Lorenzo Da Ponte was a Jewish-born Catholic priest who wrote libretti for Mozart and eventually helped open the first opera house in New York.
The great Czech composer arrived on these shores a century ago and wrote some of his most enduring masterpieces here. Perhaps more important, he understood better than any American of the day where our musical destiny lay.
The great tenor came to America in 1903, and it was love at first sight—a love that survived an earthquake and some trouble with the police about a woman at the zoo
The story of the world’s longest-running radio program and the extraordinary American music it helped make popular
Jenny Lind and P.T. Barnum
No other impresario ever matched the record of the indomitable Max Maretzek in bringing new works and new stars to America
AN IMPRESARIO NAMED HAMMERSTEIN SET HIS SIGHTS ON TUMBLING AN INSTITUTION CALLED THE MET
New York received the great composer like a god; he responded con brio to its shiny gadgets and beautiful women and produced an “American” opera.