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BerlinArabella
Strauss R.: Arabella
Sir Donald Runnicles; Tobias Kratzer; Deutsche Oper Berlin; Rainer Sellmaier; Stefan Woinke; Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin
MunichLa traviata
Verdi: La traviata
Francesco Ivan Ciampa; Günter Krämer; Bavarian State Opera; Andreas Reinhardt; Carlo Diappi; Wolfgang Göbbel; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Los AngelesOtello
Verdi: Otello
James Conlon; John Cox; LA Opera; Johan Engels; LA Opera Orchestra; LA Opera Chorus
LondonIl trovatoreNew production
Verdi: Il trovatore
Sir Antonio Pappano; Adele Thomas; The Royal Opera; Annemarie Woods; Franck Evin; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
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RomeFidelio (concert performance)
Beethoven: Fidelio
Sir Antonio Pappano; Rachel Willis-Sørensen; Simon O'Neill; Sebastian Holecek; Günther Groissböck
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Both vocally and instrumentally the performance was a high-class one
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