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Saturday, October 17, 2015

Here’s why the main character in an opera is shooting smack by Keri Blakinger

In the English National Opera’s 2015 version of Puccini’s “La Bohème,” the lead female character is a heroin addict.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 07:46AM

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