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AmsterdamStravinsky's Firebird Suite
Stravinsky, Weill
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Iván Fischer; Thomas Oliemans; Netherlands Chamber Choir
AmsterdamHedda GablerWorld premiere
Mendonça: Hedda Gabler
Corinna Niemeyer; Nina Spijkers; Dutch National Opera; Studio Dennis Vanderbroeck; Jorine van Beek; Tim van 't Hof; Het Muziek (formerly Asko|Schönberg)
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