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MadridVoces del Real - Xabier Anduaga
Verdi, Donizetti, Gounod, Massenet
Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real; Julio García Vico; Xabier Anduaga
MunichL'elisir d'amore
Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
Emmanuel Villaume; David Bösch; Bavarian State Opera; Patrick Bannwart; Falko Herold; Michael Bauer; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
MunichRigoletto
Verdi: Rigoletto
Daniele Rustioni; Barbara Wysocka; Bavarian State Opera; Barbara Hanicka; Julia Kornacka; Marc Heinz; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
ViennaLa Fille du régiment
Donizetti: La Fille du régiment
Laurent Pelly; Vienna State Opera; Chantal Thomas; Joël Adam; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ViennaLa traviata
Verdi: La traviata
Francesco Ivan Ciampa; Simon Stone; Vienna State Opera; Robert Cousins; Alice Babidge; James Farncombe; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
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