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An Italian Opera in Spanish Harlem

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz talks to Fresh Air's Terry Gross about an updated version of Mozart's Figaro. The opera, directed by Peter Sellars, is set in New York City -- but is still sung in Italian.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, July 20, 1988: Interview with Susan Mulcahy; Interview with Lloyd Schwartz; Interview with Michael Tolkin; Review James Crouse and Dale Trusheim's book "The Case Against…

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