Texaco, 1970s

Year Published: 1970s

Creator: Texaco D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles (DMB&B)

Format: 16mm

Description: Transcription: ♪ (singing in a foreign language) ♪ 0:01 Announcer It's Saturday afternoon all over America, 0:04 and millions of people are sitting back 0:07 and enjoying something that's become 0:09 a very special part of their lives, 0:10 grand opera, broadcast live, 0:13 from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, 0:15 home of America's only National Opera Company. 0:18 For 38 years, Texaco has been bringing this glorious music, 0:21 performed by the world's great opera stars, 0:24 to local radio stations, 0:27 from Bath, Maine, to Laramie, Wyoming. 0:29 ♪ (singing in a foreign language) ♪ 0:31 ♪ (singing in a foreign language) ♪ 0:34 (cows bawling) 0:40 (cows running) 0:43 ♪ (singing in a foreign language) ♪ 0:45 (rancher laughing) 0:47 The Metropolitan Opera needs support 0:49 from everyone who loves opera. 0:50 And Texaco is proud of the role it has played, 0:53 and will continue to play, 0:55 in keeping this glorious voice alive. 0:57

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