At the New York Academy of Music, an exclusive venue for opera from 1854, 18 private boxes were monopolised by an old elite of Roosevelts, Stuyvesants and others.

ECONOMIST: High society in New York

She subsequently went on to train as an opera singer, graduating from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama with a BA in Music, a post graduate diploma in vocal studies and a further one in Opera studies.

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In preparing its bid for UNESCO status, Glasgow counted an average of 130 music events a week ranging from pop and rock to Celtic music and opera.

UNESCO: Glasgow, UNESCO City of Music