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Cio-Cio and Carmen: what do you do with two tragic heroines who typify not just the sexist clichés, but also the soupy exotic fixations, of the Old-World West?
6 pieces since 2011 — in 5 roles, at 3 companies, most often at Heartbeat Opera.
2 pieces as Heartbeat Opera — stats above show all coverage for Matthew Singer.
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An astute double-feature exposes all the complexities of female suffering embedded within two canonical works.
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