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AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN

Mermaid Orchestra

Mermaid Orchestra

Orchester

Geraint Jones

Dirigent:in

Thomas Hemsley

Stimme und Gesang

Kirsten Flagstad

Kirsten Flagstad

Stimme und Gesang

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Stimme und Gesang

The Mermaid Chorus

The Mermaid Chorus

Orchester

KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT

Henry Purcell

Komponist:in

Nahum Tate

Songwriter:in

Virgil

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Shazam Footer

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