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... opera - a different form from stage opera . When an opera is commissioned and composed specifically for television ( as was Benjamin Britten's Owen Wingrave ) , then television may be considered an artistic medium in its own right ...
... opera - a different form from stage opera . When an opera is commissioned and composed specifically for television ( as was Benjamin Britten's Owen Wingrave ) , then television may be considered an artistic medium in its own right ...
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... opera house , for instance , the Colón Theatre , is one of the major stops for opera stars from all parts of the world . Cultural life in the capital has been peculiarly vulnerable to political change . Mili- tary governments , wary of ...
... opera house , for instance , the Colón Theatre , is one of the major stops for opera stars from all parts of the world . Cultural life in the capital has been peculiarly vulnerable to political change . Mili- tary governments , wary of ...
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... opera companies , including the indigenous Reḍā Folklore Ballet Troop . The opera house , on Opera Square in the downtown area , was destroyed by fire in 1971 , and construction of a replacement on the southern tip of the Gezirah was ...
... opera companies , including the indigenous Reḍā Folklore Ballet Troop . The opera house , on Opera Square in the downtown area , was destroyed by fire in 1971 , and construction of a replacement on the southern tip of the Gezirah was ...
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