1956-1957 Season
December 21, 1956 Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel – Messiah
Grace Ravesloot, soprano
Margaret Tobias, contralto
William McGrath, tenor
Herbert Beattie, bass
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Josef Krips, conductor
February 17, 19, 1957 Kleinhans Music Hall
Verdi – Aida
Herva Nelli, soprano
Kurt Baum, tenor
Nell Rankin, mezzo-soprano
Ettore Bastianini, baritone
Nicola Moscona, bass-baritone
Herbert Beattie, bass
Milford Fargo, baritone
Janice Epke, soprano
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Willis Page, director
Guido Chorus
Herbert Beattie, director
Fredonia State Teachers College Choir
Richard Shiel, director
Josef Krips, conductor