Especially considering that many laborers in large urban centers like New York were Italian and would have probably had pride in the Italian opera and its stars' and the large Irish contingents probably took justified pride in John McCormack's career. John Robles
On Aug 17, 2012, at 11:35 AM, DeeDee Blais <[email protected]> wrote: > I believe that during the golden age of opera, it would be common for a > laborer to be able to whistle tunes from his favorite opera. Opera had a > very broad public appeal. Jerry Blais > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
