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The Met in HD, Salome, 2008

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“Karita Mattila was rock solid throughout, with exquisite high notes”
Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City on 10 November 2008
Strauss R., Salome
Metropolitan Opera
Patrick Summers, Conductor
Karita Mattila, Salome
Ildikó Komlósi, Herodias
Kim Begley, Herodes
Joseph Kaiser, Narraboth
Juha Uusitalo, Jochanaan
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