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Check out www.operanews.com and see if anyone there can help.  Or better
yet, get onto opera-l listserve or rec.music.opera and post this question.

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>Did people attending opera in Italy in early times carry with them  little
>dolls representing caricatures of the roles in the opera? Patron wants to
>verify this. Any help with this will be appreciated.
>
>Stan Shiebert
>Fine & Performing Arts
>Seattle Public Library
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