An unalterable and unquestioned law of the musical world required that the German text of French operas sung by Swedish artists should be translated into Italian for the clearer understanding of English-speaking audiences.

Edith Wharton
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When William Shakespeare wrote "The Two Gentlemen of Verona," he was using the English language to write a play set in Italy. He was not writing in Italian, and so he had to use Italian words. Later, when the play was translated into German, it became one of Germany's most popular plays and was widely performed in that language.

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