Operas depicted in holiday decorations at Osborne Homestead in Derby

DERBY - Daughter Allegra and I visited the Osborne Homestead Museum on the day after Thanksgiving, as we have for many years in the past. It's a holiday tradition for us to tour the beautifully decorated home of businesswoman and civic leader Frances Osborne Kellogg. 
These little figures caught my eye in the studio. They depict characters in Richard Wagner's opera, "Das Rheingold."

Holiday tours will run through Dec. 17. Tours will be offered Thursdays through Sundays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.  
On Fridays, Dec. 1, 8, and 15, from 4-7 p.m., the museum will present “Twilight Tours” to display the shimmering glow of the decorations. 

The Osborne Homestead Museum at 500 Hawthorne Ave. is operated by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

Stay tuned for more photos of the decorations based on several operas in an upcoming Valley Voice newsletter.