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Josep Pons; Katie Mitchell; Teatro Real; Vicki Mortimer; Stéphane Degout; Georgia Jarman
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Mozart: Così fan tutte
Daniel Barenboim; Vincent Huguet; Staatsoper Berlin; Aurélie Maestre; Clémence Pernoud; Elsa Dreisig; Marianne Crebassa
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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)
Daniel Barenboim; Vincent Huguet; Staatsoper Berlin; Aurélie Maestre; Clémence Pernoud; Gyula Orendt; Elsa Dreisig
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