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Verdi: Don Carlo(s)
Thomas Guggeis; Sir David McVicar; Oper Frankfurt; Robert Jones; Brigitte Reiffenstuel; Joachim Klein; Opera Frankfurt Orchestra
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Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt; Gijs Leenaars; Philharmonischer Chor Berlin; Iwona Sobotka; Wiebke Lehmkuhl; Dumitru Mitu
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Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Gábor Káli; Florent Siaud; Opéra National du Capitole; Romain Fabre; Jean-Daniel Vuillermoz; Nicolas Descôteaux; Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse
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