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The Medici: Sex, Power, and the Birth of Opera

The Medici: Sex, Power, and the Birth of Opera

Six Degrees of Plácido Domingo: Part 1

Olivia Giovetti
Jun 14, 2020
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Welcome to Part 1 of Six Degrees of Plácido Domingo, where we’ll be exploring opera’s current #MeToo reckoning through four centuries of misogyny and misconduct in the genre’s history — onstage and off.

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