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EXCLUSIVE: Opera on Tap Does Britten, Bizet for "It's Too Darn Hot" @ Freddy's Bar
With temperatures in Gotham closing in on triple digits this week, last Thursday, the New York chapter of Opera on Tap retreated to much cooler climes--apropos, the backroom of Freddy's Bar in Brooklyn. And while their 2013 residency there has runneth o'er with all kinds of fun and interesting programming, that muggy evening's theme--"It's Too Darn Hot"--proved particularly apt. Classicalite's Five Best: 'Carmen' Recordings
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