Lizzo may now be the only person to play crystal flute that belonged to James Madison
The crystal flute dates back to 1813 and was lent to Lizzo by the Library Of Congress

Lizzo pictured playing a boring, non-crystal flute while a dancer assesses her technique. Photo: Robyn Beck
Last night, during a show in Washington, D.C., Lizzo played a 19th-century crystal flute that once belonged to James Madison, fourth president of the United States and “Father Of The Constitution”.
This is not a series of words that we expected to write today. We did not know, for example, that James Madison owned a crystal flute. We did not know that such a flute was in the possession of the Library Of Congress. And we did not expect that Lizzo would one day perform this strange instrument in front of a crowd of excited fans.
But, as the video below shows, all of this has now happened.