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In:Opera in Translation: Unity and diversity
Edited by Adriana Şerban and Kelly Kar Yue Chan
[Benjamins Translation Library 153] 2020
► pp. 1–9

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Translation and the world of opera

 | Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3
 | The Open University of Hong Kong
Published online: 29 October 2020
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