The True Story Behind the OPERA Wars in The Gilded Age

Описание: The harsh competition between the bastion of old money - the Academy of Music - and the newly built harbour of the nouveau riches - the Metropolitan Opera – and even a sort of war between their loyal backers have taken center stage in the second season of The Gilded Age series by HBO.

Curiously, it mirrors the real-life clash between the society queen Mrs. Astor and Alva Vanderbilt, the wife of railroad heir William Kissam Vanderbilt, on whom Bertha Russell is based. In this video, you will learn the story of the opera snub and how it all actually happened!

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