"Hammerstein's Opera House, Part Two" tells the story of Oscar Hammerstein's first season in Philadelphia, and how his production of Richard Strauss' "Salome" roiled - and tempted - the Quaker City.

This video gives you a quick sample - but you can use the link below to listen to the whole episode, on whatever podcasting platform you like to get your pods on!

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January 28, 1909: The Opera War was still raging in Philadelphia!

Just 2 days before, on Tuesday, the great divas Luisa Tetrazzini and Marcella Sembrich had gone head to head in "Rigoletto" and "La Nozze di Figaro" (Gustav Mahler, conductor!).

Both shows were well attended - in fact the Inquirer reported that the box office receipts showed that between the two opera houses, Philadelphians had spent $20,000 on tickets!

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NEW EPISODE! "Hammerstein's Opera House, Part One" is no available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, or whatever app you use to get your pods on!

Our subject is the impresario Oscar Hammerstein, and how the "Opera War" with his rival, the Metropolitan Opera Company, spread all the way to Philadelphia.

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@ftrain Iva Pacetti, an Italian dramatic soprano of the 1920s through the 1940s, sang Norma, Isolde, and Turandot. One soprano singing these three fiercely demanding roles is a rara avis. #opera #operahistory #historicoperasingers