e/Catherine II and opera

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has gloss	eng: Catherine II the Great (1729 -1796), Empress of Russia was not only an opera fan, a patroness of the arts, music and theatre, but also an opera librettist. She commissioned some well-known Russian and foreign composers to provide music for her texts.
lexicalization	eng: Catherine II and opera
instance of	(noun) the words of an opera or musical play libretto

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