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Word: absurdâ (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1924-1924
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Germany regards herself as the home of opera. She rather resents any non-Teutonic effort. The very idea of an Anglo-Saxon operatic composition seems to her a little absurd??? certainly farfetched. For this reason no American has hitherto ventured with impunity to present the musical dramas of his making within her borders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Koussevitsky Triumphant | 10/27/1924 | See Source »

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