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Another Opera Apologist (Part 2)

Another Opera Apologist (Part 2)

Because one can’t defend opera without defending all of its porous plots: right off the bat, let's start in defence of the stupid public. In what I imagine are the thoughts of the average first-time operagoer.

Jenna Simeonov
Another Opera Apologist (Part 1)

Another Opera Apologist (Part 1)

It's simple enough: there's something just neat about it. People are up on stage doing weirdly supernatural things with their voices. Voices of all sizes and shapes, too; beautiful, floating sopranos and, big, hollering baritones.

Jenna Simeonov

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