German composer Richard Wagner turned the love story of Tristan and Isolde into an epic opera. Epic as in, nearly 5 hours long, with almost no plot. Sometimes even the stars of the show nod off. But producer Amy O’Leary also talked with one woman who was aroused—all too aroused, right there in Carnegie Hall—by Tristan.
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