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Today is the birthday of the playwright who is considered by many to be the father of modern English literature. William Shakespeare’s works have been translated and performed in every language on earth, and they have been a rich source of inspiration to other art forms for hundreds of years. This morning, Carl Grapentine played an overture to a vibrant opera by Hector Berlioz based on the Shakespeare play “Much Ado About Nothing”. Which Berlioz opera is it?