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    19 life lessons from the world of opera

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    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.

    1. Life lessons from opera

      1. La bohème

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      3. Gounod's Faust

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    4. Life lessons from opera

      4. Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro

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      5. Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel

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    6. la traviata

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    7. Life lessons from opera

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