Three Nights at the Opera

About this episode

This episode explores three significant events in Philadelphia's opera history.

Three tales from the deep annals of Philadelphia opera history . . . . from a fantastical account of a performance of Guy Mannering in the 1840s, to the world premiere of Victor Herbert's Natoma in 1911, to a final Gotterdammerung at the Academy of Music in 1948. To view images and additional details about all the stories in this episode - go to this blog post on our Patreon page! https://www.patreon.com/posts/121123422 Support the show "Adventures in Theater History: Philadelph...

People in this episode

Host: Peter Schmitz

Topics covered

• opera history
• Philadelphia
• theater
• performances
• cultural events

Keywords

• opera
• Philadelphia
• theater history
• performances
• Guy Mannering
• Natoma
• Gotterdammerung

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Academy of Music

Books & works: Guy Mannering, Natoma, Gotterdammerung

Places: Philadelphia

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