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MunichFidelio
Beethoven: Fidelio
Yoel Gamzou; Calixto Bieito; Bavarian State Opera; Rebecca Ringst; Ingo Krügler; Reinhard Traub; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
SaratogaBeethoven’s Ninth with Yannick
Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 in D minor "Choral", Op.125
The Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Leah Hawkins; J'Nai Bridges; Issachah Savage; Ryan Speedo Green
New York CityMacbethNew production
Verdi: Macbeth
Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Louisa Proske; Metropolitan Opera; Jon Bausor; Montana Levi Blanco; Adam Silverman; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
PhiladelphiaOpening Night | Beethoven 9
Hisaishi, Beethoven
The Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Leah Hawkins; J'Nai Bridges; Issachah Savage; Ryan Speedo Green
AmsterdamDer fliegende HolländerNew production
Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman)
Susanna Mälkki; Lotte de Beer; Dutch National Opera; Christof Hetzer; Alex Brok; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
New York CityParsifal
Wagner: Parsifal
Yannick Nézet-Séguin; François Girard; Metropolitan Opera; Michael Levine; Thibault Vancraenenbroeck; David Finn; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
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