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ParisManon LescautNew production
Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Lorenzo Passerini; Oliver Mears; Annemarie Woods; Fabiana Piccioli; Orchestre National de France
LondonI puritaniNew production
Bellini: I puritani
Riccardo Frizza; Richard Jones; The Royal Opera; Hyemi Shin; Nicky Gillibrand; Adam Silverman; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
LondonLa bohème
Puccini: La bohème
Lorenzo Passerini; Richard Jones; The Royal Opera; Stewart Laing; Mimi Jordan Sherin; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
LondonAlcina
Handel: Alcina
David Bates; Richard Jones; The Royal Opera; Antony McDonald; Lucy Carter; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
LondonIl trittico
Puccini
Speranza Scappucci; Richard Jones; The Royal Opera; Ultz; Nicky Gillibrand; DM Wood; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
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