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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Ronald Blum

HISTORICAL FACTS: Meyerbeer s le prophete from 1849 sounds like it s ripped from the headlines at bard summerscape | History Defined

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A demagogue and religious fanatics impose a theocracy. What sounds like a ripped-from-the-headlines 21st century story was portrayed by Giacomo Meyerbeer 175 years ago in "Le Prophète" and brought back in a compelling production by Bard's SummerScape festival.

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