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Baroque Inquisition: Christopher Ainslie
Christopher Ainslie faces our Baroque Inquisition as we find out more about the rise of the countertenor.
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AlresfordAgrippina
Handel: Agrippina
Robert Howarth; Walter Sutcliffe; The Grange Festival; Jon Bausor; Anna Bonitatibus; Raffaele Pè; Stefanie True
LyonRodelinda, regina de' LangobardiNew production
Handel: Rodelinda, regina de' Langobardi
Stefano Montanari; Claus Guth; Opéra de Lyon; Christian Schmidt; Sabina Puértolas; Lawrence Zazzo
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