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Classical 101

On Stage At The Met, 1901 - Thanks to Lionel Mapelson

Christopher Purdy

On March 15, 1901,Â New York's Metropolitan Opera performed Giacomo Meyerbeer's L'Africaine. This long opera about the travails of an African princess and…