Metropolitan Opera Collection

The operatic war in New York. Illustration from Puck. Private Collection

The Operatic War in New York, 1883
1574159 The Operatic War in New York, 1883; (add.info.: The operatic war in New York by Joseph Keppler, 1838-1894, artist 1883)

NY, NYC, Manhattan, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Revson Fountain

Rosa Ponselle in William Tell (b / w photo)
5615598 Rosa Ponselle in William Tell (b/w photo) by Bain, George Grantham - Bain News Service (1865-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Rosa Ponselle in William Tell (b / w photo)
5615599 Rosa Ponselle in William Tell (b/w photo) by Bain, George Grantham - Bain News Service (1865-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Giuseppe Danise in William Tell (b / w photo)
5615600 Giuseppe Danise in William Tell (b/w photo) by Mishkin, Herman (1871-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian baritone opera singer Giuseppe Danise (1883-1963) for opera William Tell

METROPOLITAN OPERA, 1895. The Interior of the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, with an Audience of over 3, 500 People. Flash photograph, 21 March 1895, from a contemporary newspaper

MARIO ANCONA (1860-1931). Italian baritone. Photographed in costume for a role at the Metropolitan Opera. Photograph, c1905

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Step into the operatic war of New York, where the Metropolitan Opera once waged musical battles at its iconic home in Manhattan's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Witness the legendary performances of stars like Rosa Ponselle in William Tell, her fierce intensity reflected in the Revson Fountain's still waters. Giuseppe Danise, an Italian baritone, also graced the Met's historic stage in 1895, leaving audiences in awe within the ornate interior of the Metropolitan Opera House. New York, New York City - a symphony of culture and art, where the Metropolitan Opera continues to captivate and inspire.