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William Walker as Roucher Metropolitan Opera Photo by Louis Melancon

William Walker as Roucher Metropolitan Opera Photo by Louis Melancon

$ 13.2

Availability: 51 in stock
  • Industry: Music
  • Condition: Photo has curled. See scan.
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Genre: Classical, Opera & Ballet
  • Size: 8" x 10"

    Description

    William Walker as Roucher in Giordano's Andrea Chenier
    . Metropolitan Opera Photo by Louis Melancon
    William Sterling Walker (October 29, 1931 – April 10, 2010) was a baritone with the Metropolitan Opera (1962–1980) whose singing career included performances at the White House, at Carnegie Hall and other concert venues across North America and Europe, and some 60 appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. From 1991-2002, he produced opera as General Director of Fort Worth Opera in Fort Worth, Texas.
    Louis Mélançon
    (1901-1974) was the in-house
    photographer
    for the Metropolitan Opera from 1947 to his death in 1974.