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Wagner's Ring in one evening: Tetralogy boiled down to three hours is a hit at the Volksoper

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Reviewed at Volksoper Wien, Vienna on 27 May 2013
Works by Wagner
Jac van Steen, Conductor
Robert Meyer, Vocals
Sebastian Holecek, Baritone
Irmgard Vilsmaier, Soprano
Michael Kraus, Baritone
Endrik Wottrich, Tenor
Caroline Melzer, Soprano
Alexandra Kloose, Contralto
Kristiane Kaiser, Soprano
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