American Negro Opera Company Entered from advertisements, annoucements, and reviews in the New York Amsterdam News and New York Times. Advanced ticket prices were listed as $5.50, $4.50, $3.60, $2.50, $1.80, and $1.20, tax included. The performance, which was sung in English, was accompanied by a 35-member orchestra. It was staged and conducted by Frederick Vajda, with choreography by Adele Bodroghy and chorus direction by Si Lita Haley. "Classified Ad 11 -- no Title." New York Amsterdam News (1943-1961), City edition ed., Jul 29 1944, p. 1. ProQuest. Web. 29 Sep. 2020 . Holt, Nora. "Reviewer Calls 'La Traviata' Opera A Magnanimous Gesture." New York Amsterdam News (1943-1961), City edition ed., Sep 16 1944, p. 1. ProQuest. Web. 29 Sep. 2020. "The American Negro Opera Company Brings 'La Traviata' to Carnegie Hall." New York Times (1923-Current file), Sep 10 1944, p. 1. ProQuest. Web. 7 May 2020. "NEGROES GIVE 'TRAVIATA': ENGLISH VERSION OF VERDI WORK HEARD AT CARNEGIE HALL." New York Times (1923-Current file), Sep 12 1944, p. 23. ProQuest. Web. 7 May 2020. *Note from program: Gala Glenn listed as "Gayla Glenn" and Gerold Spearing listed as "Gerald Spearing" 1944-09-11T20:15:00