(Opera music) 

- This is Bob hope, you know, in the past 35 years, millions of girls and boys have grown up enjoying the Metropolitan Opera on radio sponsored by Texaco. (Opera music) We like to think that these Texaco broadcasts have also helped stimulate new interest in Opera (classical music) Local Opera companies and Opera workshops have increased by the hundreds, local auditions by the thousands. (Opera singing) (Opera singing) We hope that this afternoon's program increases your family's interest in Opera, and that your children will enjoy listening to the world's most beautiful music. Saturday afternoons on radio live from the stage of the Metropolitan Opera. Sponsored by Texaco (Opera Singing)