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Foreigners at the Heart of the Empire: Immigration and Handel’s Semele

April 9, 2019
Annenberg Center
PLA Presents
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This event takes place at the The Library Company of Philadelphia, 1314 Locust Street.

Join The Library Company of Philadelphia's Edwin Wolf 2nd Director Dr. Michael J. Barsanti for a junto-style discussion exploring colonial English culture and artistic life. Delve into what the arts experience was like in early Philadelphia. Find out how music, among other art forms, informed early America's conception and view of art, and influenced future artistic work.

This free event is part of our Philadelphians series, examining the populations that migrated to and influenced our city, uncovering a unique, shared identity. 

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