National Negro Opera Company: An Afternoon of Stars Entered from listings and reviews. Performers included members of the New York, Newark, and Washington guilds of the National Negro Opera Company, Inc. "Music Notes." New York Times Apr 3 1948: 11. Print. "'Afternoon of Stars' at Carnegie." New York Times Apr 4 1948: 63. Print. "Opera Singers Charm Audience." New York Amsterdam News Apr 10 1948: 4. Print. vocal performance 1948-04-03T14:15:00