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Gounod: Roméo et Juliette
Valentina Peleggi; Julia Burbach; La Monnaie | De Munt; Cécile Trémolières; Fabrice Kebour; La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra
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Wagner: Lohengrin
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Wagner: Lohengrin
Michele Spotti; Michel Fau; Opéra National du Capitole de Toulouse; Lilian Euzéby; David Belugou; Joël Fabing; Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse
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Wagner: Tannhäuser
Gustavo Gimeno; David Hermann; Teatro Real; Jo Schramm; Bettina Walter; Fabrice Kebour; Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real
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Minimalistic new production of Idomeneo in Zurich
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Julietta: Ambiguity with a capital “A”
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