Milton John Cross Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Milton John Cross (April 16, 1897 – January 3, 1975) was an American radio announcer famous for his work on the NBC and ABC radio networks.He was best known as the voice of the Metropolitan Opera, hosting its Saturday afternoon radio broadcasts for 43 years, from the time of their inception in 1931 until his death in 1975.
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio at 1623 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.
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Died quite suddenly, only a month after the 1974-1975 Metropolitan Opera season had begun. He was immediately replaced by Peter Allen who held the post for nearly as long as Milton Cross had.
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Would recall that the first Metropolitan Opera performance he had ever attended was Verdi's "Aida" in 1910, with Enrico Caruso singing the tenor lead and Arturo Toscanini conducting.
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In the just over 43 years that Milton Cross served as announcer for the Metropolitan Opera Broadcasts, he only missed a broadcast twice, this right after his beloved wife Lillian's death in March of 1973. Their only child, a daughter, died in infancy.
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Co-author of several books on music, "Milton Cross' Stories of the Great Operas" and "Milton Cross' More Stories of the Great Operas", both with Karl Kohrs, and "The Milton Cross Encyclopedia of the Great Composers and Their Music" with David Ewen. Both books were perennially popular, going through several editions over the years, but are out of print today.
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Announcer for Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts for 43 years.