The unforgettable performances of
Ghena Dimitrova
sorted by year
Years 1980 - 1990
Ghena Dimitrova is on the world
stage since 1967. For more than
30 years nonstop intensive hard
work she has interpreted dozen of
time the most difficult soprano
parts. So she permanently confirmed
the power and the stability
of her nature given splendid
voice, her unique dramatic
interpretation. This part of the
site is an attempt to
present the synthesis of her
work, opera by opera, during all
her continuous successes.
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Sorted
by Opera
Sorted by
Composer Sorted by Year
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| 1967-1970
1970-1980
1980-1990
1990-2000
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Ghena Dimitrova performances sorted
by year: |
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Date
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Role
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Opera
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Composer
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Place
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04.01.1980
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Don Carlos
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Verdi
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Bayerische Staatsoper,
Munchen
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Elizabeth
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Philip II
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Simon Estes
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Rodrigo
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Wolfgang Brendel
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Eboli
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Livia Bodai
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Conductor
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Adam Fischer
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Producer
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Otto Schenk
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Artist
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Rudilf Heinrich
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06.01.1980
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Un Ballo In Maschera
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Verdi
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Bayerische Staatsoper,
Munchen
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Amelia
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Gustav III
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Jose Carreras
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Rene
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Wolfgang Brendel
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Conductor
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Miguel Gomez Martinez
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08,10.02.1980
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Tosca
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Puccini
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Theatre d'Orleans
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Tosca
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Mario
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Jose Todaro
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Scarpia
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Lajos Millers
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Conductor
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Pierre
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Michel le Conte
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15,17.02.1980
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Tosca
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Puccini
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Rouen
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Ghena Dimitrova, O. Garaventa, A. Abello
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Conductor
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P. Ethuin
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Producer
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F. Nurmela
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27.02.1980
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Nabucco
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Verdi
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Sofia Opera
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Abigaille
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Nabucco
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S. Markov
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Zaccaria
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Nikola Ghiuselev
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Conductor
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Ruslan Raichev
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07.03.1980
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Aida
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Verdi
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Sofia Opera
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Aida
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Amneris
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Stefka Mineva
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Ramfis
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Sefan Elenkov
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Radames
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Nikola Nikolov
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Conductor
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Ruslan Raichev
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12.04.1980
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Nabucco
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Verdi
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Deutsch Oper an Rhein Dusseldorf
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Abigaille
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Nabucco
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Anthony Baldwin
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Ismael
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William Holley
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Zaccaria
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Peter Meven
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Conductor
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Alberto Erede
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Producer
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Gert Westphal
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19.04.1980
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Tosca
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Puccini
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Stara Zagora Opera
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Tosca
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Mario
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M. Martinov
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Scarpia
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T. Dinev
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Conductor
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D. Dimitrov
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06.05.1980
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Ghena Dimitrova Aria
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Recital
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Sofia Opera
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Conductor
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Boris Hinchev
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14.05.1980
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La Forza del Destino
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Verdi
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Bayerische Staatsoper Munchen
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Leonora
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Don Carlo
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Wolfgang Brendel
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Don Alvaro
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Veriano Luchetti
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Conductor
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Miguel Gomez Martinez
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20.05.1980
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Nabucco
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Verdi
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Scopie
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Abigaille
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Nabucco
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St. Popov
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Zaccaria
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St. Elenkov
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Conductor
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Ruslan Raichev
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01,03.06.1980
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05,07.06.1980
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Don Carlos
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Verdi
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Opera de Marseille
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Elizabeth
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Don Carlos
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Giacomo Aragall
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Philip II
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Bonaldo Giaiotti
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Eboly
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Sandra Browne
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Conductor
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Renold Giovaninetti
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11.06.1980
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Nabucco
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Verdi
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Hamburgische Staatsoper
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Abigaille
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Nabucco
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Anthony Baldwin
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Ismael
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Michail Svetlev
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Zaccaria
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Paul Plishka
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Conductor
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Adam Fischer
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13.06.1980
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La Forza del Destino
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Verdi
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Bayerische Staatsoper Munchen
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G. Dimitrova, Toczyska, Jungwirth, Engen, Brendel,
Luchetti
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Conductor
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Molinari
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Pradelli
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10,13,16.07.1980
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19,25.10.1980
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La Gioconda
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Ponchielli
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Arena di Verona
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La Gioconda
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Laura
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Maria Luisa Nave/ Stefania Toczyska
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Alvise
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Bonaldo Giaiotti
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Enzo
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Luciano Pavarotti
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Barnaba
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Piero Cappuccilli/ Mateo Manuguerra
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Conductor
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Anton Guadagno
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Producer
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Dario dalla Corte
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Artist
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Antonio Mastromattei
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01,12.08.1980
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22,30.081980
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Aida
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Verdi
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Arena di Verona
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Aida
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Amneris
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Bruna Baglioni/ Franca Mattiucci
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Radames
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Giuseppe Giacomini/ Nicola Martinucci
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Conductor
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Nello Santi
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Producer
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Giancarlo Sbragia
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06.08.1980
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Premio "Aplauso d'Oro"
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Verona
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Ospiti d'onore
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G. Dimitrova, Monserat Caballe, Jose Carreras, Nicola
Ghiuselev
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09.11.1980
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Il Trovatore
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Verdi
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Sofia Opera
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Leonore
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Azucena
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Aleks. Milcheva
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Conte di Luna
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Nikola Vassilev
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Manrico
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M. Mihailov
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Conductor
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Boris Hinchev
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Producer
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Emil Boshnakov
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23,25,27.11.1980
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Macbeth
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Verdi
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Avignon
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Lady Macbeth
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Ghena Dimitrova
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La Contesse
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Therese Martin
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Macbeth
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Silvano Caroli
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Macduff
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Nicola Martinucci
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Banquo
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Bonaldo Giaiotti
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Conductor
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Michelangelo Veltri
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Producer
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Jaques Karpo
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Artist
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Kristin Osmundsen
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23.01.1981
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Aida
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Verdi
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Sofia Opera
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Aida
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Faraon
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Dimitar Stanchev
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Amneris
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Christina Anghelakova
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Radames
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M. Martinov
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Conductor
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Nedialko Nedilkov
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10.03.1981
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Aida
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Verdi
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Jahrhuderhalle Hoechst (Germany)
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Aida
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Amneris
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Stefka Mineva
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Radames
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Ivan Velchev
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Conductor
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Ruslan Raichev
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13,15,17,19,21,
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23,25,27.06.1981
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Simon Boccanegra
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verdi
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Tetro la Fenice
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G. Dimitrova, Piero Cappuccilli/ Antonio Salvadori,bonaldo
Giaiotti/ Lorenzo Gaetani, Felice Schiavi, Alfredo Giacomotti
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Conductor
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Giuseppe Sinopoli
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05,07,09.07.1981
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Nabucco
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Verdi
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Athina
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Abigaille
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Nabucco
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John Modinos
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Zaccaria
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Louis Lebherz
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Conductor
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Andreas Paridis
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Producer
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Nikos Petropulos
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26,29.07.1981
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01,09,15.08.1981
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Nabucco
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Verdi
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Arena di Verona
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Abigaille
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Nabucco
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Renato Bruson
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17.10.1981
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Aida
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Verdi
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Nationaltheater Mannheim
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Aida
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Amneris
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Foirenta Cossotto
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Radames
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Corneliu Murgu
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Conductor
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Miguel Gonez
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Martinez
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12.12.1981
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Concert
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25 Anniversary
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The Dallas Opera
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G. Dimitrova, Paul Plishka, Carlo Bini, Ermanno Mauro
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Conductor
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Nicola Rescigno
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12.1981
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Ernani
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Verdi
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Dallas
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Elvira
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Ernani
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Carlo Bini
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Don Carlos
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Mateo.Manoduera
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Desieva
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Paul Plishka
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Conductor
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Nicola Rescigno
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01.1982
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Don Carlos
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Verdi
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Parma(Italy)
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Elizabeth
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Ghena Dimitrova
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DonCarlos
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Bassile Moldoveanu
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Philip II
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Boris Christov
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Rodrigo
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Renato Bruson
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Eboli
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Stefania Tociska
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Conductor
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Gunter Neuhold
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Sept.1981/1982
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Il Trovatore
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Verdi
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Plovdiv Opera
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Leonore
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Azucena
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Minka Lolova
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Conte di Luna
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Milko Kasabov
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Conductor
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Krastiu Marev
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17.10.1981
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Tosca
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Puccini
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Praga
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Tosca
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Scarpia
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Stoyan Popov
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Mario
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Zdravko Gadjev
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Conductor
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Nedilko Nedialkov
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01.05.1982
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Nabucco
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Verdi
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Deutsche Oper Berlin
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Abigaille
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Nabucco
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Piero Cappuccilli
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Ismael
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Petr Gougaloff
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Zaccaria
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Jewgenij Nesterenko
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Conductor
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Giuseppe Sinopoli
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May 1982
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La Forza del Destino
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Verdi
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Roma
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Leonora
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Ghena Dimitrov
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Don Alvaro
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G. Giacomini
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Don Carlos
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Laios Miler
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Padre Guardiano
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Bonaldo Giaiotti
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Conductor
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Danil Oren
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19.06.1982
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Don Carlos
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Verdi
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Sofia Opera
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Elizabeth
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Philip II
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Peter V. Petrov
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Don Carlos
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Zdravko Gadjev
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Rodrigo
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Nikola Vassilev
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Eboli
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Svetlana Kotlenko
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Conductor
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Assen Naidenov
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26.06.1982
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Don Carlos
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Verdi
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Bayerische Staatsoper Munchen
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Elizabeth
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Philip II
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Martti Talveva
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Don Carlos
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Ernesto Veronelli
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Eboli
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Livia Budai
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Rodrigo
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Wolfgang Brendel
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Conductor
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Nello Santi
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25,29.07.1982
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01,21.08.1982
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Macbeth
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Verdi
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Arena di Verona
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Lady Macbeth
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Macbeth
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Renato Bruson
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Macduff
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Ernesto Veronelli
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Banco
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Bonaldo Giaiotti
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Conductor
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Nello Santi
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22,24,26.10.1982
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Norma
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Bellini
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Rouen
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G. Dimitrova, M. L. Nave, E. Perfetti
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Conductor
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P.Ethuin
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19.12.1982
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La Finciulla del West
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Puccini
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Deutsche Oper Berlin
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Minnie
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Jack Rance
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Silvano Carroli
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Dick Johnson
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Franco Bonisolli
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Conductor
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Giuseppe Sinopoli
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Producer
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Frank Corsaro
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Artist
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Gunter Schneider Siemssen
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23,27.01.1983
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Tosca
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Puccini
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Bayerische Staatsoper Munchen
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G. Dimitrova, Wewezow, Lamberti, Wixell
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Conductor
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Nello Santi
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09.02.1983
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Don Carlos
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Verdi
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Bayerische Staatsoper Munchen
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G. Dimitrova, Budai, Jungwirth,Zelson
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Conductor
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Nello Santi
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Feb.1983
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La Forza del Destino
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Verdi
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Napoli
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Leonora
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Don Alvaro
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G. Merighi
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Don Carlos
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R. Bruson
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Conductor
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Eduardo Muler
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20,23,26.02.1983
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Simon Boccanegra
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Verdi
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Avignon
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Maria Boccanegra
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Simon Boccanegra
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Renato Bruson
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Gabriele
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Beneamino Prioz
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Jacopo Fiesco
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Bonaldo Giaiotti
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Conductor
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Michelangelo Veltri
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Producer
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Margarita Wallmann
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Artist
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Antoin Selva
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13.05.1983
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Nabucco
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Verdi
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Opera Orchestra of New York(Carnegie Hall)
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G. Dimitrova, M. Manuguerra, P. Plishka
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26.05.1983
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Norma
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Bellini
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Sofia Opera
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Norma
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Polione
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Carlo Cosutta
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Orovezo
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Peter Petrov
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Adaljiza
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Christina Anghelakova
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Conductor
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Boris Hinchev
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Producer
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Nikoly Nikolov
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Artist
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Ivan Kirkov
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12.06.1983
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Simone Boccanegra
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Verdi
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Varna Opera
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M. Boccanegra
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Ghena Dimitrova
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S. Boccanegra
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Kiril Krastev
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Jacopo Fiesco
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Stefan Tziganchev
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Conductor
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Dragomir Nenov
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16.06.1983
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Don Carlos
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Verdi
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Sofia Opera
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Elizabeth
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Philip II
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Atilla Manizade
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Rodrigo
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Nikola Vassilev
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Eboli
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Galina Borisova
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Conductor
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Ivan Angelov
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07,10,23,28,31.07.1983
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11,14.08.1983
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Turandot
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Puccini
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Arena di Verona
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Turandot
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Timur
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Feriuccio Furlanetto/ Ivo Vinci/ Bonaldo Giaiotti
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Calaf
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Nicola Martinucci
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Liu
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Cecilia Gasdia
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Conductor
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Maurizio Arena
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Producer
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Giuliano Montaldo
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Artist
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Luciano Ricceri
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06.08.1983
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Turandot
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Puccini
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Theatre Antique,
Orange
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Turandot
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Liu
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Katia Ricciarelli
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Calaf
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Nicola Martinucci
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Timur
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John Cheek
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Conductor
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Gaetano Delogu
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Producer
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Gerard Boireau
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Artist
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Antoin Selva
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30.08.1983
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Il Trovatore
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Verdi
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Plovdiv Opera
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Leonore
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Conte di Luna
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Stoyan Popov
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Azucena
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Pavlina Pavlova
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Manrico
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Vl. Todorov
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Conductor
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Krastiu Marev
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21,25,28.09.1983
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01.10.1983
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Il Trovatore
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Verdi
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Wiener Staatsoper
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G. Dimitrova, M. Paunova, N. Mrtinucci, G. Zancanaro
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Conductor
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Charles Mackerras
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04,07.11.1983
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10,13.11.1983
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Macbeth
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Verdi
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Wiener Staatsoper
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G. Dimitrova, R. Bruson, A. Cupido, K. Ride
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Conductor
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Giuseppe Sinopoli
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07,10,13,18.12.1983
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21,23.12.1983
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07.01.1984
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Turandot
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Puccini
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Teatro alla Scala
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Turandot
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Ghena Dimitrova
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Altoum
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Sergio Bertocchi
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Timur
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Kurt Ride
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Calaf
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Placido Domingo/ N. Martinucci/ F. Bonisolli/ E. Mauro
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Liu
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Katia Ricciarelli/ Adriana Maliponte
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