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Newcastle upon TyneEugene OneginNew production
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Garry Walker; Patrick Nolan; Opera North; Leslie Travers; Elizabeth Gadsby; Malcolm Rippeth; Orchestra of Opera North
SalfordEugene OneginNew production
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Garry Walker; Patrick Nolan; Opera North; Leslie Travers; Elizabeth Gadsby; Malcolm Rippeth; Orchestra of Opera North
NottinghamEugene OneginNew production
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Garry Walker; Patrick Nolan; Opera North; Leslie Travers; Elizabeth Gadsby; Malcolm Rippeth; Orchestra of Opera North
ToulousePeter Grimes
Britten: Peter Grimes
Frank Beermann; David Alden; Opéra National du Capitole de Toulouse; Paul Steinberg; Brigitte Reiffenstuel; Adam Silverman; Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse
DublinEugene Onegin
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Fergus Sheil; Patrick Nolan; Irish National Opera; Leslie Travers; Elizabeth Gadsby; Malcolm Rippeth; Irish National Opera Orchestra
WexfordEugene Onegin
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Fergus Sheil; Patrick Nolan; Irish National Opera; Leslie Travers; Elizabeth Gadsby; Malcolm Rippeth; Irish National Opera Orchestra
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