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An Australian Composer…. An Opera debuted in Switzerland… About a Spanish Martyr…. Sung in French…

How difficult could it be? Composer Shauna Beesley set herself the daunting tasks of composing a three-hour opera, The Trial of Michel Servet, and then staging it in Geneva. In this meeting of cultures, high art and the realities of show business, Birth of an Opera tells twin stories of passion, dedication and determination to see something through.