Real history inspired The Gilded Age Season 2's building conflict.
The Big Picture The Gilded Age's return brings the constant conflict between the established families of New York's established elite and the new money back to screens with all the elegant costumes and subtle insults that the audience has come to expect.
Season 2 revolves around one such obstacle: the Russells' lack of a box at the Academy of Music. This dilemma is borrowed from history as the show builds a fight for a new opera house led by Bertha and other new money families. Though the characters themselves are fictional, the war between the Metropolitan Opera House and the Academy of Music was a real event in this time period, as the society's drama impacted New York's famous theater scene.
Cast Carrie Coon, Morgan Spector, Louisa Jacobson, Denée Benton, Taissa Farmiga, Harry Richardson, Blake Ritson, Thomas Cocquerel, Simon Jones, Jack Gilpin, Cynthia Nixon, Christine Baranski, Donna Murphy, Debra Monk Main Genre Drama Seasons 2 Network HBO Max What Does 'The Gilded Age' Season 2 Have to Do With Opera Houses? Though Bertha Russell has already faced contention from the old guard, she finally gained some acceptance at the end of Season 1.
What Is the History Behind the Metropolitan Opera House That Inspired 'The Gilded Age' Season 2? During the 1880s, the opera was one of the popular places for the members of the social elite to mingle. The young men and women could interact within the strict rules that governed their society. And the experience of the show proves to everyone that anyone present had money.
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