Tuesday, October 20 and Wednesday, October 21

Meet Carolyn Swan Needell and Drew Lusher in New York City for an unforgettable and exclusive experience celebrating art, music, and Gilded Age glamour. Be among the first to see Designing the Gilded Age: Drawings from the Studios of Louis C. Tiffany at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. At the heart of the exhibition is Woman in a Pergola with Wisteria, the stained-glass masterpiece from the Chrysler Museum of Art collection. You will receive a special access tour of the exhibition led by Met Museum staff.

The journey continues by following the legacy of legendary opera star Lillian Nordica, the celebrated singer believed to have inspired the graceful figure portrayed in Woman in a Pergola with Wisteria. We’ll catch a dazzling performance of Verdi’s opera Macbeth, followed by a meet-and-greet with Suffolk-native and international opera star Ryan Speedo Green. 

Day two features an exclusive tour of the Polish Consulate, once home to Captain De Lemar, who commissioned our Tiffany window.  The building maintains its historic interiors from De Lemar’s time, and we will be guided by a member of the consulate staff. Then enjoy some time at the Morgan Library before a special tour of the Church of the Incarnation, a repository of Gilded Age art and stained glass.

From luminous stained glass and soaring music to the electric energy of New York City, this one-of-a-kind trip offers the rare chance to walk in the footsteps of the very diva who once captivated audiences there more than a century ago and the man who commissioned a favorite artwork of our collection.

What’s Included:

• Special morning access tour to Designing the Gilded Age: Drawings from the Studios of Louis C. Tiffany at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, led by Met Museum staff (9:00 am, Tuesday, October 20)

• Premium ticket to the Met Opera’s new production of Verdi’s Macbeth (7:30 pm Tuesday, October 20)

• Exclusive Meet & Greet with Suffolk-native and international opera star Ryan Speedo Green after the Met Opera performance (evening of Tuesday, October 20)

• Tour of the Polish Consulate — home of Captain De Lemar with Gilded Age interiors (11:00 am Wednesday, October 21)

• Visit to the Morgan Library (afternoon of Wednesday, October 21)

• Tour of the Church of the Incarnation’s “distinguished repository” of Gilded Age art (3:00 pm Wednesday, October 21)

What’s Not Included:

• Travel to, from, and within NYC

• Hotel

• Meals

Limited to 20 participants. Please arrange your travel so you are ready to visit the Met Museum at 9:00 am on Tuesday, October 20. 

$600 for Museum members, $750 for non-members. Registration required. Registration is non-refundable after Friday, September 18.