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author = ["authors/jenna.md"]
categories = "Humour"
date = "2014-11-02T10:00:00-05:00"
lastmod = "2017-09-17T21:21:00-04:00"
primary_image = "https://res.cloudinary.com/schmopera/image/upload/v1547007351/media/2019/01/sqSpace.jpg"
publishDate = "2014-11-02T10:00:00-05:00"
related_articles = ["articles/so-about-that-stephen-hawkings-opera.md", "articles/theres-a-new-klingon-opera-in-the-works.md", "articles/robert-picardo-giving-cassini-the-farewell-it-deserves.md", "articles/misnomers-interstellar-sex-scenes-vasco-de-gama.md"]
short_description = "So, I have a loving husband who happens to be a Star Trek fan. There&#039;s not a whole lot of direct overlap between a sci-fi lover and an opera lover, but one point of contact is in Robert Picardo, (aka The Doctor), and his singing skills on Star Trek: Voyager."
slug = "star-trek-and-the-opera"
title = "Star Trek and the opera"

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So, I have a loving husband who happens to be a *Star Trek* fan. There's not a whole lot of direct overlap between a sci-fi lover and an opera lover, but one point of contact is in Robert Picardo, (aka The Doctor), and his singing skills on *Star Trek: Voyager*.

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One more gem: the Doctor sings a duet ("Dio, che nell'alma infondere" from _Don Carlo_, no less) with a miniature holographic version of himself. It's dubbed, instead of Robert Picardo's real voice, but you won't care.

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And finally, for way more _Star Trek _than you ever thought could fit in an opera, here's _The Abduction of the Seraglio (A Star Trek Themed Opera)_, presented by [Southern Illinois Music Festival](http://www.sifest.com/) earlier this year.

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