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In good news (of sorts) I noticed that Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced a semi-staging of a reduced version of Das Rheingold outdoors on the company’s parking deck. Small steps, but something at least. Meanwhile, with most of the opera world still firmly in streaming mode I thought I’d take a look at an offering from the home...
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