Moms write K-pop-inspired opera celebrating pandemic lockdowns

Rene Orth and Kanika Ambrose, who were new moms during the pandemic, wrote "TakTakShoo," an opera about emerging from lockdown, for Opera Philadelphia.
The group amassed nearly 235 million views of its music video on in just eight days.

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