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BudapestBest of Puccini
Puccini
Gergely Madaras; Attila Toronykőy; Hungarian State Opera; István Dénes; Balázs Fügedi; Katalin Juhász; Tamás Pillinger
BudapestMascagni: Messa di Gloria & Cavalleria rusticanaConcert performance
Mascagni
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Gergely Madaras; Adorján Pataki; Gabriella Balga; Mária Farkasréti; Attila Mókus
BudapestBest of Puccini + Schicchi 2.0
Puccini
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; István Dénes; Attila Toronykőy; Balázs Fügedi; Katalin Juhász; Tamás Pillinger
BudapestPuccini: Madama ButterflyNew production
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Cornelius Meister; Barbora Horáková; Hungarian State Opera; Wolfgang Menardi; Eva Maria van Acker; Felice Ross; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
ViennaMadama Butterfly
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Giampaolo Bisanti; Anthony Minghella; Vienna State Opera; Michael Levine; Han Feng; Peter Mumford; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ViennaWerther
Massenet: Werther
Marco Armiliato; Andrei Șerban; Vienna State Opera; Peter Pabst; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera; Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus
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