The world we have lost

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Does a newly found Nicholas Hilliard miniature portray Shakespeare’s patron the Earl of Southampton?

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Purcell Dido and Aeneas Joyce DiDonato, Michael Spyres, Fatma Said et al; Il Pomo d’Oro/ Maxim Emelyanychev Erato 2173228488 52:43 mins It’s been a mystery why Joyce DiDonato appeared to have bypassed