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Don Pasquale: A Classic Spaghetti Western
Have you ever thought opera was a little stuffy? Come watch opera like you’ve never seen it before. Don Pasquale, imaginatively staged as a classic Spaghetti Western, is being brought to the Bankhead Theater by the Livermore Valley Opera. Before it does, you can catch a free preview performance of the highlights at the library. This concert will be bursting at the seams with fun and
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