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StuttgartLucia di LammermoorNew production

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Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
Andriy Yurkevych; Katie Mitchell; Staatsoper Stuttgart; Vlad Iftinca; Vicki Mortimer; Jon Clark

MunichPique Dame

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Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame)
Dima Slobodeniouk; Benedict Andrews; Bavarian State Opera; Rufus Didwiszus; Victoria Behr; Jon Clark; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
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Nadine Sierra (Lucia) and Rachael Lloyd (Alisa) © ROH | Camilla Greenwell
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