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Liszt’s ‘lost’ opera bursts back to life

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“think Bellini reimagined by Wagner”
Reviewed at Chiesa San Francesco, Lerici on 27 August 2018
Liszt, Sardanapalo (Italian première)
Giuseppe Bruno, Conductor
Anush Hovhannisyan, Soprano
Samuel Sakker, Tenor
Vazgen Ghazaryan, Bass
Coro Lirico La Spezia
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