The Met’s First Decade on the Air
Kirsten Flagstad as Isolde and Lauritz Melchior as Tristan in Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde." Photo: Metropolitan Opera Archives.
The Met’s First Decade on the Air
Marking the 90th anniversary season of Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts, they share historic moments from the 1930s and early '40s featuring stars such as Kirsten Flagstad, Lily Pons, Rosa Ponselle, Bidù Sayão, Jussi Bjoerling, Lauritz Melchior, Lawrence Tibbett, Leonard Warren, and Ezio Pinza.