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Heartbreak in Philadelphia

Heartbreak in Philadelphia

How my unraveling life made an appearance in Puccini's La Bohème Act 3.

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Leah Partridge
Mar 29, 2024
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PART ONE

One of the most performed and beloved operas of all time is La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini. When I was in college, everyone jumped on the La Bohème bandwagon except me. Too cool to do what everyone else was doing, I resisted. I had figured out that what was special about my voice was that it could move fast in coloratura passages and that I could …

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