Opera

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The Operatic Death of Lorenzo Da Ponte [published Nov. 4, 1883]

jpkntz April 21, 2024

The operatic war wagin’ between Abbey and Mapleson...

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The Genteel Manners of Pasquale Brignoli [published Nov. 9, 1884]

jpkntz February 1, 2024

“If every woman who used to fancy herself...

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Marriage Challenges of Women of the Stage [published Oct. 23, 1881]

jpkntz January 17, 2024

There has been for some time a rumor...

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The Luck of Mazeppa and the Fall of a Prima Donna [published May 7, 1882]

jpkntz December 8, 2023

I have before alluded to one of the...

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Millionaires’ Songbirds…and Marryatt [published Dec. 25, 1881]

jpkntz September 21, 2023

The recent death of Col. Stebbins, who brought...

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Italian Singers Fail to Impress New York Audience at Italian Opera [published June 25, 1882]

jpkntz August 31, 2023

I came across Max Maretzek the other day....

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Ferdinand Palmo and Italian Opera in New York [published Sep. 11, 1881]

jpkntz July 16, 2023

The recent death of that “prince of caterers,”...