# Performing Arts — PUBLICMCP Public Library

Programs, photographs, set designs, scores, and ephemera from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts — one of the world's largest performing arts libraries — covering theatre, opera, dance, and music.

- Source institution: New York Public Library
- Set id: `nypl-set-performing-arts`
- Items: 1,766
- Canonical page: https://publicmcp.org/library/performing-arts

## Query via MCP (no API key)

```
search_library(query="theatre", source="nypl")
# endpoint: https://library.publicmcp.org/mcp — no API key required
```

## Sample items (25 of 1,766)

- [Dancers during a Metropolitan Opera tour of Carmen](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c4862ac0-fb1a-013e-ba98-0242ac110003)
- [Unidentified performer during a Metropolitan Opera tour of Carmen](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c7b9d0f0-fb1f-013e-04fd-0242ac110002)
- [Supernumeraries during a Metropolitan Opera tour of Carmen](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3a51a1d0-fb1b-013e-52f0-0242ac110002)
- [May Savage during a Metropolitan Opera tour of Carmen](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f76228a0-fb1a-013e-7f9c-0242ac110003)
- [Robert Merrill during a Metropolitan Opera tour of Carmen](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/af133b00-fb1a-013e-0db0-0242ac110002)
- [Frank Guarrera during a Metropolitan Opera tour of Carmen](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e12e20d0-fb1f-013e-77e2-0242ac110002)
- [Hertha Glaz during a Metropolitan Opera tour of Carmen](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/75081b10-fb1f-013e-f0b8-0242ac110002)
- [Risë Stevens during a Metropolitan Opera tour of Carmen](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7804c4a0-fb20-013e-e641-0242ac110003)
- [Lucine Amara during a Metropolitan Opera tour of Carmen](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8a2cf0e0-fb20-013e-c51e-0242ac110003)
- [Jean Madeira during a Metropolitan Opera tour of Carmen](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/726223e0-fb1b-013e-4a4d-0242ac110002)
- [George Cehanovsky during a Metropolitan Opera tour of Carmen](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fb160e70-fb1e-013e-bae7-0242ac110002)
- [Chorus members during a Metropolitan Opera tour of Carmen](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b77d4ac0-fb1e-013e-3821-0242ac110003)
- [Frank Guarrera in costume for Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f0a2c490-fb17-013e-07f9-0242ac110002)
- [Martial Singher in costume for Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/55582060-fb18-013e-4c7f-0242ac110003)
- [Jean Madeira in costume for Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e036a140-fb17-013e-d84c-0242ac110003)
- [Irra Petina in costume for Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/09f4fd30-fb17-013e-79fa-0242ac110002)
- [Dorothy Kirsten in costume for Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3f5c6950-fb17-013e-0914-0242ac110002)
- [Anne Bollinger in costume for Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/95af2370-fb16-013e-dba2-0242ac110002)
- [Lorenzo Alvary in costume for Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e45a5a0-fb16-013e-4d37-0242ac110003)
- [Nadine Conner in costume for Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b7f4d790-fb16-013e-5e1e-0242ac110002)
- [Charles Kullman in costume for Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ce2c5e60-fb17-013e-830d-0242ac110002)
- [Lucine Amara in costume for Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/92efecc0-fb18-013e-1ce8-0242ac110003)
- [Giulio Gari in costume for Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/952d9c80-fb19-013e-3124-0242ac110003)
- [Mario Zanasi in costume for Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dc31a060-fb19-013e-c68b-0242ac110002)
- [Helen Vanni in costume for Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/02328530-fb1a-013e-dd44-0242ac110002)

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