Writer Gertrude Stein speaks briefly and then reads part of libretto from her opera "From Four Saints in Three Acts" the famous lines "Pigeons on the grass, alas,...." (Sound is poor)
An unpainted wooden frame two-story house surrounded by trees. African American man, carrying a parcel, walks past the house. A barren farm field. A dilapidated farm house with the farmer sawing wood beside it. His wife stands nearby. Later, the farmer saws wood in front of his house, while his wife and several children sit and watch. African American girl holds a book. Inside, an African American boy sits on the ground, beside the house. Children sit on ground. A shy little girl poses.
Giulio Gatti Casazza, manager of Metropolitan Opera in New York City comes out of a room. A woman's photograph, documents and other articles lying on a table. Giulio Gatti Casazza takes out photographs of opera stars in various roles, including Enrico Caruso, in Pagliacci. He sits on a chair in his office. A telephone is kept on the table. He looks at photographs.
View from balcony, of singers filling the stage at Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, during performance of Giuseppe Verdi's opera Aida. View of smaller cast group from onstage. View from balcony.
Opera singer, Giovanni Martinelli, preparing for a role in Giuseppe Verdi's Aida. He puts on makeup in front of a mirror. Articles lay on a table. He partially covers his head and puts on make-up. Conductor Ettore Panizza prepares for his debut performance. Pages of musical score lay in front of him. He selects baton from amongst several. Musicians, including three violinists and a trumpeter, enter the orchestra pit. Stage director seen in foot of stage, providing direction to actor/singers.
Giuseppe Verdi's Opera, Aida, performed in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City. Stage-level view of performance. View from balcony of stage and performance. Curtain closes and then opens again. Scene inside the Temple of Vulcan the priestesses dance and processional ceremonies take place. Additional scenes and views are see.
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