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ON NOW : Through the Night
Playing: Fidelio (Leonore) - opera Op.72 final vers. [1814] in 2 acts - ACT 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven

Through the Night Sir Mark Elder conducts a production of Fidelio recorded at the Royal Opera House in 2011.

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