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Opera Diva Ann Widdecombe Takes Role in Royal Opera Production of ‘La Fille du Regiment’
The last time we saw Ann Widdecombe in 2010 she was swaying to the tunes on "Strictly Come Dancing".The former British Conservative Party politician is now back in the limelight, with a role in Donizetti's comic opera "La Fille de Regiment" (The Daughter of the Regiment). She will play the part of the Duchess of Crackentorp. Renowned contralto Lili Chookasian dies, age 90
Lili Chookasian, a renowned contralto who sang at the Metropolitan Opera for more than two decades and taught at the Yale School of Music, has died at her home in Connecticut. She was 90.