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LyonManon LescautNew production
Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Sesto Quatrini; Emma Dante; Opéra de Lyon; Carmine Maringola; Vanessa Sannino; Cristian Zucaro; Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
San FranciscoTosca
Puccini: Tosca
Clelia Cafiero; Shawna Lucey; San Francisco Opera; Robert Innes Hopkins; Michael Clark; San Francisco Opera Orchestra
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