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4 unusual facts about Cincinnati Opera


Cincinnati Opera

For most of its first fifty years, Cincinnati Opera's performances were held at the Cincinnati Zoo Pavilion.

Under his tenure, the company began to program rare operas such as Maxwell Davies' Resurrection and Weinberger's Schwanda the Bagpiper.

2015 will see the reopening of Music Hall, along with Jake Heggie's Moby Dick.

Fausto Cleva

He later became closely involved with Cincinnati Summer Opera, of which he was musical director from 1934 until 1963.


Santa Biondo

The June 14, 1936 issue of The New York Times states that she also performed with the Cincinnati Opera at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden with other opera singers such as Rosemarie Brancato, Anna Leskaya, Jean Pengelly, Norma Richter, and others.


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Ralph Lyford

During his tenure at the Cincinnati Opera Company Lyford also mentored John Jacob Niles.