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Directing an opera is similar to directing a play. The singing must not get in the way of the drama.

Bruce Beresford

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Bruce Beresford
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: August 16
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Paddington
New South Wales
Australia
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