Word: filodrammatici
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...public fancy has turned to classical and pre-classical styles. Ever since World War II, the directors of Milan's huge (cap. 3,200) La Scala have tried to find a showcase for small-scale operas. First they bought property directly behind the stage, on the Via dei Filodrammatici (Street of the Amateur Actors), where once the carriages of the great prima donnas were parked. Plans were made to remodel a small apartment building into a tiny theater. Eventually, after five years of labor and some half a million dollars, La Piccola Scala (cap. 600) was finished, its stage...
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