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Dec 2013
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Roberto Alagna & Anita Rachvetishvili 13...

Bbc Radio 3
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Sean Rafferty talks to tenor Roberto Alagna & mezzo soprano Anita Rachvetishvili about their roles in Bizet's Carmen at Covent Garden.

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