
In this photo taken on Nov. 11, 2018 Leigh Melrose and Frode Olsen, left, perform during rehearsals of Gyoergy Kurtag's opera 'Fin de Partie' at the Milan La Scala opera house, Italy. The long-awaited premiere of composer Georgy Kurtag's first-ever opera at Milan's La Scala opera house, based on a Beckett play, ''Fin de Partie'' is being billed as the most important opera premiere of the last 50 years and it is scheduled to go on stage Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (Ruth Walz via AP)
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