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Opera Singer Works with Music Students
Christine Cullen, soprano and classical musician, visited middle and upper schoolers at Friends to prepare them for an upcoming visit to Roméo et Juliette at the Metropolitan Opera.
Christine Cullen, soprano and classical musician, visited middle and upper schoolers at Friends to prepare them for an upcoming visit to Roméo et Juliette at the Metropolitan Opera. She talked to them about the history of opera, well-known composers such as Mozart, Wagner, Verdi and Puccini, and the importance of language in music. Christine played excerpts from various operas including The Magic Flute and Carmen, and sang "Depuis le Jour" from Charpentier's Louise.
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