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'Lincoln in the Bardo' comes to life at the Metropolitan Opera

George Saunders’ Booker Prize-winning novel “Lincoln in the Bardo” has been adapted into an opera, with music by Missy Mazzoli and a libretto by Royce Vavrek.

The production premiered at the Metropolitan Opera on Oct. 19. Jeff Lunden reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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