Edith Wharton quote: An unalterable and unquestioned law of the musical world required that the German text of French operas sung by Swedish ...

An unalterable and unquestioned law of the musical world required that the German text of French operas sung by Swedish artists should be translated into Italian for the clearer understanding of English-speaking audiences.

~ Edith Wharton ~

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