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How did "It's A Wonderful Life" become an opera, anyway?

How did "It's A Wonderful Life" become an opera, anyway?

Update: 2021-12-15

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Today we bring back our very own Malinda Wagstaff to talk to us about how composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer brought the classic holiday movie, "It's A Wonderful Life," to the operatic stage!

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