Rossmann: Fire and ice: The theater of Jean Racine
In January 1999, Diana Rigg (Emma Peel of "The Avengers") and her London company brought Jean Racine’s plays "Phèdre" and "Britannicus" to New York at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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In January 1999, Diana Rigg (Emma Peel of "The Avengers") and her London company brought Jean Racine’s plays "Phèdre" and "Britannicus" to New York at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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