The Century Opera Company was a
New York City
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opera company.
History
It was incorporated on May 9, 1913. It was funded with a capital stock of $300,000.
Edward Kellogg Baird, was president.
Otto Hermann Kahn
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was vice-president, and
Alvin W. Krech
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was the treasurer.
In 1914, with
conducting, the company premiered ''Guido Ferranti'' by
Jane Van Etten
Jane Van Etten, sometimes credited under her married name, Jane Van Etten Andrews (1869 - April 17, 1950), was an American composer and singer, one of the first female composers in the United States to have an opera produced by a regular opera com ...
, one of the first American operas by a female composer to be produced by a regular opera company.
References
New York City opera companies
Musical groups established in 1913
Arts organizations established in 1913
1913 establishments in New York (state)
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