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John Alexander as Pollione Metropolitan Opera Photo by Louis Melancon

John Alexander as Pollione Metropolitan Opera Photo by Louis Melancon

$ 13.2

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Size: 8" x 10"
  • Industry: Music
  • Condition: Photo has curled. See scan.
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Genre: Classical, Opera & Ballet

    Description

    John Alexander as Pollione in Bellini's Norma
    John Alexander
    (October 21, 1923 – December 8, 1990) was
    an American operatic tenor
    who had a substantial career during the 1950s through the 1980s. He had a longstanding relationship with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, singing with that company every year between 1961 and 1987 for a total of 379 performances.
    Louis Mélançon
    (1901-1974) was the in-house
    photographer
    for the Metropolitan Opera from 1947 to his death in 1974.