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An Afternoon at the Opera XXXL Edition

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Feb 7, 202601:02:17Arts

After a troubled Northern Irish childhood, Vivien Hewitt found a new life in Italy, and in opera. The director and designer takes a seat in the afternoon quiet of Trieste's Theatre Verdi to talk about a life in the dream...

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An Afternoon at the Opera XXXL Edition is an episode from RTÉ - Culture File on Classic Drive by RTÉ. After a troubled Northern Irish childhood, Vivien Hewitt found a new life in Italy, and in opera. The director and designer takes a seat i...

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Published Feb 7, 2026, 01:02:17 long, audio available.