From Bertha Russell’s Opera Wars Victory to Aunt Ada’s Newfound Fortune, ‘The Gilded Age’ Stars Break Down the Season 2 Finale
variety.comBrent Lang Executive Editor SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from the Season 2 finale of HBO’s “The Gilded Age,” now streaming on Max.
Bertha Russell, who never really cared for opera, can now watch Verdi from the best seat in the house. Polite society’s battle royale ended with the New Money triumphing over the Old Guard, as “The Gilded Age” wrapped up its second season on Sunday.
Mrs. Astor’s attempt to steal Bertha’s thunder by getting the Duke of Buckingham to attend the opening night of the Academy of Music instead of the Metropolitan Opera House ended in disaster.
After Bertha made the cash-starved royal an offer he couldn’t refuse, he showed up box-side with her at the Metropolitan, gazing at her daughter Gladys as New York’s elite looked on.
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