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MunichDie Entführung aus dem Serail
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Harem)
Patrick Lange; Martin Duncan; Bavarian State Opera; Ultz; Stan Pressner; Bayerisches Staatsorchester; Bayerischer Staatsopernchor
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