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The legendary and incomparable partnership of Mirella Freni and Luciano Pavarotti as the two lovers has been captured in this special live recording from the stage of the San Francisco Opera

Being A Ballerina vintage opera poster art kicking—but in the midst ofThe Power and Perfection of a Dancing Life by Gavin Larsen Inspiring, revealing, and deeply relatable, Being a Ballerina is a firsthand look at the realities of life as a professional ballet dancer. Through episodes from her own career, Gavin Larsen describes the forces that drive a person to study dance; the daily balance that dancers navigate between hardship and joy; and the dancers continual quest to discover who they are as a person and as an