Divas, Diamonds, Drama: The Opening of the Metropolitan Opera 1883
Join the Gilded Gentleman for a night at the opera! The glittering, glamorous opening night of New York’s new opera house at the height of the Gilded Age had perhaps more drama going on in the audience than on the stage.
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