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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Karel Deseure; Sarah Brady
BerlinSemele
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MunichGötterdämmerungNew production
Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Vladimir Jurowski; Tobias Kratzer; Bavarian State Opera; Rainer Sellmaier; Michael Bauer; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
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Wagner: Das Rheingold
Vladimir Jurowski; Tobias Kratzer; Bavarian State Opera; Rainer Sellmaier; Michael Bauer; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
MunichGötterdämmerungNew production
Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Vladimir Jurowski; Tobias Kratzer; Bavarian State Opera; Rainer Sellmaier; Michael Bauer; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
LondonDon Giovanni
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Stefano Montanari; Kasper Holten; The Royal Opera; Es Devlin; Anja Vang Kragh; Bruno Poet; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
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Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest); Karina Canellakis; Sarah Brady; Michael Nagy; Netherlands Radio Choir (Groot Omroepkoor)