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Sempre Libera.(Sound Recording Review)

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Sempre Libera (arias from works by Verdi, Bellini, Donizetti, and Puccini). Anna Netrebko, soprano. Mahler Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Claudio Abbado. Recorded in 2004, at Teatro Municipale, Valli, Italy. Engineers: Rainer Maillard, Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, and Dagmar Birwe. 68+ minutes. Deutsche Grammophon 474 8812.

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