Metropolitan Opera Orchestra - Photograph Signed by 75+ Artists playbills opera shown as Gilda in Verdi's

shown as Gilda in Verdi's Rigoletto

by Henri Rabaud

during a rehearsal at the Empress Hall in London

small sticker with name of previous owner on the back of the title page

with signatures by Maria Callas

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra - Photograph Signed by 75+ Artists playbills opera shown as Gilda in Verdi'sThe Metropolitan was founded in 1883 as an alternative to the previously established Academy of Music opera house and debuted the same year and moved into a new location at Lincoln Center in 1966. Gorgeous photograph of a performance circa 1991 conducted by James Levine at Carnegie Hall, and signed by more than 75 artists (NOT SIGNED BY LEVINE). Total size is 20 x 16, actual photo is 13. 5 x 10. 5 inches (visible window size). This is the only photo