“I have always believed
that opera is a planet
where the muses work together,
join hands
and celebrate all the arts.”
— Franco Zeffirelli
allure of the stage
alive with actors’ charade
grand celebration
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The faeries worked for months preparing the Royal Faerie Opera House for Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Mikado. After building sets, designing costumes and installing lighting, it’s finally opening night. Curtain up! Created by Mary Ann Besier and Edie Twining for the annual Wee Faerie Village installation at the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme • Photo by Jan Logozzo • “Grand Opera” haiku by Mary O’Connor
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