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From Magnum Opus, a one act chamber opera by Michael Oberhauser. In this scene, the muses Melpomene and Polyhymnia ask the composer Robert Schumann to explain what their inspiration was like to him while he was alive. Daniele Lorio, Melpomene. Dominique Donnarumma, Polyhymnia. Eric C. Black, Schumann. Sophia Musleh, flute. Elena Forbes, clarinet. Amy Gleason, piano. Leah Beshore and Laura Yackley, violin. Elizabeth O'Hara, viola. Diana Curtis, cello. Conducted by Michael Oberhauser. www.michaeljamesoberhauser.com