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Orpheus and Eurydice : a Grecian tragedy, Plato's version

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    Orpheus and Euridyce [i.e. Eurydice] [BM 6731]

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    Bijou Opera Bouffe Company. From Bijou Opera House New York. Orpheus & Eurydice

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