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Massenet: Werther
Andriy Yurkevych; Nicolas Joël; New National Theatre; Emmanuelle Favre; Katia Duflot; Vinicio Cheli; Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
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Patrick Hahn; Sir Jonathan Miller; New National Theatre; Isabella Bywater; Mutsumi Isono; Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
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Pure agilità: Aya Wakizono returns to Tokyo
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The Japanese mezzo soprano is returning to the New National Theatre, Tokyo for her role debut in Massenet’s Werther. We talk about her love for Rossini, and expansions into later Romantic opera.