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Looking for opera inspiration by David Mermelstein

Works drawn from writings of such artists as Poe and T.S. Eliot are turning up on area stages. There are pluses and drawbacks to reshaping familiar material.Like every other form of art, operas can be inspired by just about anything — historical events, myths, epic poems, plays, even movies. Often, such operas go on to eclipse their inspiration. Puccini's "Tosca," derived from a play by Victorien Sardou, is a g…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 9:30am on March 23, 2013

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