Nightingale Uncaged: Jenny Lind in Northampton
by Northampton figurative artist Elizabeth Stone

Opening Reception ~ Northampton's Arts Night Out
Friday, May 9th ~ 5 - 8 pm

Nightingale Uncaged:
Jenny Lind in Northampton

A contemporary interpretation of Jenny Lind inspired by portraits and ephemera from the museum's collection by Elizabeth Stone.

Jenny Lind, "the Swedish Nightingale" was a renowned opera star in Europe who became an icon in this country when she toured America in the mid-19th century. She was brought to America by P.T. Barnum in 1850 and gave 93 concerts before she struck out on her own. Jenny Lind first performed in Northampton in 1851 at the old First Church and returned in 1852 to honeymoon for 3 months with her new husband and piano accompanist, Otto Goldschmidt. She called Northampton, "the most beautiful village in the world" and reputedly "the paradise of America."

May 9 - June 6, 2014

Slide Lecture by music historian Steve Waksman
Saturday, May 24 at 3 pm