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BerlinThe Nose
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Shostakovich: The Nose
James Gaffigan; Barrie Kosky; Komische Oper Berlin; Klaus Grünberg; Buki Shiff; Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin
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Britten: Peter Grimes
Karina Canellakis; Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest); Netherlands Radio Choir (Groot Omroepkoor); Nicole Car; Allan Clayton
AmsterdamAkhnaten by Philip GlassConcert performance
Glass: Akhnaten
Karen Kamensek; Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest); Netherlands Radio Choir (Groot Omroepkoor); Anthony Roth Costanzo; Chrystal E Williams
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