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New York CityThe Magic Flute: Holiday Presentation
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Nicholas Carter; Julie Taymor; Metropolitan Opera; Patrick Furrer; George Tsypin; Donald Holder
DublinTurandot
Puccini: Turandot
Valerio Galli; Sir David McVicar; Irish National Opera; Charles Edwards; Doey Lüthi; Ben Pickersgill; Irish National Opera Orchestra
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