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Washington National Opera’s new production of Puccini’s Turandotseeks to reclaim the dignity of opera’s icy queen. With her commission of a new finale from playwright Susan Soon He Stanton and composer Christopher Tin, director Francesca Zambello is bringing a Turandot for our times, exploding past cultural appropriation and gender dynamics to reveal deeper, lasting truths about these incomplete characters.
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The Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras (BYSO) is creating the BYSO Youth Center for Music at 235 Huntington Avenue to establish a home for our young musicians in the heart of Boston.
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