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James Gaffigan; Mario Martone; Palau de Les Arts Reina Sofia; Margherita Palli; Ursula Patzak; Ambrogio Maestri; Ainhoa Arteta
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Stefan Soltész; Mario Martone; Teatro dell'Opera di Roma; Sergio Tramonti; Ursula Patzak; Russell Braun; Ladislav Elgr
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Zubin Mehta leads a great cast in a revival of a successful production of Verdi's Falstaff at the Staatsoper in Berlin
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Mario Martone's 2006 production captures both the aesthetic and the spirit of the age.
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A revival of a verismo rarity: Umberto Giordano's La cene delle beffe at La Scala.