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Tchaikovsky: Mazeppa
Daniele Rustioni; Dmitri Tcherniakov; Bavarian State Opera; Timur Zangiev; Elena Zaytseva; Gleb Filshtinsky
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Prokofiev: The Gambler
Valentin Uryupin; Ivan Popovsky; Wexford Festival Opera; Maria Tregubova; Paolo Bonapace; Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera
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