William Hargrave
William Hargrave was a singer represented in the Pristine catalogue through Metropolitan Opera broadcasts from the 1940s.
His appearances include Verdi’s Rigoletto with Jussi Björling and Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette with Björling and Bidú Sayão.
Because wider public biographical detail is limited, this entry remains tied to the recording evidence and its Met broadcast context.
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VERDI Rigoletto
Live performance, 1945
Total duration 1hr 58:51
Rigoletto - Leonard Warren
Gilda - Bidú Sayão
Duke of Mantua - Jussi Björling
Maddalena - Martha Lipton
Sparafucile - Norman Cordon
Orchestra & Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
conducted by Cesare Sodero
GOUNOD Roméo et Juliette
Live performance, 1947
Total duration: 2hr 23:20
Roméo - Jussi Björling
Juliette - Bidú Sayão
Frère Laurence - Nicola Moscona
Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra
conducted by Emil Cooper