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Russian composer Rodion Xedrin dies at 92

Rodion Šcedrin in a file image.
Rodion Sxedrin in a file image. Tatarstan.ru / Wikimedia Commons
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Russian composer Rodion Shedrin died yesterday at the age of 92, Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre announced Friday. Shedrin composed the music for operas such as Lolita (1992) and Dead Souls (1977) and ballets such as Anna Karenina (1968) and The Humpbacked Easel (1955).

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