The sound of a glass harmonica is truly one-of-a-kind! This incredible instrument that creates ethereal sounds was made by Benjamin Franklin, and how beautiful does Mozart sound on it? (Credit: Royal Scottish National Orchestra) | Starts at 60

1.1K views · 26 reactions | Yesterday, Christian Van Horn, Bass-baritone, who performs the role of Raimondo in LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, took Friedrich Heinrich Kern, who accompanies the famous "mad scene" on the glass harmonica, to check out a "Grand Harmonicon" from 1830 at Frederick W. Oster Fine Violins. Video by Christian Van Horn. | Opera Philadelphia | Facebook

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14K views · 613 reactions | One of the unique elements in the score of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, the glass harmonica plays an important role in the opera’s chilling mad scene. See Friedrich Heinrich Kern, who plays the glass harmonica for the Met’s current production, demonstrate the eerie effect of this unusual instrument. On stage through May 21: bit.ly/3AKv8KX Live in cinemas May 21: bit.ly/3GnX9ZN | The Metropolitan Opera | Facebook