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Villazón returns to form in the Royal Opera's Werther

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Reviewed at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London on 5 May 2011
Massenet, Werther
The Royal Opera
Sir Antonio Pappano, Conductor
Benoît Jacquot, Director
Rolando Villazón, Werther
Sophie Koch, Charlotte
Audun Iversen, Albert
Eri Nakamura, Sophie
Alain Vernhes, Le Bailli
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