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Of the hundreds of thousands of Civil War deaths, perhaps none were more tragic than young Charlie King’s.
September 26, 2022Rossini’s Barber of Seville was the first Italian opera performed in the United States, but the first performance back home was met with boos and catcalls. (Literally…someone actually let a cat loose on the stage). All the animosity came from Barber of Seville fans…the first Barber of Seville opera, composed by Giovanni Paisiello. It predated ...
September 13, 2022Whatever can explain the bikini’s popularity? I mean…It’s not rocket science…or, is it?
August 30, 2022Yankee Stadium is commonly known as The House that Ruth Built, but in the 50’s, the same could be said of Atlantic Records.
August 29, 2022Christian Friedrich Ludwig Buschmann was, perhaps, one of music’s great inventors…and, probably, one of 19th-century Germany’s worst neighbors.
May 2, 2022