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ParisLes Noces de FigaroConcert performance
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)
Francesco Corti; B'Rock Orchestra; Huw Montague Rendall; Emőke Baráth; Adrien Fournaison
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Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308
Laurence Cummings; Academy of Ancient Music; Ed Lyon; Anna Dennis; Katie Bray
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