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Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Harem)
Thomas Guggeis; Andrea Moses; Staatsoper Berlin; Raimund Bauer; Anja Rabes; Staatskapelle Berlin; Staatsopernchor Berlin
BerlinDie Entführung aus dem Serail
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Harem)
Tim Fluch; Andrea Moses; Staatsoper Berlin; Raimund Bauer; Anja Rabes; Irene Selka; Staatskapelle Berlin
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