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/ opera? | | German term or phrase: Leuchter schmuecken | Die Dresdener Semperoper schmücken Leuchter, deren Herstellung eine langjährige Tradition des Wurzener Spezialleuchtenbaues ist.
This is a description of how wonderful "Der Muldentalkreis" - an area near Leipzig - is. I know that "Semperoper" is an opera company. But is this meant literally? Wurzen is also a place name |
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| | English translation:adorned with lights | Explanation:
The Semperoper (opera house) is adorned with lights, the making of which a long established tradition at whatsitname in Wurzen ...
HTH
Mary
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Note added at 2002-07-15 11:41:33 (GMT)
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Play around with the word order and it becomes ...
Leuchter schmücken die Dresdener Semperoper
The Semperoper is less a company name than the name of the building.
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Mary Worby
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Local time: 22:45
| Grading comment THanks - I couldn't tell the subject from the object - that was what was baffling me!
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