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Description: Pyramus and Thisbe are lovers who live in connected houses, forbidden to be wed to each other due to their parents' rivalry. They arrange to secretly meet and tragedy ensues. The opera is based on Shakespeare's play.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1796 February
Call number: mssLA 1114
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