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<v Announcer>Welcome to the Metropolitan Opera House</v>

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in New York.

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Curtain time is still hours away.

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While it's quiet, Texaco,

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the company that has been broadcasting the opera

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for over 30 years,

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would like to take you on a tour of the house.

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Behind the scenes, the hundreds of details

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that go into each performance are carefully pulled together.

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Detailed set designs,

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costumes, lights, props,

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all to enhance the pleasure of you, the opera audience.

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We hope having seen this will add to your listening pleasure

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during the next Texaco opera broadcast.

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