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...She was rejected by 12 houses but was offered Rosina, the young female lead in a 2002 Paris Opera production of Rossini’s Barber of Seville. It was the turning point....
...It’s true, she has never felt drawn to what she dubs the “girly girls” of opera, such as Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia....
...Mark Thompson, BBC director-general, needed little persuasion, I’m delighted to say, as the BBC’s role is going to be crucial, as is the Arts Council’s under their chief executive Alan Davey....
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