How to be a father: parenting advice from the world of music

To mark Father's Day this weekend, we've combed the music world for parenting advice – and here are some top tips from operas, ballets and the lives of the great composers.

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   1. Parenting advice from Wagner's Ring cycle

   Parenting advice from Wagner's Ring cycle

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   2. Parenting advice from Verdi's Rigoletto

   Parenting advice from Verdi's opera Rigoletto

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   3. Parenting advice from Mozart's Don Giovanni

   Parenting advice from Mozart's opera Don Giovanni

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   4. Parenting advice from Richard Wagner

   Parenting advice from Richard Wagner

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   5. Parenting advice from Verdi's La traviata

   Parenting advice from Verdi's opera La traviata

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   6. Parenting advice from Tchaikovsky Sleeping Beauty

   Parenting advice from Tchaikovsky's ballet Sleeping Beauty

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   7. Parenting advice from Handel's father

   Parenting advice from Handel's father

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   8. Parenting advice from Mozart's The Magic Flute

   Parenting advice from Mozart's opera The Magic Flute

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    9. Parenting advice from Mozart's father

    Parenting advice from Leopold Mozart

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    10. Parenting advice from Strauss' Salome

    Parenting advice from Strauss' opera Salome

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