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Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17 (Sung in German), Act I: König, mit Sextus, dem Sohne

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Christa Ludwig

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Fritz Wunderlich

Fritz Wunderlich

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Karl Christian Kohn

Karl Christian Kohn

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Hans Günter Nöcker

Hans Günter Nöcker

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Münchner Philharmoniker

Münchner Philharmoniker

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Ferdinand Leitner

Ferdinand Leitner

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Georg Friedrich Händel

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