Manhattan Opera Company

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The Manhattan Opera Company was an early 20th-century New York City opera company founded by impresario Oscar Hammerstein I as a rival to the Metropolitan Opera.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera company
performing arts organization
activeInCentury 20th century
alsoKnownAs Manhattan Opera House
surface form: Manhattan Opera
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dissolved 1910
foundedBy Oscar Hammerstein I
genre opera
hasType commercial opera company
headquartersLocation New York City
inception 1906
industry opera
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedIn Manhattan
New York City
surface form: New York

New York City
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
notableCharacteristic attracted leading European singers
offered lower ticket prices than the Metropolitan Opera
notableFor challenging the Metropolitan Opera monopoly in New York
notableImpact increased competition in New York opera scene
notableImpresario Oscar Hammerstein I
notableLocation Manhattan Opera House
operatedBy Oscar Hammerstein I
presentedGenre French opera
Italian opera
reasonForDissolution buyout agreement with the Metropolitan Opera interests
rivalOf Metropolitan Opera
state New York
timePeriod early 20th century

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Oscar Hammerstein I notableWork Manhattan Opera Company