An aspect of dying in opera, rarely observed or commented on, is Sudden Unexpected Death. There are many deaths in this melodramatic genre: most follow expected

An aspect of dying in opera, rarely observed or commented on, is Sudden Unexpected Death. There are many deaths in this melodramatic genre: most follow expected

"When a traveling opera troupe visits stately Bolitho Court to raise money for a local hospice, few in the audience can imagine the seething cauldron of suppres

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