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Upon hearing of the French defeat at Malplaquet, 1709: Has God forgotten all I have done for him? Louis XIV		Saturday Feb 22, 2025
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Opera once was an important social instrument especially in Italy. With Rossini and Verdi, people were listening to opera together and having the same catharsis with the same story, the same moral dilemmas. They were holding hands in the darkness. That has gone. Now perhaps they are holding hands watching television. Luciano Berio

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	Luciano Berio
	Luciano Berio, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (October 24, 1925 - May 27, 2003) was an Italian composer. He is noted for his experimental work (in particular his 1968 composition Sinfonia for voices and orchestra) and also for his pioneering work in electronic music. Read More

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Opera once was an important social instrument especially in Italy. With Rossini and Verdi, people were listening to opera together and having the same catharsis with the same story, the same moral dilemmas. They were holding hands in the darkness. That has gone. Now perhaps they are holding hands watching television.