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For the first time in its 150-year history, the Vienna State Opera is putting on work written by a woman – an adaptation of Virginia Woolf's Orlando.
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Vienna's Opera Ball 2024: Ratmanky's La Séparation (Mykola
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The Woman without a shadow – Opéra national de Lyon
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After 150 years, Vienna opera house stages first opera by a woman
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1st woman to stage an opera at the 'rigid' Vienna State Opera is
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What makes Vienna's State Opera Safety Curtain unique?
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After 150 years, Vienna opera house stages first opera by a woman
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Performance in Vienna State Opera Wiener Staatsoper Vienna Austria
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New Year's program and New Year's concerts in Vienna - vienna.info
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Attending the Opera in Vienna - Notions on Tour
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150 Years, Media, Staatsoper
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Vienna State Opera - Wikipedia
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The 2023/2024 Season by Wiener Staatsoper GmbH - Issuu
Why has Vienna Opera only just staged an opera by a female
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