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(Photo: Ken Howard \/ Met Opera) Less is more! That was what Sandro Sequi did well in his traditional 1976 production of \u201cI Puritani\u201d at the Metropolitan Opera. Originally staged for Joan Sutherland, the production was a vehicle for the great divas of the Bel Canto repertoire. And while it was admittedly a product of its time, the last three\u00a0{\u2026}<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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(Photo: Ken Howard \/ Met Opera) Less is more! That was what Sandro Sequi did well in his traditional 1976 production of \u201cI Puritani\u201d at the Metropolitan Opera. Originally staged for Joan Sutherland, the production was a vehicle for the great divas of the Bel Canto repertoire. 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