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864:Part III
683:Deidamia
641:Berenice
634:Giustino
620:Atalanta
494:Scipione
356:Florindo
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140:19 March
109:Berenice
1648:Commons
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1144:Anthems
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955:Solomon
948:Susanna
859:Part II
843:Messiah
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808:Deborah
754:Alceste
627:Arminio
578:Orlando
564:Sosarme
529:Tolomeo
391:Rinaldo
377:Rodrigo
241:7 April
168:7 April
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1125:Gloria
934:Joshua
892:Semele
885:Samson
854:Part I
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676:Imeneo
613:Alcina
599:Oreste
571:Catone
508:Admeto
466:Flavio
459:Ottone
370:Almira
362:Daphne
344:Operas
49:Venues
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1490:Nabal
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747:Comus
662:Serse
522:Siroe
417:Silla
410:Teseo
1593:Will
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