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So Dido, [played by Swedish singer Maria Forsström] will wear a saree or lehenga, Aeneas will wear a sherwani, and the choir will wear kurta-pajama,” says Olsson. An opera, let alone a baroque ...

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Tributes have been paid to Patricia Johnson, a world-famous opera singer who was known for her dramatic voice and commanding stage presence ...

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