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Verdi: La traviata
Paolo Arrivabeni; Vanessa d'Ayral de Sérignac; Marseille Philharmonic Orchestra; Chœurs de l'Opéra de Lyon; Jessica Pratt; Javier Camarena
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Donizetti: Maria Stuarda
Paolo Arrivabeni; Sir David McVicar; Finnish National Opera; Hannah Postlethwaite; Brigitte Reiffenstuel; Lizzie Powell; Orchestra of the Finnish National Opera
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