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Frankfurt am MainLe Roi ArthusNew production
Chausson: Le Roi Arthus
Thomas Guggeis; Manuel Schmitt; Oper Frankfurt; Bernhard Siegl; Raphaela Rose; Joachim Klein; Opera Frankfurt Orchestra
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Rued Langgaard's Antikrist receives only its fourth ever staging
The good and the bad are always within us in Rued Langgaard opera Antikrist, performed here in Ersan Mondtag's vibrant new production.