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Singing Life Into Shakespeare's Classic "Romeo and Juliet"

Sarah Joy Miller

This weekend the Lyric Opera of Baltimore is presenting a production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet that infuses the music of French composer Charles Gounod. 

Sarah Joy Miller, who sings the role of Juliet, got her big break as the star of the an opera about model Anna Nicole Smith. 
 
She joins Tom to discuss what it's like to transition from the contemporary role of Anna Nicole Smith to Juliet in the Shakespeare classic. 
Lyric Opera of Baltimore’s production of Romeo et Juliette will be performed at the Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric through Sunday, May 15th. 

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