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A musical of Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy Divine Comedy: see Dante Alighieri.

Divine Comedy

Dante’s epic poem in three sections: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. [Ital. Lit.: Divine Comedy]

See : Epic
 has stirred controversy by putting rock, punk, and heavy metal music Noun 1. heavy metal music - loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat; lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery
heavy metal

rock 'n' roll, rock and roll, rock music, rock'n'roll, rock-and-roll, rock - a genre of popular music
 into the scenes in hell, but the priest-composer is not condemning con·demn  
tr.v. con·demned, con·demn·ing, con·demns
1. To express strong disapproval of: condemned the needless waste of food.

2.
 the music. "I needed rock music for ... the most violent part of Dante's Inferno," said Msgr. Marco Frisina of the Diocese of Rome. "But this is not a judgment about rock." The opera chronicling a journey through the realms of the dead will premier in Rome next fall, according to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3.
 Catholic News Service. A sneak peak is available at ladivinacommediaopera.it.
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Title Annotation:catholic tastes
Author:Sweas, Megan
Publication:U.S. Catholic
Date:Mar 1, 2007
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