Stanziola, Phil,, photographer.

Opera stars Leontyne Price and Robert Merrill deliver an aria at topping-out ceremonies for the new Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center The $42.7 million, 14-story building, in the background, is the largest of five structures in the center and is scheduled for completion next year /

[1964]

1 photograph : gelatin silver print ; 26 x 21 cm (8 x 10 format)

Notes: Photograph shows Price and Merrill singing in front of I-beam frame for the future Metropolitan Opera House. Title devised by Library staff. Title from news agency caption on item. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Subjects: Price, Leontyne. Merrill, Robert,--1917-2004. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)--Buildings--1960-1970. Opera singers--New York (State)--New York--1960-1970. Singing--New York (State)--New York--1960-1970. Building construction--New York (State)--New York--1960-1970.

Format: Photographic prints--1960-1970.

Rights Info: No known copyright restriction. For information see "New York World-Telegram & ...," www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/076_nyw.html

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

Part Of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress) (DLC) 94505083

Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ds.10680