Marlowe Nachtigall..............Hugh Thompson Ortel...................Osie Hawkins Zorn....................Richard Manning Moser...................Lodovico Oliviero Eisslinger..............Karl Laufkötter Foltz...................Lorenzo Alvary Schwarz.................John Gurney Night Watchman..........Louis D'Angelo | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Siegfried | 24 Mar '45 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Siegfried...............Lauritz Melchior Brünnhilde..............Helen Traubel Wanderer................Norman Cordon Erda....................Kerstin Thorborg Mime....................Karl Laufkštter Alberich................Frederick Lechner Fafner..................Emanuel List Forest Bird.............Nadine Conner | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Götterdämmerung | 27 Mar '45 | The Academy of Music, Philadelphia | |
| Brünnhilde..............Helen Traubel Siegfried...............Lauritz Melchior Gunther.................Herbert Janssen Gutrune.................Irene Jessner Hagen...................Emanuel List Waltraute...............Blanche Thebom Alberich................Frederick Lechner First Norn..............Margaret Harshaw Second Norn.............Martha Lipton Third Norn..............Jeanne Palmer Woglinde................Thelma Votipka Wellgunde...............Lucielle Browning Flosshilde..............Hertha Glaz Vassal..................Osie Hawkins Vassal..................Lodovico Oliviero | ||||
| Richard Strauss | Der Rosenkavalier | 29 Mar '45 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Octavian.....................Jarmila Novotna Princess von Werdenberg......Irene Jessner Baron Ochs...................Emanuel List Sophie.......................Eleanor Steber Faninal......................Walter Olitzki Annina.......................Martha Lipton Valzacchi....................Alessio De Paolis Italian Singer...............Kurt Baum Marianne.....................Thelma Votipka Mahomet......................Peggy Smithers Princess' Major-domo.........Emery Darcy Orphan.......................Maxine Stellman Orphan.......................Mona Paulee Orphan.......................Thelma Altman Milliner.....................Lillian Raymondi Animal Vendor................Lodovico Oliviero Hairdresser..................Michael Arshansky Notary.......................Gerhard Pechner Leopold......................Ludwig Burgstaller Faninal's Major-domo.........Anthony Marlowe Innkeeper....................Lodovico Oliviero Police Commissioner..........John Gurney | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Götterdämmerung | 31 Mar '45 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Brünnhilde..............Helen Traubel Siegfried...............Lauritz Melchior Gunther.................Herbert Janssen Gutrune.................Astrid Varnay Hagen...................Emanuel List Waltraute...............Kerstin Thorborg Alberich................Frederick Lechner First Norn..............Margaret Harshaw Second Norn.............Martha Lipton Third Norn..............Jeanne Palmer Woglinde................Thelma Votipka Wellgunde...............Lucielle Browning Flosshilde..............Hertha Glaz Vassal..................Richard Manning Vassal..................Osie Hawkins | ||||
| 1945-1946 Season | ||||
| Richard Strauss | Der Rosenkavalier | 27 Nov '45 | The Academy of Music, Philadelphia | |
| Octavian.....................Jarmila Novotna Princess von Werdenberg......Irene Jessner Baron Ochs...................Emanuel List Sophie.......................Eleanor Steber Faninal......................Frederick Lechner Annina.......................Hertha Glaz Valzacchi....................Alessio De Paolis Italian Singer...............Kurt Baum Marianne.....................Thelma Votipka Mahomet......................Peggy Smithers Princess' Major-domo.........Karl Laufkštter Orphan.......................Maxine Stellman Orphan.......................Mona Paulee Orphan.......................Thelma Altman Milliner.....................Lillian Raymondi Animal Vendor................Lodovico Oliviero Hairdresser..................Edward Caton Notary.......................Gerhard Pechner Leopold......................Ludwig Burgstaller Faninal's Major-domo.........Anthony Marlowe Innkeeper....................Lodovico Oliviero Police Commissioner..........Lorenzo Alvary | ||||
| Richard Strauss | Der Rosenkavalier | 30 Nov '45 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Octavian.....................Risë Stevens Princess von Werdenberg......Irene Jessner Baron Ochs...................Emanuel List Sophie.......................Eleanor Steber Faninal......................Frederick Lechner Annina.......................Hertha Glaz Valzacchi....................Alessio De Paolis Italian Singer...............Kurt Baum Marianne.....................Thelma Votipka Mahomet......................Peggy Smithers Princess' Major-domo.........Karl Laufkštter Orphan.......................Maxine Stellman Orphan.......................Mona Paulee Orphan.......................Thelma Altman Milliner.....................Lillian Raymondi Animal Vendor................Lodovico Oliviero Hairdresser..................Edward Caton Notary.......................Gerhard Pechner Leopold......................Ludwig Burgstaller Faninal's Major-domo.........Anthony Marlowe Innkeeper....................Lodovico Oliviero Police Commissioner..........Lorenzo Alvary | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg | 6 Dec '45 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Hans Sachs..............Herbert Janssen Eva.....................Eleanor Steber Walther von Stolzing....Charles Kullman Magdalene...............Kerstin Thorborg David...................John Garris Beckmesser..............Gerhard Pechner Pogner..................Emanuel List Kothner.................Kenneth Schon Vogelgesang.............Anthony Marlowe Nachtigall..............Hugh Thompson Ortel...................Osie Hawkins Zorn....................Richard Manning Moser...................Lodovico Oliviero Eisslinger..............Karl Laufkötter Foltz...................Lorenzo Alvary Schwarz.................Wellington Ezekiel Night Watchman..........Louis D'Angelo | ||||
| Richard Strauss | Der Rosenkavalier | 12 Dec '45 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Octavian.....................Risë Stevens Princess von Werdenberg......Irene Jessner Baron Ochs...................Emanuel List Sophie.......................Eleanor Steber Faninal......................Frederick Lechner Annina.......................Hertha Glaz Valzacchi....................Alessio De Paolis Italian Singer...............Thomas Hayward Marianne.....................Thelma Votipka Mahomet......................Peggy Smithers Princess' Major-domo.........Karl Laufkötter Orphan.......................Maxine Stellman Orphan.......................Mona Paulee Orphan.......................Thelma Altman Milliner.....................Lillian Raymondi Animal Vendor................Lodovico Oliviero Hairdresser..................Edward Caton Notary.......................Gerhard Pechner Leopold......................Ludwig Burgstaller Faninal's Major-domo.........Anthony Marlowe Innkeeper....................Lodovico Oliviero Police Commissioner..........Lorenzo Alvary | ||||
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Don Giovanni | 13 Dec '45 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Don Giovanni............Ezio Pinza Donna Anna..............Zinka Milanov Don Ottavio.............Charles Kullman Donna Elvira............Jarmila Novotna Leporello...............Salvatore Baccaloni Zerlina.................Nadine Conner Masetto.................Arthur Kent Commendatore............Nicola Moscona | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg | 15 Dec '45 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Hans Sachs..............Frederic Gynrod Eva.....................Eleanor Steber Walther von Stolzing....Charles Kullman Magdalene...............Kerstin Thorborg David...................John Garris Beckmesser..............Gerhard Pechner Pogner..................Emanuel List Kothner.................Kenneth Schon Vogelgesang.............Anthony Marlowe Nachtigall..............Hugh Thompson Ortel...................Osie Hawkins Zorn....................Richard Manning Moser...................Lodovico Oliviero Eisslinger..............Karl Laufkötter Foltz...................Lorenzo Alvary Schwarz.................Wellington Ezekiel Night Watchman..........Louis D'Angelo | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg | 9 Jan '46 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Hans Sachs..............Joel Berglund Eva.....................Eleanor Steber Walther von Stolzing....Charles Kullman Magdalene...............Kerstin Thorborg David...................Karl Laufkötter Beckmesser..............Gerhard Pechner Pogner..................Emanuel List Kothner.................Kenneth Schon Vogelgesang.............Anthony Marlowe Nachtigall..............Hugh Thompson Ortel...................Osie Hawkins Zorn....................Richard Manning Moser...................Lodovico Oliviero Eisslinger..............Emery Darcy Foltz...................Lorenzo Alvary Schwarz.................Wellington Ezekiel Night Watchman..........George Cehanovsky | ||||
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Don Giovanni | 12 Jan '46 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Don Giovanni............Ezio Pinza Donna Anna..............Zinka Milanov Don Ottavio.............Charles Kullman Donna Elvira............Eleanor Steber Leporello...............Salvatore Baccaloni Zerlina.................Bidś Sayao Masetto.................Arthur Kent Commendatore............Norman Cordon | ||||
| Richard Strauss | Der Rosenkavalier | 18 Jan '46 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Octavian.....................Jarmila Novotna Princess von Werdenberg......Irene Jessner Baron Ochs...................Emanuel List Sophie.......................Eleanor Steber Faninal......................Frederick Lechner Annina.......................Hertha Glaz Valzacchi....................Alessio De Paolis Italian Singer...............Thomas Hayward Marianne.....................Thelma Votipka Mahomet......................Peggy Smithers Princess' Major-domo.........Karl Laufkötter Orphan.......................Maxine Stellman Orphan.......................Mona Paulee Orphan.......................Thelma Altman Milliner.....................Lillian Raymondi Animal Vendor................Lodovico Oliviero Hairdresser..................Edward Caton Notary.......................Gerhard Pechner Leopold......................Ludwig Burgstaller Faninal's Major-domo.........Anthony Marlowe Innkeeper....................Lodovico Oliviero Police Commissioner..........Lorenzo Alvary | ||||
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Don Giovanni | 28 Jan '46 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Don Giovanni............Ezio Pinza Donna Anna..............Zinka Milanov Don Ottavio.............James Melton Donna Elvira............Jarmila Novotna Leporello...............Salvatore Baccaloni Zerlina.................Bidś Sayao Masetto.................Arthur Kent Commendatore............Nicola Moscona | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg | 9 Feb '46 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Hans Sachs..............Joel Berglund Eva.....................Eleanor Steber Walther von Stolzing....Torsten Ralf Magdalene...............Kerstin Thorborg David...................John Garris Beckmesser..............Gerhard Pechner Pogner..................Emanuel List Kothner.................Kenneth Schon Vogelgesang.............Anthony Marlowe Nachtigall..............Hugh Thompson Ortel...................Osie Hawkins Zorn....................Richard Manning Moser...................Lodovico Oliviero Eisslinger..............Emery Darcy Foltz...................Lorenzo Alvary Schwarz.................Wellington Ezekiel Night Watchman..........Louis D'Angelo | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Götterdämmerung | 11 Feb '46 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Brünnhilde..............Helen Traubel Siegfried...............Lauritz Melchior Gunther.................Herbert Janssen Gutrune.................Astrid Varnay Hagen...................Alexander Kipnis Waltraute...............Kerstin Thorborg Alberich................Walter Olitzki First Norn..............Margaret Harshaw Second Norn.............Martha Lipton Third Norn..............Irene Jessner Woglinde................Thelma Votipka Wellgunde...............Lucielle Browning Flosshilde..............Hertha Glaz Vassal..................Anthony Marlowe Vassal..................William Hargrave | ||||
| Richard Strauss | Der Rosenkavalier | 16 Feb '46 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Octavian.....................Jarmila Novotna Princess von Werdenberg......Irene Jessner Baron Ochs...................Emanuel List Sophie.......................Nadine Conner Faninal......................Walter Olitzki Annina.......................Hertha Glaz Valzacchi....................Alessio De Paolis Italian Singer...............Thomas Hayward Marianne.....................Thelma Votipka Mahomet......................Peggy Smithers Princess' Major-domo.........Emery Darcy Orphan.......................Maxine Stellman Orphan.......................Mona Paulee Orphan.......................Thelma Altman Milliner.....................Lillian Raymondi Animal Vendor................Lodovico Oliviero Hairdresser..................Edward Caton Notary.......................Gerhard Pechner Leopold......................Ludwig Burgstaller Faninal's Major-domo.........Anthony Marlowe Innkeeper....................Lodovico Oliviero Police Commissioner..........Lorenzo Alvary | ||||
| Giuseppe Verdi | Otello | 23 Feb '46 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Otello..................Torsten Ralf Desdemona...............Stella Roman Iago....................Leonard Warren Emilia..................Martha Lipton Cassio..................Alessio De Paolis Lodovico................Nicola Moscona Montàno.................Kenneth Schon Roderigo................Anthony Marlowe Herald..................Wellington Ezekiel | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg | 8 Mar '46 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Hans Sachs..............Joel Berglund Eva.....................Eleanor Steber Walther von Stolzing....Torsten Ralf Magdalene...............Kerstin Thorborg David...................John Garris Beckmesser..............Gerhard Pechner Pogner..................Emanuel List Kothner.................Kenneth Schon Vogelgesang.............Anthony Marlowe Nachtigall..............Hugh Thompson Ortel...................Osie Hawkins Zorn....................Richard Manning Moser...................Lodovico Oliviero Eisslinger..............Emery Darcy Foltz...................Lorenzo Alvary Schwarz.................Wellington Ezekiel Night Watchman..........Louis D'Angelo | ||||
| Giuseppe Verdi | Otello | 11 Mar '46 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Otello..................Torsten Ralf Desdemona...............Stella Roman Iago....................Leonard Warren Emilia..................Martha Lipton Cassio..................Alessio De Paolis Lodovico................Nicola Moscona Montàno.................William Hargrave Roderigo................Anthony Marlowe Herald..................Wellington Ezekiel | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Götterdämmerung | 14 Mar '46 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Brünnhilde..............Helen Traubel Siegfried...............Lauritz Melchior Gunther.................Herbert Janssen Gutrune.................Astrid Varnay Hagen...................Emanuel List Waltraute...............Kerstin Thorborg Alberich................Walter Olitzki First Norn..............Margaret Harshaw Second Norn.............Martha Lipton Third Norn..............Jeanne Palmer Woglinde................Thelma Votipka Wellgunde...............Lucielle Browning Flosshilde..............Martha Lipton Vassal..................William Hargrave Vassal..................Richard Manning | ||||
| Giuseppe Verdi | Otello | 19 Mar '46 | The Academy of Music, Philadelphia | |
| Otello..................Torsten Ralf Desdemona...............Stella Roman Iago....................Leonard Warren Emilia..................Martha Lipton Cassio..................Alessio De Paolis Lodovico................Nicola Moscona Montàno.................William Hargrave Roderigo................Anthony Marlowe Herald..................Wellington Ezekiel | ||||
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Don Giovanni | 20 Mar '46 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Don Giovanni............Ezio Pinza Donna Anna..............Zinka Milanov Don Ottavio.............John Garris Donna Elvira............Eleanor Steber Leporello...............Virgilio Lazzari Zerlina.................Nadine Conner Masetto.................Arthur Kent Commendatore............Norman Cordon | ||||
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Gala: Don Giovanni (Act 1, Scenes 4 & 5) | 24 Mar '46 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Don Giovanni............Ezio Pinza Donna Anna..............Zinka Milanov Don Ottavio.............John Garris Donna Elvira............Eleanor Steber Leporello...............Virgilio Lazzari Zerlina.................Nadine Conner Masetto.................Arthur Kent | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Götterdämmerung | 27 Mar '46 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Brünnhilde..............Helen Traubel Siegfried...............Lauritz Melchior Gunther.................Osie Hawkins Gutrune.................Astrid Varnay Hagen...................Alexander Kipnis Waltraute...............Kerstin Thorborg Alberich................Walter Olitzki First Norn..............Margaret Harshaw Second Norn.............Martha Lipton Third Norn..............Jeanne Palmer Woglinde................Thelma Votipka Wellgunde...............Lucielle Browning Flosshilde..............Hertha Glaz Vassal..................William Hargrave Vassal..................Richard Manning | ||||
| Giuseppe Verdi | Otello | 29 Mar '46 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Otello..................Torsten Ralf Desdemona...............Stella Roman Iago....................Leonard Warren Emilia..................Martha Lipton Cassio..................Alessio De Paolis Lodovico................Nicola Moscona Montàno.................William Hargrave Roderigo................Anthony Marlowe Herald..................Wellington Ezekiel | ||||
| Richard Strauss | Der Rosenkavalier | 5 Apr '46 | Symphony Hall, Boston | |
| Octavian.....................Risë Stevens Princess von Werdenberg......Irene Jessner Baron Ochs...................Emanuel List Sophie.......................Nadine Conner Faninal......................Walter Olitzki Annina.......................Hertha Glaz Valzacchi....................Alessio De Paolis Italian Singer...............Thomas Hayward Marianne.....................Thelma Votipka Mahomet......................Peggy Smithers Princess' Major-domo.........Emery Darcy Orphan.......................Maxine Stellman Orphan.......................Mona Paulee Orphan.......................Thelma Altman Milliner.....................Lillian Raymondi Animal Vendor................Lodovico Oliviero Hairdresser..................Edward Caton Notary.......................Gerhard Pechner Leopold......................Ludwig Burgstaller Faninal's Major-domo.........Anthony Marlowe Innkeeper....................Lodovico Oliviero Police Commissioner..........Lorenzo Alvary | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg | 9 Apr '46 | Symphony Hall, Boston | |
| Hans Sachs..............Herbert Janssen Eva.....................Eleanor Steber Walther von Stolzing....Torsten Ralf Magdalene...............Kerstin Thorborg David...................John Garris Beckmesser..............Gerhard Pechner Pogner..................Emanuel List Kothner.................Kenneth Schon Vogelgesang.............Anthony Marlowe Nachtigall..............Hugh Thompson Ortel...................Osie Hawkins Zorn....................Richard Manning Moser...................Lodovico Oliviero Eisslinger..............Emery Darcy Foltz...................Lorenzo Alvary Schwarz.................Wellington Ezekiel Night Watchman..........Louis D'Angelo | ||||
| Richard Strauss | Der Rosenkavalier | 26 Apr '46 | Public Hall, Cleveland | |
| Octavian................Jarmila Novotna Princess von Werdenberg.Irene Jessner Baron Ochs..............Emanuel List Sophie..................Eleanor Steber Faninal.................Walter Olitzki Annina..................Hertha Glaz Valzacchi...............Alessio De Paolis Italian Singer..........Thomas Hayward Marianne................Thelma Votipka Mahomet.................Peggy Smithers Princess' Major-domo.........Emery Darcy Orphan..................Maxine Stellman Orphan..................Mona Paulee Orphan..................Thelma Altman Milliner................Lillian Raymondi Animal Vendor...........Lodovico Oliviero Hairdresser.............Edward Caton Notary..................Gerhard Pechner Leopold.................Ludwig Burgstaller Faninal's Major-domo....Anthony Marlowe Innkeeper...............Lodovico Oliviero Police Commissioner.....Lorenzo Alvary | ||||
| Richard Strauss | Der Rosenkavalier | 11 May '46 | The Civic Opera House, Chicago | |
| Octavian.....................Risë Stevens Princess von Werdenberg......Irene Jessner Baron Ochs...................Emanuel List Sophie.......................Eleanor Steber Faninal......................Hugh Thompson Annina.......................Martha Lipton Valzacchi....................Alessio De Paolis Italian Singer...............Thomas Hayward Marianne.....................Thelma Votipka Mahomet......................Peggy Smithers Princess' Major-domo.........Richard Manning Orphan.......................Maxine Stellman Orphan.......................Mona Paulee Orphan.......................Thelma Altman Milliner.....................Lillian Raymondi Animal Vendor................Lodovico Oliviero Hairdresser..................Edward Caton Notary.......................Gerhard Pechner Leopold......................Ludwig Burgstaller Faninal's Major-domo.........Anthony Marlowe Innkeeper....................Lodovico Oliviero Police Commissioner..........Lorenzo Alvary | ||||
| 1953-1954 Season | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Tannhäuser | 26 Dec '53 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Tannhäuser..............Ramon Vinay Elisabeth...............Margaret Harshaw Wolfram.................George London Venus...................Astrid Varnay Hermann.................Jerome Hines Walther.................Brian Sullivan Heinrich................Paul Franke Biterolf................Clifford Harvuot Reinmar.................Norman Scott Shepherd................Roberta Peters | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Tannhäuser | 29 Dec '53 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Tannhäuser..............Ramon Vinay Elisabeth...............Margaret Harshaw Wolfram.................George London Venus...................Astrid Varnay Hermann.................Jerome Hines Walther.................Brian Sullivan Heinrich................Paul Franke Biterolf................Clifford Harvuot Reinmar.................Norman Scott Shepherd................Roberta Peters | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Tannhäuser | 9 Jan '54 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Tannhäuser..............Ramon Vinay Elisabeth...............Margaret Harshaw Wolfram.................George London Venus...................Astrid Varnay Hermann.................Jerome Hines Walther.................Brian Sullivan Heinrich................Paul Franke Biterolf................Clifford Harvuot Reinmar.................Norman Scott Shepherd................Roberta Peters | ||||
| Richard Wagner | Tannhäuser | 14 Jan '54 | Metropolitan Opera House | |
| Tannhäuser..............Charles Kullman Elisabeth...............Astrid Varnay Wolfram.................Josef Metternich Venus...................Regina Resnik Hermann.................Jerome Hines Walther.................Brian Sullivan Heinrich................Paul Franke Biterolf................Clifford Harvuot Reinmar.................Norman Scott Shepherd................Heidi Krall | ||||