The Politics of American Grand Opera: Hammerstein I, The Met, Natoma and Victor Herbert | Talkback/Lecture

One of America’s most beautiful operas was deflated by the historic 1906-1910 feud between Oscar Hammerstein I and The Metropolitan Opera Company. Soprano Sarah Caldwell Smith, Soprano Vira Slywotzky, Tenor Daniel Greenwood, and pianist William Hicks join Artistic Director Alyce Mott for a taste of both the beauty and intrigue of America’s first grand opera.

The National Opera Center
330 Seventh Avenue, 7th Floor
Marc A. Scorca Hall
New York New York 10001










When: Tue., Jun. 6, 2017 at 8:00 pm

One of America’s most beautiful operas was deflated by the historic 1906-1910 feud between Oscar Hammerstein I and The Metropolitan Opera Company. Soprano Sarah Caldwell Smith, Soprano Vira Slywotzky, Tenor Daniel Greenwood, and pianist William Hicks join Artistic Director Alyce Mott for a taste of both the beauty and intrigue of America’s first grand opera.

The National Opera Center
330 Seventh Avenue, 7th Floor
Marc A. Scorca Hall
New York New York 10001
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