Did Jew Know? Ida Rosenthal, a Soviet-born dressmaker, is credited as the inventor of the bust-enhancing brassiere, the Maidenform Bra. Maidenform was also the first company to sell maternity bras as well the first to invent and use cup sizes: A, B and Dead Sea! Just in time for Chanukah, we sat down with Emily Stone,… [Read More]
NYCO in the Rearview Mirror: Carlisle Floyd and Sherrill Milnes on New York City Opera
Sherrill Milnes and Carlisle Floyd share with us their memories of New York City Opera, thoughts on NYCO’s closing and advice for opera companies moving forward. Sherrill Milnes – “I did three years (at NYCO) 1964-5 and ’66 and then I came back a couple of times as a guest, sang in Beverly’s farewell, I did… [Read More]
