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OPERA: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE WESTERN WORLD
By Simon Banks
Publisher by Troubador
It’s an interesting idea for a book. Simon Banks uses opera and musical drama (including ballet) as a lens though which to examine the political history of the last four centuries – although it’s thematic rather than chronological.
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