Offenbach‘s Robinson Crusoé is salvaged from obscurity.
Pelléas and Mélisande are not transparent to themselves. Which means: they each have an unconscious.
The “Red Priest” of Venice once made reference to his “94 operas” in a letter to his patron.
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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