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Verdi: Nabucco
Antonino Fogliani; Christiane Jatahy; Grand Théâtre de Genève; Thomas Walgrave; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Chorus of the Grand Théâtre de Genève
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Verdi: Aida
Michele Mariotti; Davide Livermore; Teatro dell'Opera di Roma; Giò Forma; Gianluca Falaschi; Antonio Castro; Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
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Verdi: Aida
Riccardo Frizza; Bepi Morassi; Teatro La Fenice; Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice; Coro del Teatro La Fenice; Irene Roberts; Francesco Meli
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