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Inside The Arts: ‘Saints’ In Marigny, CAV-PAG Opens 75th Opera Season, Fun Home

Photo Credit: Elsa Hahne

This week on Inside the Arts, the Marigny Opera Ballet kicks off its 4th season of dance with the premiere of Book of Saints. A new full-length ballet inspired by the lives of three saints with an original score by New Orleans composer Tucker Fuller.

Then, a double bill as the New Orleans Opera Association celebrates its 75th season with Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci.

And, the regional premiere of the Tony Award winning musical, Fun Home, opens Southern Rep Theatre's 31st season. It's based on cartoonist Alison Bechdel's graphic memoir.

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"This is NPR's Morning Edition, at 89.9 WWNO. Good Morning, I'm Diane Mack."