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Edward Johnson at retirement from the Metropolitan Opera Company

Item is photograph of "Retiring 'Met' head hugged on stage." Label on reverse reads: "Costumed Metropolitan Opera House performers hug retiring General Manager Edward Johnson after memorial performance in is honor February 28. The entire opera house staff joined in the celebration following performance of Puccini's La Tosca. Johnson retires in May after 15 years as General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera." Photo by Wide World Photos.

Memorabilia

File contains signed photographs of various opera singers and composers that Edward Johnson worked with during his career, and a vocal score of acts 1 and 2 of Peter Ibbetson by Deems Taylor (publishers' version for tenor).

Signed photograph of André Messager

Item is an autographed photograph of the French composer André Messager (1853-1929) to Edward Johnson. In 1916, Johnson appeared as Walter in the opera Loreley (composed by Alfredo Catalani) at the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, in a production conducted by Messager.

Signed photograph of Italo Montemezzi

Item is an autographed photograph of Italo Montemezzi for Edward Johnson, dated October 1918 at La Scala in Milan. Johnson performed the role of Marco Gràtico in Montemezzi's opera La nave at its premiere at La Scala (November 3, 1918), as indicated in the inscription.

Collection of historical letters

File contains letters collected by or given to Edward Johnson from Georges Bizet, Claude Debussy (photograph), Gaetano Donizetti, Jenny Lind, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Adelina Patti/Giuseppe Verdi, Ignacy Paderewski (signed photograph), Giacomo Puccini, and Richard Wagner. Unless otherwise indicated, all items are autograph letters, signed (ALS).

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