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Shakespeare and the Opera Composers Who Loved Him

The works of Shakespeare inspired numerous composers to write operas based on his plays. In many cases, multiple composers wrote operas based on the same Shakespeare play. Whether tragic or comic, operas such as Verdi’s Falstaff and Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet reflect the brilliance of the Bard’s universal portrayals of the human condition. In this 2-part series, Erica Miner explores these operatic works and their corresponding plays in vivid detail, illustrating her presentation with fascinating videos.

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