tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post4808139102106218042..comments2024-03-27T22:27:16.556-04:00Comments on It's About TV: Maria Callas does The Sullivan Show, 1956Mitchell Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-25942394200195274612018-02-08T15:36:17.459-05:002018-02-08T15:36:17.459-05:00NBC had an in-house opera company in the 1950'...NBC had an in-house opera company in the 1950's and 1960's that produced several operas on TV each year (I think the network did so an an excuse to showcase color television with vivid costumes and sets).<br /> <br />I thought Texaco, the longtime sponsor of the Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts, also sponsored the telecasts of the NBC Opera Company.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com