A 40-Pound Snake Named Princess Is the Scaly New Star of N.Y.C.’s Metropolitan Opera. And She Had to Audition, Too (Exclusive)

Princess, the sunglow boa constrictor, appears in the Metropolitan Opera’s “Così fan tutte,” with Zoe Ziegfeld as her handler ...
Mongabay News

Sri Lanka’s disappearing snake charmers carry a legacy of fear and fascination

For generations, the sight was familiar in towns and villages across Sri Lanka of a man playing a flute sitting on his ...
Telegraph Herald

Even snakes have to audition for the opera at the Met. Princess the boa constrictor got the part

The Metropolitan Opera in New York requires auditions for everyone on stage. Even the snake in its adaptation of Mozart's "Così fan tutte." Zoe Ziegfeld is the snake handler in ...
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Filming for Sky's Charmer takes over Herts County Hall

Filming for a new "Sky drama" has taken over Hertfordshire County Hall. Crews were first spotted around the historic Hertford building yesterday (September 9) for several days of filming. An anonymous ...
NBC New York

Even snakes have to audition for the opera at the Met

Pretty much everyone on stage at the Metropolitan Opera in New York must audition — even the snake who will briefly take center stage in an upcoming adaptation of a Mozart classic. In charge of ...