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Opera is a musical scenery, a musical atmosphere in which the characters move and talk.

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Erik Satie
Age: 59 †
Born: 1866
Born: May 17
Died: 1925
Died: June 1
Composer
Musician
Pianist
Éric Alfred Leslie Satie
Erik Alfred Leslie Satie
Alfred Erik Leslie Satie
Éric Satie
Ė. Sati
Ėrik Sati
Eric Alfred Leslie Satie
Eric Satie
Opera
Atmosphere
Musical
Characters
Move
Talk
Moving
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Scenery

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