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Opera based on Henry Adams' novel about Washington intrigue to premiere in capital

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From: AP Worldstream
Date: 20031211
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AP Worldstream
12-11-2003
Dateline: WASHINTON
An opera about Washington romance and political intrigue in the 1870s, based on a novel by a descendant of two early presidents, will have its premiere in the capital city.

The novel "Democracy" was an early work of Henry Adams, a historian and man of letters who was a grandson of President John Quincy Adams and great grandson of President John Adams. He is best known for his autobiographical "The Education of Henry Adams."

The Washington Opera, which commissioned the work by composer Scott Wheeler and librettist Romulus Linney, said the production ...

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