Event listing: Agrippina | Salle Pleyel | Tue 14 May 2013 at 19:00

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Salle Pleyel252, rue du faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris, Île-de-France, 75008, France

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Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
René Jacobs	Conductor
Alexandrina Pendatchanska	Soprano	Agrippina
Marcos Fink	Bass	Claudio (Claudius)
Sunhae Im	Soprano	Poppea
Jennifer Rivera	Soprano	Nerone (Nero)
Bejun Mehta	Countertenor	Ottone
Christian Senn	Bass	Pallante
Dominique Visse	Countertenor	Narciso (Narcissus)
Gyula Orendt	Baritone	Lesbo

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