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LondonThe Marriage of Figaro
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)
Bertrand de Billy; Sir David McVicar; The Royal Opera; Tanya McCallin; Paule Constable; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Dalia Stasevska; Sir David McVicar; The Royal Opera; Julia Jones; John Macfarlane; Paule Constable
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