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The Wings of the Dove: Magnificent expressionism in Dutch National Opera's Gurre-Lieder

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Reviewed at Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Amsterdam on 2 September 2014
Schoenberg, Gurre-Lieder
Burkhard Fritz, Tenor
Emily Magee, Soprano
Anna Larsson, Mezzo-soprano
Markus Marquardt, Bass-baritone
Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Tenor
Marc Albrecht, Conductor
Chorus of Dutch National Opera
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
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