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Academy of Vocal Arts graduate Michelle Johnson learns 'Manon Lescaut' in a hurry for Opera Company

Depending on the day, hour, and minute, Michelle Johnson is either living the dream or enduring a nightmare. The velvet-voiced soprano, 29, was anticipating a relatively light spring schedule to prepare for her first Aida at the Glimmerglass Opera this summer. Then the Opera Company of Philadelphia suddenly needed a replacement soprano for the title role of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut.

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