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Kamala Sankaram, Kamala Sankaram, Katie Barna, Noam Berg, Shane Breaux, Hubert Chen, Jane Derenowski, Britney Harris, Kaitlin Harvey, Dave McKeel, Christin Meador, Julia Motyka, Ed RosenBerg & Amanda Villalobos:
🎵 Miranda: The Whole Truth

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Peter Maxwell Davies, Adrian Clarke & Psappha:
🎵 Mr Emmet Takes a Walk, Op. 207: Episode 3, Hotel Room

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https://open.spotify.com/track/0xHfU6N0Rc2h1P5xugbWD4

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Stephen Sondheim, Dean Jones & Susan Browning:
🎵 Company: Barcelona

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https://open.spotify.com/track/0SpIv8VPML10S1hqPiLBuG

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John Adams, Robert Orth, Colorado Symphony & Opera Colorado Chorus:
🎵 Nixon in China: News has a kind of mystery

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https://open.spotify.com/track/2CZimND5t9aVN2hZLs6dBa

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Jonathon Dove, Anne Manson, London Philharmonic Orchestra & David Parry:
🎵 Flight - Act 2: I bought this suitcase in New York

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Sir George Benjamin, Sir George Benjamin, Barbara Hannigan, Bejun Mehta & Mahler Chamber Orchestra:
🎵 Written On Skin - Scene 4: Agnes and the Boy

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Tom Ades, Cyndia Sieden, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus & Thomas Adès:
🎵 The Tempest - Act 1 Scene 6: Five Fathoms Deep

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https://open.spotify.com/track/6uZDau4jzYP3miJo8qhimu

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Mark-Anthony Turnage, Quentin Hayes, Richard Suart, Fiona Kimm, The Greek Ensemble & Richard Bernas:
🎵 Greek - Act 1 Scene 1: Pub and Wine Bar Music

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https://open.spotify.com/track/5pNDXASrDHEjVmSH33BOOE

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Igor Stravinsky, Dawn Upshaw, Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon, Choeur de l'Opéra de Lyon & Kent Nagano:
🎵 The Rake's Progress Act 1: Cabaletta. "I Go, I Go to Him" (Anne)

https://open.spotify.com/track/5z5oedTBZffQZv8qY6LqFp
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Igor Stravinsky, Dawn Upshaw, Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon, Choeur de l'Opéra de Lyon & Kent Nagano:
🎵 The Rake's Progress Act 1: Recitative. "My Father! Can I Desert Him" (Anne)

https://open.spotify.com/track/6iaPWu5g9asFtMgCn0r2Cs

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#TheStoryOfTheLittleBook
- 3. Opera and its text in our time

An exploration of the world of the librettist, drawing from over four centuries of opera.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001lzfw