This event is in the past.It took place on February 18, 2026 at Hertz Hall.
Literature Talk
Literature TalkSouthside, Berkeley
📻Explore the Théâtrophone, Paris's pioneering electric broadcasting network
📖Preview of Willson's forthcoming book on operatic infrastructures
Discover how opera collided with early electric broadcasting and urban technology in 1890s Paris and New York. Flora Willson, Guardian critic and cultural historian, uncovers the hidden infrastructure behind the spectacle.
Opera history
Cultural scholarship
1890s technology
Literature TalkLiterature TalkSouthside, Berkeley
📻Explore the Théâtrophone, Paris's pioneering electric broadcasting network
📖Preview of Willson's forthcoming book on operatic infrastructures
Discover how opera collided with early electric broadcasting and urban technology in 1890s Paris and New York. Flora Willson, Guardian critic and cultural historian, uncovers the hidden infrastructure behind the spectacle.
Opera history
Cultural scholarship
1890s technology