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Sunday, February 26, 2012

The Order of the Golden Fleece. Verdi on 'onore'

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Silva de Gomez tears the Order of the Golden Fleece from around his neck and bids them trample it underfoot.

Verdi thought this very effective.

Count Mocenigo thought it highly unbecoming that so little respect be paid to an honourable order of which the Emperor of Austria was the grand master!

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