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Concerned citizens banded together to save the theater and were successful in getting it named to the National Register of Historic Places on August 20, 1977 — and renamed The Bardavon 1869 Opera House. Since then, over $5 million has been raised and used to partially renovate the Bardavon, which is now in use again as a venue for a broad ...
The Hudson River Rowing Association "welcomed back" the Poughkeepsie Regatta in October 2008, running races in eight classifications on a 2.3-mile segment of the traditional course. [ 9 ] In October 2009, to celebrate the quadricentennial of Henry Hudson 's exploration of the Hudson River, Marist College hosted a reenactment of the Poughkeepsie ...
Poughkeepsie (/ p ə ˈ k ɪ p s i / pə-KIP-see), officially the City of Poughkeepsie, which is separate from the Town of Poughkeepsie around it, is a city in the U.S. state of New York. It is the county seat of Dutchess County , with a 2020 census population of 31,577. [ 6 ]
The Grand Opera House, also known as the Janey Slaughter Briscoe Grand Opera House is a historic theater in Uvalde, Texas. Built in 1891, it became a premier arts venue in Southwest Texas for plays, musicals, and cultural performances. The Opera House is the oldest functioning theater in the state of Texas and presents plays and concerts by ...
Alice Busch Opera Theater. The Glimmerglass Festival (formerly known as Glimmerglass Opera) is an American opera company. Founded in 1975 by Peter Macris, the Glimmerglass Festival presents an annual season of operas at the Alice Busch Opera Theater on Otsego Lake eight miles (13 km) north of Cooperstown, New York, United States.
Houston Grand Opera's Bauer Family High School Voice Studio, a scholarship program for high school juniors and seniors preparing to study vocal music at the college/conservatory level; Summer Opera Camps for students in Pre-K through grade 12. Opera to Go!, a touring company that focuses on short musical works for children and families.
1 March 2010 – Kaija Saariaho's opera Émilie premiered at the Opéra de Lyon with Karita Mattila, in the title role. 2 March 1961 – Simone Young (pictured), the first woman to conduct at the Vienna State Opera, was born in Sydney, Australia. 6 March 1853 – Fanny Salvini-Donatelli starred in the world premiere of Verdi's La traviata.
The University of Wisconsin varsity sport rowing team competing in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association regatta on June 11, 1914, at the Poughkeepsie Bridge. The Walkway over the Hudson (also known as the Poughkeepsie Bridge, Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge, Poughkeepsie–Highland Railroad Bridge, and High Bridge) is a steel cantilever bridge spanning the Hudson River between Poughkeepsie, New ...