Brooks McCormack with Sir Toby the Chimpanzee
Abstract
Informal portrait of Brooks McCormack, a tenor singer from the New York City Opera and the Chicago Opera Company who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1946 production of "La Traviata" and the 1950 production of "Madame Butterfly", with Sir Toby the chimpanzee from the Cincinnati Zoo.
Dates
- 1930-1969
Rights and Usage Statement
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Extent
1 Items (photograph)
Scope and Contents
This series contains photographs and other graphic materials pertaining to the Central City Opera House and the Central City Opera festivals from the 1932 - 2013 festival seasons.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
8 x 10 inches black and white
General
Title supplied by archivist.
Inscription and Marks
Typed on paper taped to back of photographic print: ''Brooks McCormack, the American Tenor of the Chicago Opera Co., in the affectionate embrace of ''Sir Toby'', the chimpanzee at the Zoo in Cincinnati, where he sang with the Cincinnati Summer Opera last year.''
Creator
- From the File: Central City Opera House Association (Central City, Colo.) (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository