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1572:1877 operas
1405:Other types
1393:Whittington
1250:Les bergers
1087:Barbe-bleue
911:Pomme d'api
757:Le papillon
593:Harding J.
358:Bourdeille
326:Daniel Bac
56:Jules Verne
1551:Categories
1424:Ba-ta-clan
769:(arranged
516:References
337:Hamburger
287:Schahoura
261:Niklausse
244:Anna Judic
235:Prascovia
183:Voice type
106:Anna Judic
62:Background
1320:La créole
1310:Bagatelle
1280:Vert-Vert
415:Esquirol
404:de Vaure
382:Baumaine
315:Emmanuel
309:Koukouma
290:baritone
191:Conductor
18:Doctor Ox
1464:(1851/2)
1290:Fantasio
1210:L'alcôve
821:Opérette
560:Walsh TJ
430:Synopsis
412:soprano
401:soprano
390:soprano
379:soprano
348:Germain
331:Mozdock
320:Kasbech
265:baritone
91:for the
1037:Barkouf
747:Ballets
732:(1881)
393:Stella
371:Angèle
367:soprano
363:Lotché
342:Ararat
293:Dailly
282:Cooper
1567:Operas
1484:(1852)
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1253:(1865)
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1220:Pépito
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709:Operas
421:Chorus
409:Hilda
376:Suzel
345:tenor
334:tenor
312:tenor
301:tenor
298:Josse
279:tenor
253:mezzo
229:Léonce
225:tenor
222:Ygène
214:tenor
155:Oxygen
36:is an
841:Le 66
495:Act 3
466:Act 2
435:Act 1
398:Naya
387:Alda
323:bass
270:Baron
202:tenor
179:Role
172:Roles
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