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Influencer Taryn Smith Haunts Opera House in Style

12/23/2025

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Taryn Delanie Smith, a social media influencer with 1.2 million followers, performed as a ghost at the Metropolitan Opera House.
She wore a gown and held a candelabra.
Smith and her podcast partner Tiffani Singleton recorded an episode of “We’re Your Girls” in a prestigious box with Peter Gelb.
Gelb corrected their claim about a mule in Puccini's Turandot, clarifying it came from La Bohème, underscoring their opera enthusiasm.

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Story summary

Taryn Delanie Smith, a social media influencer with 1.2 million followers, performed as a ghost at the Metropolitan Opera House.
She wore a gown and held a candelabra.
Smith and her podcast partner Tiffani Singleton recorded an episode of “We’re Your Girls” in a prestigious box with Peter Gelb.
Gelb corrected their claim about a mule in Puccini's Turandot, clarifying it came from La Bohème, underscoring their opera enthusiasm.