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Mazzoli: Breaking the Waves
Joana Carneiro; Tinuke Craig; English National Opera; English National Opera Orchestra; Lauren Snouffer; Liam James Karai; Emma Bell
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Cecily Balmforth (Flora), Anna Prohaska (Governess) and Zandy Hull (Miles) © Fabrizio Sansoni | Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
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Edward Gardner conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra © Mark Allan
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Mark Le Brocq (Siegmund) © Matthew WIlliams-Ellis
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Asmik Grigorian (Rusalka) © ROH | Camilla Greenwell
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