Opera has been performed here since the 1790s, and fittingly, New Orleans was the first city in the United States to have its own opera company. In 1859, its director, Charles Boudousquié, ...

New Orleans, always known for a vibrant music scene, was the first to usher in the dramatic art form of opera to an appreciative young nation. One reader’s question: Was New Orleans the first American ...

Known for raucous parties and loud live music, few people would ever think of listening to opera in New Orleans. But now with the opening of a cocktail lounge called the Puccini Bar, patrons can take ...

The Johnson Collection, 2015, 2020. (Lower right:) Colette (On back:) "Bourbon Street," / (Old French Opera House Bar) / 1942 / French Quarter / "Old New Orleans" / (Paris of America) / by Colette ...

This image, originally published in 1872 in Appleton’s Journal, shows New Orleans’ old French Opera House as it would have been seen by someone approaching from Bourbon Street. Built in 1859, it stood ...