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In 1991, she wrote her third children's book, ''The Fisherman's Song'', which was based on the song of the same name from her 1990 album ''Have You Seen Me Lately''.<ref name="carlysimon.com"/> That same year, Simon performed a duet with [[Plácido Domingo]] on the song "The Last Night of the World" (from the stage musical ''[[Miss Saigon]]'') on Domingo's album ''The Broadway I Love''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Plácido Domingo – The Broadway I Love |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-broadway-i-love-mw0000276720 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=April 20, 2020 |archive-date=March 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326171331/https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-broadway-i-love-mw0000276720 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 1992, Simon wrote the music for the [[Nora Ephron]] film ''[[This Is My Life (1992 film)|This Is My Life]]'', and the [[This Is My Life (Music from the Motion Picture)|soundtrack album]] was released shortly thereafter. It includes the song "[[Love of My Life (Carly Simon song)|Love of My Life]]", a No. 16 Adult Contemporary hit. In 1993, she contributed her performance of "[[In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning]]", from her 1990 album ''My Romance'', to the Nora Ephron film ''[[Sleepless in Seattle]]''. It was also included on the film's soundtrack album.<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=https://www.carlysimon.com/music/Sleepless_In_Seattle.html |title=Sleepless in Seattle (Soundtrack) |access-date=April 23, 2022 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706121536/http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Sleepless_In_Seattle.html |archive-date=July 6, 2014}}</ref> Simon recorded the same song in combination with "[[I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry|Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry]]" with [[Frank Sinatra]] for his album ''[[Duets (Frank Sinatra album)|Duets]]'' (1993).<ref>{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |title=Frank Sinatra – Duets |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/duets-mw0000106718 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=April 20, 2020 |archive-date=April 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416033458/https://www.allmusic.com/album/duets-mw0000106718 |url-status=live}}</ref> By this point, Sinatra's health was too poor for him to record, so the feat was accomplished by producers lifting an isolated prerecorded vocal track from an earlier performance and laying a new background – and Simon – behind it.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/makingrecordssce00ramo |url-access=registration |title=Making Records: The Scenes Behind the Music |last1=Ramone |first1=Phil |author-link1=Phil Ramone |last2=Granata |first2=Charles L. |publisher=Hyperion |date=2007 |isbn=9780786868599}}</ref> The album later earned a nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album|Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance]] at the [[37th Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Frank Sinatra |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/frank-sinatra/6581 |publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |access-date=October 30, 2021 |archive-date=October 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030172941/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/frank-sinatra/6581 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In 1993, Simon was commissioned by the [[Metropolitan Opera|Metropolitan Opera Association]] and the [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts|Kennedy Center]] to record a contemporary opera that would appeal to younger people. The result was ''[[Romulus Hunt: A Family Opera|Romulus Hunt]]'' (named after its 12-year-old protagonist), released in November of that year.<ref name="Paulson, Dave">{{cite news |last=Paulson |first=Dave |url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/10/17/carly-simon-teams-nashville-opera/17456753/ |title=Carly Simon teams up with Nashville Opera |newspaper=[[The Tennessean]] |date=October 18, 2014 |access-date=April 19, 2015}}</ref> In December 2014, the Nashville Opera Association premiered a new performance edition of the opera.<ref name="Paulson, Dave"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Stumpfl |first=Amy |url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/life/arts/2014/12/04/nashville-opera-carly-simon-romulus-hunt/19902593/ |title=Nashville Opera takes unusual journey in 'Romulus Hunt' |newspaper=The Tennessean |date= December 4, 2014 |access-date=April 19, 2015}}</ref> Also in 1993, Simon published her fourth children's book, ''The Nighttime Chauffeur'',<ref name="carlysimon.com"/> and contributed to Swiss musician [[Andreas Vollenweider]]'s album ''Eolian Minstrel''; she co-wrote the song "Private Fires" with Vollenweider, and was featured vocalist on the song.<ref>{{cite web |title=Andreas Vollenweider – Eolian Minstrel |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/eolian-minstrel-mw0000105445 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=April 20, 2020 |archive-date=September 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926211422/https://www.allmusic.com/album/eolian-minstrel-mw0000105445 |url-status=live}}</ref> Simon wrote and performed the theme song, titled "The Promise and the Prize", for the short-lived sitcom ''[[Phenom (TV series)|Phenom]]'' (1993-1994).<ref>{{cite web |last=Young |first=Sage |title=17 Famous Artists Who Sang TV Theme Songs |url=https://bestlifeonline.com/famous-artists-tv-theme-songs/ |magazine=[[Best Life (magazine)|Best Life]] |date=November 20, 2019 |access-date=April 9, 2024 |archive-date=March 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328093425/https://bestlifeonline.com/famous-artists-tv-theme-songs/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
In 1994, she covered the song "[[Take Me Out to the Ball Game]]" for [[Ken Burns]]' film ''[[Baseball (TV series)|Baseball]]'',<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Baseball.html|title=Baseball (Soundtrack) |
===1995–1999: Grand Central concert, ''Film Noir'', and breast cancer===
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