A man stands on a ladder reading from a document, while a woman sits at a table, looking contemplatively at a vintage telephone. The setting features tall bookshelves filled with books, creating an atmosphere of scholarly pursuit.
On Leoš Janáček's "Věc Makropulos"

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24  Nov
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Roland Petit

Die Fledermaus

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Lucia di Lammermoor

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Dialogues des Carmélites

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Love, delusion & death

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Eine Frau in blutverschmiertem weißen Kleid blickt nach oben; im Hintergrund beobachten sie Personen
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