Wearing a sparkling bodysuit, Lizzo stood onstage during her concert at the Capital One Arena and blew into a crystal flute that belonged to James Madison. Yes, that James Madison. Here’s how Lizzo came to play a president’s crystal flute on a D.C. stage:
“History is freaking cool, you guys!” the singer shouted as the crowd screamed and clapped and sent social media posts flying.But before that public performance came a series of private moments at the Library of Congress that proved powerful for those who witnessed them and led to that flute ending up in the singer’s hands at the concert.
The Library has nearly 2,000 flutes, which make up the largest collection in the world. Most of those flutes were collected by physicist Dayton C. Miller and were left to the Library through his will.Ward-Bamford said. “The collection is remarkable in its breadth and its comprehensiveness.”One of the flutes in the collection belonged to Frederick the Great, the king of Prussia. Another was made by Miller out of 22 carat gold. He crafted its keys from 18 carat gold.
She also played the Madison flute that day for the first time. Ward-Bamford described its history “as really fascinating in and of itself.” There is also evidence that Dolley Madison saved the flute as the British attempted to burn Washington.
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