The Impossible Takes a Little Longer: Translating Opera into English

Works Cited

• Translations by Mark Herman and Ronnie Apter are copyright by Mark Herman and Ronnie Apter and are available from them at 906 South Kinney Avenue, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48858, The United States of America. Except for brief phrases quoted in reviews, none may be cited or reproduced without permission
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