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The Barber of Seville

1948

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The Barber of Seville
  • Title
  • The Barber of Seville
  • Identifier
  • MSP285.B003.F19.I02
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP285.B003.F19.I02
  • Description
  • Caption on the back of the photograph reads, “Richard Karp conducting “The Barber of Seville” with Graciela Rivera, Nino Martini, Robert Merrill (in his debut as “Figaro”) and Salvatore Baccaloni.” Richard Karp was the Pittsburgh Opera’s first general director. Dr. Karp, a talented Viennese musician, came to Pittsburgh in 1942 to escape the war in Europe. Under his direction the Pittsburgh Opera moved to the Syria Mosque in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, and in 1971 the company moved to Heinz Hall. Dr. Karp’s 35-year leadership ended in 1977, when he died of cancer.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Pittsburgh Opera.
    Opera--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
  • Source
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs, 1892-1981, MSP 285, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
  • Rights Information
  • Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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