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title: Richard Tucker opera recital (Chinese-English poster distributed in Taipei)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/richard-tucker-opera-recital-chinese-1957/
description: A concert poster for a recital by Metropolitan Opera tenor Richard Tucker at City Hall on May 25 at 8 pm, in English and Chinese.
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---

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# Richard Tucker opera recital (Chinese-English poster distributed in Taipei)

A concert poster for a recital by Metropolitan Opera tenor Richard Tucker at City Hall on May 25 at 8 pm, in English and Chinese, with a costumed portrait of the singer on a red, white and green ground. The top line credits the American National Theatre and Academy and the State Department's President's Fund, with a local travel service as sponsor. The tell is testimonial and prestige: a celebrated American artist stands in for U.S. culture, with the government's sponsorship printed in small type.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Testimonial](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/testimonial/) [Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/)

## Text on the object

Original (English and Chinese) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
PRESENTED IN COOPERATION WITH THE AMERICAN NATIONAL THEATRE
AND ACADEMY AND STATE DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT'S FUND...
LOCAL SPONSOR: FAR EASTERN TRAVEL SERVICE

Metropolitan opera tenor
RICHARD TUCKER

City Hall
May 25, 8 pm

美國國家劇藝學院與國務院文化交流基金聯合主辦
遠東旅行社協辦
時間：五月廿五日下午八時
地點：中山堂

理查．涂克
大都會歌劇院男高音
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
Presented jointly by the American National Theatre and Academy and the State Department cultural exchange fund; co-sponsored by the Far Eastern Travel Service. Time: 25 May, 8 pm. Place: Zhongshan Hall. Richard Tucker, tenor of the Metropolitan Opera.
```

Chinese text read right to left in the large bottom line and top to bottom in the vertical lines; the character for 'with' in the sponsor line is rendered as printed.

[← Chitra Katha photo poster No. 8: Texas Tower radar station (Bengali, Dacca)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/chitra-katha-photo-poster-8-bengali-dacca-1957/) [Philippine Veterans Legion 12th Convention (English poster distributed in Manila) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/philippine-veterans-legion-12th-convention-1957/)

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