A Front Seat at the Opera |
Contents
Immoral Operas 4 The Forgotten Man of Opera 5 What Happens Between the Acts? 3 | 3 |
The Maurel Monopoly | 4 |
The Lady of the Fictive Camellias | 5 |
Copyright | |
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