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The HagueRossini - La Cenerentola (Cinderella)

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Pedro Beriso; Lysanne van Overbeek; De Nederlandse Reisopera; Alex Lowde; Joshua Harriette; Phion
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Sophia Burgos; Linard Vrielink; Daan Boertien; Camiel Jansen
BregenzDie Ausflüge des Herrn BroučekNew production

Janáček: The Excursions of Mr Brouček
Robert Jindra; Yuval Sharon; Jon Bausor; Yi Zhao; Vienna Symphony Orchestra
LyonL'Amour des trois orangesNew production

Prokofiev: L’amour des trois oranges (The Love for Three Oranges)
Dmitry Matvienko; Laurent Pelly; Opéra de Lyon; Caroline Ginet; Michel Le Borgne; Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
BerlinIdomeneo, re di Creta

Mozart: Idomeneo, re di Creta
Sir Simon Rattle; Sir David McVicar; Staatsoper Berlin; Vicki Mortimer; Gabrielle Dalton; Paule Constable; Staatskapelle Berlin
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