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Huang Ruo: M. Butterfly
Carolyn Kuan; Krystian Lada; La Monnaie | De Munt; Wolfgang Menardi; Susan Fang; Lukas Marian Wiedmer; La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra
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Dane Lam; Constantine Costi; State Opera South Australia; Jonathon Oxlade; Bernie Tan-Hayes; Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
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Aapo Häkkinen; Tero Saarinen; Finnish National Opera; Mikki Kunttu; Erika Turunen; Orchestra of the Finnish National Opera
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