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ParisManon LescautNew production
Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Lorenzo Passerini; Oliver Mears; Annemarie Woods; Fabiana Piccioli; Orchestre National de France
LondonLa bohème
Puccini: La bohème
Lorenzo Passerini; Richard Jones; The Royal Opera; Stewart Laing; Mimi Jordan Sherin; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
ViennaNorma
Bellini: Norma
Lorenzo Passerini; Cyril Teste; Vienna State Opera; Valérie Grall; Marie La Rocca; Julien Boizard; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
TorontoL'elisir d'amore
Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
Lorenzo Passerini; James Robinson; Canadian Opera Company; Allen Moyer; Martin Pakledinaz; Paul Palazzo; Canadian Opera Company Orchestra
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