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Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
Mārtiņš Ozoliņš; Sven-Eric Bechtolf; Latvian National Opera; Julian Crouch; Māris Sējāns; Latvian National Opera Orchestra; Latvian National Opera Choir
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Constantin Trinks; Sven-Eric Bechtolf; Vienna State Opera; Rolf Glittenberg; Marianne Glittenberg; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera; Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus
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