DISCUSSION: What is a work? John Dante Prevedini leads a discussion about The performing artist as co-creator, including contributions from Halida Dinova, Yekaterina Lebedeva, Béla Hartmann, David Arditti and Stephen Francis Vasta.

prima donna

Prima donna ('first lady') is the Italian term for the leading female singer in opera. The corresponding male lead was called primo uomo.

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