In the old days of the Belle Époque, in Paris, Mata Hari made a name for herself for her alluring and risqué dances, as well as for her exotic (and often invented) life story.
When the Great War came, being a mysterious woman with an invented past and no obvious means of support no longer drew curiosity and admiration but suspicion and hostility. It might even draw a firing squad.
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Playlist:
Fanfare
Opening War Theme
Prelude from Carmen
Composed in 1875 by Georges Bizet. Public domain.
Public domain recording. Source.
Carmen Suite No. 2
Composed in 1875 by Georges Bizet, adapted by Ernest Guiraud. Public domain.
Performed by Papalin, and used pursuant to a Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 license. Source.
Closing War Theme
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