Texaco, 1970s

Year Published: 1970s

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

Format: 16mm

Description: Transcription: (opera music) 0:01 Narrator It's Saturday afternoon 0:04 all over America 0:05 and millions of people are sitting back and enjoying 0:07 something that's become a very special part of their lives. 0:09 Grand opera. 0:12 Broadcast live 0:14 from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, 0:15 home of America's only national opera company. 0:17 For 38 years, Texaco has been bringing this glorious music, 0:20 performed by the world's great opera stars, 0:24 to local radio stations, 0:26 from Bath, Maine, to Laramie, Wyoming. 0:28 (opera music) 0:30 (man singing) 0:33 (cow mooing) 0:39 (cows mooing) 0:41 (cows thundering) 0:42 (opera music) 0:44 (man sighing) 0:46 Narrator The Metropolitan Opera 0:48 needs support from everyone who loves opera, 0:49 and Texaco is proud of the role it has played, 0:52 and will continue to play, 0:54 in keeping this glorious voice alive. 0:56

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