What opera was first performed by Monte Carlo in 1925 and starred operatic tenor Robert Nagy in 1981?
Robert Nagy (tenor) Robert Nagy (March 3, 1929 – November 7, 2008) was an American operatic tenor who had a lengthy and fruitful association with the Metropolitan Opera that lasted for three decades. His association with the Met began when he won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in 1956. He mostly portrayed comprimario roles at the Met where his most memorable early role was the Messenger in "Aida"; a role he sang 172 times for the company. He notably sang in the world premieres of two operas by Samuel Barber at the Met: "Vanessa" (1958) and "Antony and Cleopatra" (1966). He also sang in the company premieres of "Die Frau ohne Schatten" (1966), "Billy Budd" (1978) and "L'enfant et les sortilèges" (1981). Although Nagy specialized in supporting roles, he also portrayed several leading parts at the Met, among them Florestan in "Fidelio", Herodes in "Salome", and the Drum Major in "Wozzeck'. He remained on the Met roster through the end of the 1987–88 season, performing 1,187 performances with the Met during his thirty years with the company.
Carlton Gauld Carlton Gauld (before 1931 – after 1960) was an American operatic bass who had a prolific career during the 1930s through the 1960s. Raised in Bedford, Indiana, Gustos first rose to prominence at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, making his debut with the company in the 1931–1932 season as the King of Egypt in Giuseppe Verdi's "Aida". He made his debut with the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires in 1932, shortly followed by his European debut at the Opéra Comique as Nilakantha in Delibes's "Lakmé". He remained at the Opéra Comique for three years, portraying a variety of roles like, Basilio in "The Barber of Seville", the title role in Giacomo Puccini's "Gianni Schicchi", the Prior in Massenet's "Le Jongleur de Notre Dame", de Grieux in "Manon", Lothario in "Mignon", Ramon in Charles Gounod's "Mireille", the four villains in "The Tales of Hoffmann", Count Almaviva in "Le nozze di Figaro", and Scarpia in "Tosca" among others. He also sang in the world premiere of Emmanuel Bondeville's "L’École des maris" (1933) with the company.