Clay (short story)
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"Clay" is a short story by James Joyce published in his 1914 collection Dubliners. It deals with the reflections of a middle-aged, unmarried woman during the course of her day.
James Joyce c. 1918
The Bohemian Girl
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The Bohemian Girl is an English language Romantic opera composed by Michael William Balfe with a libretto by Alfred Bunn. The plot is loosely based on a Miguel de Cervantes' tale, La gitanilla.
Clay (short story)
…vocation (service at a convent, suggests Joe's wife). After drinking some wine, Maria sings the aria "I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls" from the opera The Bohemian Girl by Michael Balfe. She makes what the text refers to as "a mistake" by singing the first verse twice, but nobody corrects her. She omits the second verse…
Title page of the original libretto
Title page of a French printed score (1869)