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High WycombeLa traviataNew production
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Verdi: La traviata
Douglas Boyd; Louisa Muller; Garsington Opera; Tess Jackson; Christopher Oram; Marcus Doshi
LondonElektra
Strauss R.: Elektra
Semyon Bychkov; Christof Loy; The Royal Opera; Johannes Leiacker; Olaf Winter; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
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