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THE OPERA LOVER’S ESSENTIAL GUIDE TH ENTIAL GUIDE

NINASTEMMEOn playing women who change the world

Welcome back live opera! Reviews of the real thing in Rome and Venice

High scores for Malmö Sweden’s dream team in opera and football

Callas dressed in cans The astonishing art of Nikos Floros

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PLUS Nicolai Gedda and the art of operatic longevity • Gilbert & Sullivan on TV RECORDINGS • Sir Simon Rattle’s Cunning Little Vixen • Diana Damrau’s Tudor Queens • Opera Rara’s top ten £ .