Abstract
Francis Robinson (1910–80; Figure 1) fell in love with opera the day that a lady wearing a tailored suit, pince-nez, and a bird hat came from the Victor Company to his school to demonstrate the Victrola. That was the day he first heard Enrico Caruso sing. Later, still a schoolboy and never having heard the tenor in person, Robinson mourned Caruso's death. The beauty and magnificence of opera entranced him, and the celebrity of opera personalities intrigued him. He found his dream home in the Metropolitan Opera. The correspondence, photographs, clippings, programs, memorabilia, and other materials that he received, wrote, and collected during his many decades with the Met reside at Vanderbilt University Special Collections and provide a rich resource for opera scholars.
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