Opera House Back Stage Tour, Boston, Massachusetts

During the summer of 2023, the Citizens Bank Opera House gave backstage tours on certain days during the summer. The facility was closed to the public, so no plays, ballets, or other events were performed. The Opera House had a facelift and was open to a number of contractors. The photo above is what you see when you walk in. Below is the view when you turn around.

Citizens Bank Opera House,

539 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111

Phone: (617) 259-3400

https://www.citizensbankoperahouse.com/

A showing of upcoming plays. I am familiar with this theater because my husband and I often went to plays, and for two years I've been a subscriber to the Boston Ballet.

Six photos of beautiful chandeliers and one worker.

Contract employee doing some deep cleaning.

Old telephone booths, now used as pump rooms.

Glad this was for Staff Only.

We walked to the third floor and were able to see several men working on the stage. There are 2,677 seats in the theater.

Lower level, more work.

VIP Lounge, above and below.

Through this hallway, we were able to see posters of the many plays done here, all autographed.

Much to our surprise the working crew left for the day, so we were treated to the stage. All ten of us were very happy. We just kept looking at everything, even tho we didn't know what the things were.

I was wondering what she was looking at, then I looked up. Lots and lots of lights.

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Waiting for the show.

I saw this last year.

Box office.

The last ballet was in October, and my next ballet to see is Cinderella.

Georgia O'Keeffe, Photography Exhibit With a Couple of Paintings

Addison Gallery of American Art

Phillips Academy

3 Chapel Ave, Andover, MA 01810

Website: https://addison.andover.edu/

On April 29, 2022, I was excited to visit the special exhibit of Georgia O'Keeffe Photographer at the Addison Gallery in Andover, Massachusetts. We all know Georgia as an artist, I also know her as my fourth cousin once removed. From the Addison Gallery flyer, "this is the first exhibition devoted to O'Keeffe's work as a photographer."

The exhibit was a combination of her old photos, photos of her, her artwork, and photos of her camera equipment. 

Photo of Georgia taken by her friend Todd Webb, 1959.

Red Hill and White Shell was painted in 1938.

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Both photos were taken by Todd Webb.

The three photos were taken by Todd Webb showing Georgia taking photos.

Another gallery, I think there were three in all.

I love this enlarged wall photo.

Front lobby of the museum.

Two other blogs I wrote.

Georgia O'Keeffe, The Fabulous Exhibit, Oh Her Paintings and Her Clothes.

 https://lifefromtheroots.blogspot.com/2018/02/georgia-okeeffe-website-was-gem-and-oh.html

A Timeline, See What a Really Good One Should Look Like

https://lifefromtheroots.blogspot.com/2018/08/a-timeline-see-what-really-good-one.html