opera
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Before launching his presidential bid, De la Espriella lived in Florence, Italy, where he dabbled in opera, jetted around in private planes and promoted his rum and wine businesses.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
By 1717 he was soliciting his opera subscribers to buy tickets, eventually hosting six masquerades a year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The three of us were thick as thieves, all the same age, all fresh out of high school, into this soap opera.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
The acclaimed soprano built an international career spanning four decades, in which she performed at opera houses and concert halls around the world, singing works by composers including Richard Strauss, Schubert and Mozart.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
But the king was being blackmailed by an old girlfriend, an opera singer from New Jersey named Irene Adler.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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Vocabulary lists containing opera
Music - Introductory
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Music - Middle School
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Theater - Introductory
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