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Theodor Uppman as Sharpless Metropolitan Opera Photo by Louis Melancon

Theodor Uppman as Sharpless Metropolitan Opera Photo by Louis Melancon

$ 13.2

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

    Description

    Theodor Uppman as Sharpless in Puccini's Madama Butterfly. Metropolitan Opera Photo by Louis Melancon
    American baritone of Swedish descent, (born Jan. 12, 1920, San Jose, California) who originated the title role of Benjamin Britten 's opera Billy Budd at its premiere at Covent Garden, London in 1951. He died in New York on March 17, 2005.
    Louis Mélançon
    (1901-1974) was the in-house
    photographer
    for the Metropolitan Opera from 1947 to his death in 1974.