Opera Abbreviated Podcast: Gioachino Rossini's 'Semiramide'

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Mar 1, 201816:49Arts

The Metropolitan Opera presents Gioachino Rossini's Semiramide, broadcast live from New York in HD to movie theaters worldwide at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 10.

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