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opera

Collage of great operas adapted from classic books
Robert Anderson, May 18, 2020

Many of the world’s great operas have been adapted from or inspired by, classic and popular works of fiction, poetry, and drama. In some cases, an opera’s librettist follows the source material’s plot closely, while other adapters take considerable liberties with the story as originally written.


a photograph of Maria Callas wearing black looking straight into the camera
Alan Westby, February 14, 2018

Callas was not only an esteemed opera diva, she was one of the 20th century's most prominent celebrities, socialites, and an international icon of style and fashion.


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