John Malveaux: Los Angeles born double bass player and conductor Henry Lewis conducted the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra 139 times per Met Archivist

Marilyn Horne and Henry Lewis

John Malveaux of 

www.MusicUNTOLD.com  

writes:

Los Angeles born double bass player and conductor Henry Lewis conducted the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra 139 times per John Pennino, archivist at the Metropolitan Opera

Freq.	Entry
17	Un Ballo in Maschera: Conductor [Lewis, Henry]
15	La Bohème: Conductor [Lewis, Henry]
59	Carmen: Conductor [Lewis, Henry]
1	Concert: Conductor [Lewis, Henry]
1	Gala Performance: Conductor [Lewis, Henry]
13	L'Italiana in Algeri: Conductor [Lewis, Henry]
18	Le Prophète: Conductor [Lewis, Henry]
15	Roméo et Juliette: Conductor [Lewis, Henry

139     performances.

Maestro Henry Lewis international conducting record may be even more impressive. Please listen to radio WOSO discussion

http://radio.wosu.org/post/celebrating-african-american-conductor-henry-lewis#stream/0.

Mass media catapulted Jackie Robinson into an American hero but Henry Lewis is the subject MusicUNTOLD. See pic of Marilyn Horne and Henry Lewis