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Notes from Spoleto 150, #2

Saturday, May 15, 2010
by Agricola
Notes from Spoleto 150, #2

THIS YEAR, history is doing more than repeating itself. It is casting light on its origins. Flora, an Opera, which will be performed at the Dock Street Theatre as part of Spoleto, was reportedly the first opera performed in the United States. It made its inaugural appearance in 1735 on the second floor of... Read »

Notes from Spoleto 150

Wednesday, May 12, 2010
by Agricola
Notes from Spoleto 150

MOST PEOPLE probably don’t realize that Spoleto is one of the few festivals in the world that produces its own opera and presents other forms of artistic expression. I didn’t either until my Spoleto 150 class at the College was so informed by Nunnally Kersh, Producer of Spoleto USA. Nor did I know that... Read »


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