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  Cartoon by F. Opper
Pointer to graphic links to enlargement Click here or on image to enlarge 		  Cartoon by F. Opper published in Puck, [1885-6]
New York, Mayer Merkel & Ottman, Lith.
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Music Division

Opera in America reflected European trends, as can be seen in this cartoon. Captioned "The decline of Italian opera in NY -- will it have to go a-begging?," the drawing amusingly depicts the impact of the newly popular Wagnerian works on the Italian opera characters. The maestro in the cartoon is Luigi Arditi, the major Italian opera conductor of the period.

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