TWO chances to see and hear the inside story on church divas, big money and big music!
Talk with visual presentation by Salvatore Basile, author of Fifth Avenue Famous: The Extraordinary Story of Music at St. Patrick’s Cathedral,
Monday, November 29, 6:30 p.m.
New York Public Library
Mid-Manhattan Branch
455 Fifth Avenue (at 40th Street)
Talk and book signing
(as part of the exhibition Three Faiths: Judaism, Christianity, Islam)
Monday, December 6, 6:00 p.m.
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
Talk and book signing
FORGOTTEN SHOWBIZ: New York’s Extravagant Sacred Music Scene in the Gilded Age—
And How Tossing Out the Ladies Ended it All (as part of the exhibition Life Upon the Wicked Stage)
For more information on Salvatore Basile and his book, visit his blog . The blog contains ruminations on everything from cookbooks to the publishing process of Fifth Avenue Famous.
