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Exkursion in barocke Gewässer: Händels Messiah in Zürich

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Reviewed at Tonhalle: Grosser Saal, Zurich on 19 December 2024
Handel, Messiah
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
Jan Willem de Vriend, Conductor
Mary Bevan, Soprano
Constantin Emanuel Zimmermann, Countertenor
Guy Cutting, Tenor
Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Baritone
Zürcher Sing-Akademie
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