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The Century Opera Company was a
New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
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 Otto Hermann Kahn (February 21, 1867 – March 29, 1934) was a German-born American investment banker, collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts. Kahn was a well-known figure, appearing on the cover of ''Time'' magazine and was sometimes ...
was vice-president, and Alvin W. Krech was the treasurer. In 1914, with
Agide Jacchia Agide Jacchia (5 January 1875 – 29 November 1932
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) {{opera-company-stub