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HamburgMassimo Giordano / Hamburger Kammerorchester / Christian Kunert
Puccini, Cilea, Tchaikovsky, Mascagni, Bizet, Gounod, Giordano, Verdi, Ponchielli, Rota, de Curtis, Bixio, Cardillo
Massimo Giordano; Chamber orchestra of the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra; Christian Kunert
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