Culture Vulture?
Perched in their box, these two culture vultures have different reactions to the entertainment before them!
Could it be a night at the symphony, the theater, or the opera? For all you opera lovers, this is a special day. On this date in 1883, the New York Metropolitan Opera opened with a performance of Charles Gounod's Faust. In that story, Dr. Faustus sells his soul to a demon, Mephistopheles, in exchange for renewed youth. Which of these two audience members might be willing to make a pact with Mephistopheles?
Pictured: Maltby Sykes, 1911–1992, Pursuit of Culture, 1943, lithograph, 9 3/8 x 11 1/4 in., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist.
Perched in their box, these two culture vultures have different reactions to the entertainment before them!
Could it be a night at the symphony, the theater, or the opera? For all you opera lovers, this is a special day. On this date in 1883, the New York Metropolitan Opera opened with a performance of Charles Gounod's Faust. In that story, Dr. Faustus sells his soul to a demon, Mephistopheles, in exchange for renewed youth. Which of these two audience members might be willing to make a pact with Mephistopheles?