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Le Tour du Monde mentioned on Met. Opera broadcast

From: Ernest Sjogren <esjogren~at~nc.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:18:32 -0500
To: "Jules Verne Forum" <jvf~at~gilead.org.il>

This week's Metropolitan Opera broadcast is of the Russian opera Boris
Godunov, which premiered (revised version) in St. Petersburg, Russia, in
1874. In a little survey of what else was important around the world that
year, read by the intermission announcer, TM was mentioned
prominently--third on the list after events in San Francisco, USA, and
Calcutta, India, which locations, it was noted, were visited in the novel.

TM was published 1872-73, however, if I have the dates right. Perhaps an
American edition was meant, or perhaps it took awhile for the novel to gain
notice? In any event, it's great to have JV and TM prominently mentioned on
a national broadcast.

Ernie Sjogren
Received on Sat 12 Mar 2011 - 21:18:42 IST

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