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Fergus Sheil; Paul Curran; Irish National Opera; Gary McCann; Paul Hackenmueller; Irish National Opera Orchestra
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Léo Warynski; Antoine Gindt; Opéra de Nice; Élise Capdenat; Fanny Brouste; Daniel Lévy; Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice
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