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Ralph Edmunds was the publicity director for the Metropolitan Opera.

Giulio Gatti-Casazza (LoC note spelling, one "s") was the GM of the Metropolitan.

Adamo Didur was a Polish opera singer (bass) at the Metropolitan.

The other photos in the 4216 series are of the Wilhelm Stengel funeral in May 1917. Didur and Gatti-Casazza were both pallbearers.

Thanks Seuss. for their full names and connecting it back to the other photos. We'll update the catalog record.

Cast of the Metropolitan Opera premiere of Boris Godunov, March 1913.

A short film on YouTube featuring soprano Anna Case: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hpWHiYUMOU She played Theodore in this production (Boris Goudonow's son). Mme. Duchene is Maria Duchene. She played the Nurse in this production. Leonora Sparkes was an English-born mezzo-soprano, she played Xenia in this production (Boris Goudonow's daughter).

Thank you for the information. Will submit for review and possible addition to the catalog record.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adamo_Didur en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Case en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria Duchene en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonora_Sparkes

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Adamo Didur (1874-1946), Polish-born opera singer with a long career at the Met; this picture seems to be from the debut of this particular opera in New York, in 1913: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adamo_Didur

Correct name would be Adam Didur. pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Didur

Thank you for the information. Will submit for review and possible update to the catalog record.

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