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West HorsleyOtelloNew production
Verdi: Otello
Gianluca Marcianò; David Alden; Grange Park Opera; Charles Edwards; Gabrielle Dalton; Andrew Cutbush; Grange Park Opera Chorus
LondonTosca
Puccini: Tosca
Daniel Oren; Jonathan Kent; The Royal Opera; Paul Brown; Mark Henderson; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
ParisTristan et Isolde
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Gustavo Dudamel; Peter Sellars; Opéra national de Paris; Martin Pakledinaz; James F. Ingalls; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris; Chœurs de l'Opéra national de Paris
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