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The Elizabethan era was known for its excellence in the arts and, as such, proved to be a felicitous theme to celebrate two accomplished young ladies, who also happened to be named Elizabeth. So, when ...

Leslie Landgraf says her job is the only one like it in the world. As the steward of the Yale Elizabethan Society — affectionately known as “The Lizzie” — Landgraf is responsible for the general care ...

The sacrifices some people make for art. Wearing a plumed hat, tunic and tights, Herb Ridder sings madrigals and meanders among the diners gathered in a vaulted church hall for the Bach Society of ...

Elizabeth I was a Tudor queen who ruled England from 1558 - 1603. She was the daughter of Henry VIII, and the final Tudor monarch. Her reign has often been described as a ‘Golden Age’ of culture, ...

It is 4am and the baby is crying. It is winter and completely dark in this chamber. The last thing you want to do is to get out from under the warm blankets: you can hear the wind knocking the shutter ...

Every spring, under the guise of masks and hooded costumes, members of Yale’s secret societies select the “best and brightest” of the junior class to join their ranks. But there are alternatives to ...

Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” belongs to a convention of comedy that isn’t coming back anytime soon. The figure of the scolding, abusive wife, a reliable source of hilarity on the ...