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LondonLa traviata
Verdi: La traviata
Kevin John Edusei; Peter Konwitschny; English National Opera; Johannes Leiacker; Joachim Klein; English National Opera Orchestra; English National Opera Chorus
ToulouseIl barbiere di Siviglia
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Alfonso Todisco; Josef Ernst Köpplinger; Opéra National du Capitole de Toulouse; Johannes Leiacker; Alfred Mayerhofer; Michael Heidinger; Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse
Frankfurt am MainTurandot
Puccini: Turandot
Simone Di Felice; Andrea Breth; Oper Frankfurt; Johannes Leiacker; Ursula Renzenbrink; Alexander Koppelmann; Opera Frankfurt Orchestra
Frankfurt am MainUn ballo in mascheraNew production
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Simone Di Felice; Andrea Breth; Oper Frankfurt; Johannes Leiacker; Petra Reinhardt; Opera Frankfurt Orchestra; Frankfurt Opera Chorus
Frankfurt am MainDie Nacht vor Weihnachten
Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve
Takeshi Moriuchi; Christof Loy; Oper Frankfurt; Johannes Leiacker; Ursula Renzenbrink; Olaf Winter; Opera Frankfurt Orchestra
HamburgLa bohème
Puccini: La bohème
Alexander Joel; Guy Joosten; Staatsoper Hamburg; Johannes Leiacker; Jorge Jara; Davy Cunningham; Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
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