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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — When Elvis Costello was asked three years ago by Denmark's Royal Theater to write an opera about Hans Christian Andersen, his first thought was, "Why didn't they choose a Danish composer?" | COPENHAGEN, Denmark — When Elvis Costello was asked three years ago by Denmark's Royal Theater to write an opera about Hans Christian Andersen, his first thought was, "Why didn't they choose a Danish composer?" | ||
"Then I recalled that Andersen belongs to the world," Costello said. | "Then I recalled that Andersen belongs to the world," Costello said. | ||
His work "The Secret Arias" — based on Andersen's unrequited yearning for Swedish soprano Jenny Lind — recently debuted at Copenhagen's new waterfront opera house, with Costello himself playing two lead roles. | His work "The Secret Arias" — based on Andersen's unrequited yearning for Swedish soprano Jenny Lind — recently debuted at Copenhagen's new waterfront opera house, with Costello himself playing two lead roles. | ||
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