History The Rise, Fall, & Revival Of North Broad’s Opera Palace Rob McClung takes us on a journey through the turbulent history and present reawakening of the mighty Metropolitan Opera House at Broad and ...
Preservation The Met’s Next Revival? Developer Eric Blumenfeld quietly purchased the Metropolitan Opera House in February, and work began on part of the auditorium in late ...
History South Broad, North Broad, And The Rite Of Spring It had its US orchestral premier at the Academy of Music, its US ballet premier at the Metropolitan Opera, and now it returns tomorrow night for a multi-media, dance, and orchestral spectacle at the Academy. ...
Preservation Accidental Preservationists Beautiful buildings and fascinating history cast a spell on the unsuspecting--including real estate developer Eric Blumenfeld and community developer Linda Richardson. Grid Magazine's Liz Pacheco has their ...
Development What $5,000 More Will Do About to pass our $15,000 crowd funding goal, we're aiming to raise $5,000 more--and offering three new perks for ...
Development Who’s The Divine Lorraine’s Biggest Fan? Always wanted to explore the Divine Lorraine and the Metropolitan Opera House? Here's your chance (for a tidy donation to our Indiegogo campaign). To sweeten the deal, we've dipped into our private stash of Divine ...
History South Broad to North Broad, The Immortal Swan Bob Skiba--who does for vintage dance what the folks at the Franklin Fountain do for ice cream and 19th century baseball--reveals three stories up and down Broad Street of women in Philadelphia dance history, including ...
