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Rusalka is an opera by Antonín Dvořák premiered in 1901. The work tells a romantic Czech folk tale of a water nymph who falls in love with a human prince. Noteworthy for its evocative melodies and the iconic "Song to the Moon" aria, Rusalka explores themes of love, loss, and transformation. It is pr...
Van Briggle Lorelei Vase is an American Art Nouveau ceramic created by Artus Van Briggle in Colorado Springs around 1901, depicting a woman merging with the vessel form and recognized as one of the earliest and most iconic examples of American Art Nouveau pottery.
This excerpt pamphlet of Booker T. Washington's 1901 autobiography outlines his rise from enslavement and his educational philosophy for Black Americans.
Canadian passenger and freight steamer that sank near Douglas Island, Alaska, in August 1901, notable in part for the gold cargo reportedly carried aboard at the time.
A 1901 British musical by Howard Talbot, notable for achieving a record-breaking run of over 1,000 performances in London's West End.
An Austrian operetta by Heinrich Reinhardt that premiered in 1901, recognized as a significant work in the Silver Age of Viennese operetta.
Les Travaux d'Hercule is a one-act opérette bouffe by Jacques Offenbach, parodying classical mythology, that premiered in Paris at the Bouffes-Parisiens in 1863.
Der Millionär is an early 20th-century German operetta notable for its comic exploration of sudden wealth, capitalism, and social class mobility.
