Kate Soper

writer and librettist, Long Beach Opera

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The Long Beach Opera is having a world premiere of Kate Soper’s new opera “The Romance of the Rose,” but this isn’t your grandma’s idea of opera.

Long Beach Opera aims to ‘buck tradition’ with ‘The Romance of the Rose’

The Long Beach Opera is having a world premiere of Kate Soper’s new opera “The Romance of the Rose,” but this isn’t your grandma’s idea of opera.

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