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Gift of Robert P. Volpe, 2023.84.16, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, Publ…
Program: “Carmen,” Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall, Hartford, 1936
Gift of Robert P. Volpe, 2023.84.16, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, Public Domain

Program: “Carmen,” Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall, Hartford, 1936

Date1936 January 14
Mediumcardstock, printed ink
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width, closed): 9 × 6 1/8in. (22.9 × 15.6cm)
Other (overall height x width, open): 9 × 12in. (22.9 × 30.5cm)
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineGift of Robert P. Volpe
DescriptionProgram for “Carmen” presented by the Metropolitan Opera Association of New York at The Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall in Hartford on January 14, 1936. Carmen was played by Rosa Ponselle and Don Jose was played by Charles Kullmann.
Object number2023.84.16
NotesSubject Note: Rosa Ponzillo, known as Rosa Ponselle (1897-1981) was an operatic dramatic soprano singing mainly at the New York Metropolitan Opera. She was born in Meriden, Connecticut. Charles Kullman (1903-1983) was a tenor. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut.


Condition Note: The lower right corner of the front cover is almost completely detached.
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