1904 Prize. Tenor. Ed Johnson. Antique Exquisite Glass Pitcher. Met Opera NYC.

Description

Antique
Exquisite
Ruby Red And White Glass Pitcher Design Prize.
Engraved: Ed Johnson Niagara Falls 1904.
Ed Johnson was Canadian Operatic Tenor and General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera in Manhattan, New York City from
1935 to 1950.  The young tenor sang in his local church choir and at events in the Guelph area.  At a concert in Stratford,
Ontario
in 1897 contralto Edith Miller encouraged him to move to New York and pursue a singing career.  He sang as solos with several church choirs in the New York area.  After this
period
he did much concert work touring through the Mid-West with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and singing in many Music Festivals throughout the country.  After a
peripatetic
existence for some years working in a variety of
venues
and training with several masters he made his concert debut at Carnegie Hall in 1904.
After his debut in Carnegie Hall
Ed Johnson came back home as a Star.
He received this Exquisitely Engraved Pitcher during one of his Operatic Performances after
returning
back home in Ontario, Canada.
Origin: Early 20th Century.
Size
Approximately
:  4W x 4H (10cm x 10 cm) Inches
Weight: 8 oz
Condition: It's in Original Condition, Consistent With Age And Use.
P.S.: Small glass chip on the bottom edge.