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VeronaLa bohème
Puccini: La bohème
Francesco Lanzillotta; Alfonso Signorini; Arena di Verona Corps de Ballet; Juan Guillermo Nova; Arena di Verona Orchestra; Arena di Verona Chorus; Yusif Eyvazov
MadridBellini - Norma
Bellini: Norma
Francesco Lanzillotta; Justin Way; Teatro Real; John Fiore; Charles Edwards; Sue Willmington; Nicolás Fischtel
ParmaNabuccoNew production
Verdi: Nabucco
Francesco Lanzillotta; Pier Luigi Pizzi; Teatro Regio di Parma; Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
VeniceThe telephone & Trouble in TahitiNew production
Menotti, Bernstein
Francesco Lanzillotta; Gianmaria Aliverta; Teatro La Fenice; Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice; Coro del Teatro La Fenice; Allen Boxer; Elisa Balbo
Frankfurt am MainLa fiammaNew production
Respighi: La fiamma
Francesco Lanzillotta; Hans Walter Richter; Oper Frankfurt; Simone Di Felice; Hartmut Schörghofer; Katrin Lea Tag; Joachim Klein
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