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Opera: I like it, except for all those howling sopranos and caterwauling tenors. (Why can't tenors sing like men?)

Edward Abbey

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Edward Abbey
Age: 62 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 29
Died: 1989
Died: March 14
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Environmentalist
Essayist
Novelist
Philosopher
Screenwriter
Writer
Edward Paul Abbey
Howling
Sopranos
Opera
Sing
Except
Men
Like
Tenors

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