Bonus: Singing Across Gender Lines, Part II

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Bonus: Singing Across Gender Lines, Part II

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Apr 15, 2019

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Joshua Kosman interviews Elliot Franks, who gave up a career as a mezzo-soprano for a new life and a new baritone voice after going through gender reassignment surgery.
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Apr 15, 2019

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Bonus: Singing Across Gender Lines, Part II

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