The company notably presented the United States premiere of Renzo Rossellini's Uno sguardo dal ponte on Octowith Nicola Rossi-Lemeni as Eddie Carbone and Gloria Lane as Beatrice.
Although the company performed works from a variety of composers and musical periods, for the most part the company concentrated on Italian grand opera and verismo opera particularly operas by Giuseppe Verdi and Puccini. The production starred Elaine Malbin as Mimì and John Alexander as Rodolfo. The company's first production, Giacomo Puccini's La bohème, was held on Februat the Academy of Music.
In 1980, the company artistically reorganized to form the Opera Company of Philadelphia. The work, The Hero, premiered on June 1, 1976. For the bicentennial year 1976, the company commissioned famed opera composer Gian Carlo Menotti to create a new opera. With the combined resources of both companies, the Philadelphia Lyric Opera Company began producing higher quality productions with name artists such as Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland, Roberta Peters, Montserrat Montserrat Caballé, and others. In 1975 the company merged with the Philadelphia Grand Opera Company but retained its original name. The company produced between four and six of their own operas every year in addition to sponsoring numerous traveling productions from the New York City Opera. Other notable Artistic Directors include Julius Rudel and Anton Guadagno (1966–1972). The company was led by a number of Artistic Directors during its history, beginning with Aurelio Fabiani.
The Philadelphia Lyric Opera Company was an American opera company located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that was active between 19.
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