Members of the 'Sea Orchestra' play with cellos made from the wood of wrecked immigrants' boats in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. Inmates at Milan's maximum security prison Opera took the wood of wrecked boats sailed by migrants across the Sicily Channel to craft the musical instruments that the 'Sea Orchestra' used during their debut at La Scala Opera House in Milan on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. The violins, violas and cellos played by the Orchestra of the Sea in its debut performance Monday at Milan's famed Teatro all Scala carry with them tales of hardship. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
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