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BrnoKátya Kabanová
Janáček: Kátya Kabanová
Robert Jindra; Krzysztof Warlikowski; Bavarian State Opera; Małgorzata Szczęśniak; Felice Ross; Bayerischer Staatsopernchor; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
MunichChristmas Eve
Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve
Vladimir Jurowski; Barrie Kosky; Bavarian State Opera; Azim Karimov; Klaus Grünberg; Klaus Bruns
MunichKátya Kabanová
Janáček: Kátya Kabanová
Krzysztof Warlikowski; Bavarian State Opera; Małgorzata Szczęśniak; Felice Ross; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
RomeFalstaff
Verdi: Falstaff
Michele Mariotti; Tatjana Gürbaca; Teatro dell'Opera di Roma; Henrik Ahr; Silke Willrett; Stefan Bolliger; Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
ViennaPique DameNew production
Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame)
Alexander Soddy; Evgeny Titov; Vienna State Opera; Rufus Didwiszus; Emma Ryott; Martin Gebhardt; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
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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ParisLa Gioconda
Ponchielli: La Gioconda
Daniel Oren; Pier Luigi Pizzi; Opéra national de Paris; Sergio Rossi; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris