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Paul Franke as Nick the Barkeep Metropolitan Opera Photo by Louis Melancon

Paul Franke as Nick the Barkeep Metropolitan Opera Photo by Louis Melancon

$ 13.2

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: Photo has curled. See scan.
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Industry: Music
  • Genre: Classical, Opera & Ballet
  • Size: 8" x 10"
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Original/Reproduction: Original

    Description

    Paul Franke as Nick the Barkeep in Puccini's La Fanciculla del West
    Metropolitan Opera Photo by Louis Melancon
    Paul
    Walter
    Franke
    (December 23, 1917, Boston – July 21, 2011, Queens) was an American operatic
    tenor
    who specialized in the comprimario repertoire. He had a very long association with the Metropolitan Opera, where he performed nearly 2000 times from 1948 ….
    Louis Mélançon
    (1901-1974) was the in-house
    photographer
    for the Metropolitan Opera from 1947 to his death in 1974.