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“[Opera] does not call so much for an imaginative ear as for an imaginative eye, an eye which can see beyond little absurdities toward great truths.”

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George Richard Marek

George Richard Marek was a renowned author whose works spanned multiple genres, including history, science fiction, and fantasy. His writing career began in the 1930s, and over the following decades, he achieved significant accomplishments. more

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