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...Encouraged by success, Maestro Salmaggi has swelled this year's cast to 1,000, has added three camels, three elephants, eight horses to the Egyptian props. Impressive in the big concrete stadium will be vocal choruses, troupes of dancers, parades in full oriental pomp. Russian Diva Anna Lissetshaya will be Aida. National Broadcasting Co.'s Pasquale Rescigno will conduct. Later Samson et Dalila and Cavalleria Rusticana will be given. Then Im- presario Salmaggi will take his principals to Hartford, Providence, Chicago, Montreal ballparks, will present operas with the aid of local choruses, bands, dancers, animals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Ballpark Opera | 7/28/1930 | See Source »

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