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Nikolaus Harnoncourt is the conductor in this 2004 production of Beethoven's only opera staged at the Zurich Opera House. Finnish soprano Camilla Nyland takes the title role, with performances by Jonas Kaufmann, Laszlo Polgar and Alfred Muff.
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Günther Groissböck Don Fernando
Alfred Muff Don Pizarro
Jonas Kaufmann Florestan
Camilla Nylund Leonore
László Polgár Rocco
Christoph Strehl Christoph Strehl
Boguslaw Bidzinski Erster Gefangener
Gabriel Bermúdez Zweiter Gefangener
Elizabeth Rae Magnuson Marzelline
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