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Revisiting the atmospheric pressure in Vivaldi’s visceral chart-topper
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“The funny thing is that they think, you’re in the production, meaning: They can paint your face green with purple dots, and you go and sing, and it will not affect your performance knowing that you look ugly. Because if you’re in the production, your face, your image, your hair don’t belong to you anymore.“
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