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BudapestBest of Puccini
Puccini
Gergely Madaras; Attila Toronykőy; Hungarian State Opera; István Dénes; Balázs Fügedi; Katalin Juhász; Tamás Pillinger
BudapestPuccini: ToscaKonzertante Aufführung
Puccini: Tosca
Cornelius Meister; István Dénes; Gergely Kesselyák; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Chorus
BudapestKodály: Háry JánosNeuinszenierung
Kodály: Háry János
Péter Halász; Attila Béres; Hungarian State Opera; Hanna Erős; Ildikó Tihanyi; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Children's Chorus
BudapestMozart: Die Zauberflöte
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte
Péter Halász; Miklós Szinetár; Hungarian State Opera; Dárius Teremi; Péter Horgas; Rita Velich; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
BudapestR. Strauss: SalomeNeuinszenierung
Strauss R.: Salome
Martin Rajna; Máté Szabó; Hungarian State Opera; Márton Ágh; Ildikó Tihanyi; Csaba Szilárdi; Nicole Chevalier
BudapestVerdi: RigolettoKonzertante Aufführung
Verdi: Rigoletto
Leonardo Sini; Hungarian State Opera; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Chorus; Alexandru Agache; Michele Kalmandy
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