The charismatic British impresario James Henry Mapleson brought his opera company to Kansas City three times in the mid-1880s. His first tour found him locked in a duel for operatic supremacy with Henry Abbey's troupe from the Metropolitan Opera, as the two operatic commanders maneuvered their forces on a cross-country campaign in the winter of 1884.

Location:	Main Library, W449 (4th Floor, West Wing) [map]
Price:	free
Sponsor:	Administration
Contact:	Holly Flynn flynnhol@msu.edu 517-884-0901
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