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Pauline&Julius&Wendy&Nico&Ethel&Benjamin.
Out of the Woods
The premiere recording of Ethel Smyth’s opera “Der Wald” shows a composer whose music should not be overshadowed by her personality
“If you do not want to write, at least spit on a piece of paper, put it in an envelope, and send it to me.”
Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky to Bob Davydov
Screaming, crying, throwing up
More mad kings
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