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Metropolitan Opera auditions snakes for Mozart adaptation

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The Metropolitan Opera is holding auditions for a snake to appear in its upcoming adaptation of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Così fan tutte." Zoe Ziegfeld, a carnival performer and the opera's snake handler, is responsible for selecting the reptile. A boa constrictor named Princess has been chosen for the role, with another snake, Nala, selected as her understudy. The production is set in a 1950s Coney Island carnival. AI

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Metropolitan Opera auditions snakes for Mozart adaptation

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · David R. Martin, Jeffrey Collins, The Associated Press ·

    Meet the carnival performer-turned-opera actor in charge of auditioning snakes for a Mozart adaptation. ‘We will be moving forward with Princess’

    Pretty much everyone on stage at the Metropolitan Opera in New York must audition — even the snake who will briefly take center stage in an upcoming adaptation of a Mozart classic.

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