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BerlinKing Roger
Szymanowski: King Roger, (Król Roger) Op.46
James Gaffigan; Evgeny Titov; Komische Oper Berlin; Xin Tan; Paul Zoller; Annemarie Woods; Sebastian Alphons
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Strauss R.: Elektra
Lorenzo Viotti; Lydia Steier; Zurich Opera; Paul Zoller; Gianluca Falaschi; Elana Siberski; Orchester der Oper Zürich
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