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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
