19 life lessons from the world of opera

Got a dilemma at work? Relationship worries? The great opera composers have an answer for everything. Here are some of the pearls of wisdom we've picked up from Mozart, Verdi, Wagner et al.

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   1. La bohème

   Money management

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   2. Wagner's Flying Dutchman

   On ambition

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   3. Gounod's Faust

   How to deal with cold-callers. Credit: Getty

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   4. Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro

   Career advice

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   5. Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel

   Parenting tips

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   6. Verdi's La traviata

   Learning to take advice

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   7. Mozart's Così fan tutte

   Relationship advice

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   8. Bartók's Duke Bluebeard's Castle

   Relationship advice 2

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    9. Dvořák's Rusalka

    On aspiration

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    10. Mozart's Don Giovanni

    On men

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    11. Wagner's Lohengrin

    On a happy marriage

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    12. Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore

    Shopping tips

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    13. Mozart's The Magic Flute

    On dealing with the in-laws

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    14. Wagner's Die Walküre

    How to find true love

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    15. Verdi's Rigoletto

    On politics

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    16. Beethoven's Fidelio

    On being a law-abiding citizen

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    17. Puccini's Tosca

    Relationship advice 3

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    18. Richard Strauss's Salome

    How to achieve your goals

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    19. Britten's Peter Grimes

    On living in a tight-knit community

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