All posts tagged "opera"
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19.9K8ConnecticutThe First Town Meeting Still Going in Six States
Town Meeting dates to the European settlement of New England, and it persists today in town halls, schools and auditoriums. Not to...
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63.7K12Arts and LeisureThe Six Oldest Restaurants in New England
The six oldest restaurants in New England include taverns that served hungry travelers and a diner that fed mill workers after their...
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68.5K18Business and LaborSix Historic Downtown Department Stores
In the time before Amazon, downtown department stores used to provide a special shopping experience. People dressed up when they went to...
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21.4K9Arts and LeisureThe Salem Witch Trials, or Still Raking It In After All These Years
People still can’t seem to get enough of the Salem witch trials, which remain a mainstay of popular culture more than three...
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12.5K1Arts and LeisureGeraldine Farrar, the Women Who Put the Fight Into Carmen
Christmas at the Ellsworths Until diva Geraldine Farrar duked it out with screenwriter Jeanie MacPherson on film, the opera Carmen was staged...
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9.9K3Arts and LeisureBenjamin Franklin Keith Bans the Word ‘Pants,’ Builds a Theatrical Empire
Back in the heyday of vaudeville, Benjamin Franklin Keith promised the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Boston that he would only stage “clean”...
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