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PhiladelphiaJustin Austin / Howard Watkins
Weill, Ravel, Wolf, Gordon, Owens
Justin Austin; Howard Watkins
EdinburghThe Galloping Cure
Mazzoli: The Galloping Cure
Stuart Stratford; Tom Morris; Opera Ventures Productions; Rebecca Ringst; Christina Cunningham; Lucy Carter; The Orchestra of Scottish Opera
New York CitySilent NightNeuinszenierung
Puts: Silent Night
Dalia Stasevska; James Robinson; Metropolitan Opera; Mimi Lien; Catherine Zuber; Lap Chi Chu; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
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