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933:(2010),
929:(2010),
925:(1943),
921:(1949),
913:(1927),
909:(1927),
898:(2010),
894:(2010),
890:(2007),
886:(1943),
878:(1927),
863:(1927),
513:Synopsis
505:1962 in
496:1950 in
484:1949 in
344:. Since
121:Taï-Choa
84:Premiere
1272:Portals
1226:Related
1115:on the
935:Anna Ol
620:Act Two
549:Act One
523:coolies
309:by the
295:Saratov
242:History
214:) is a
207::
196:Russian
181::
170:Russian
151:Setting
1218:(1927)
1207:Ballet
1199:(1951)
1193:(1943)
1187:(1938)
1170:(1911)
1005:(2010)
990:(1927)
968:(2015)
937:(2010)
902:(2010)
867:(2010)
530:Pinyin
367:(1957)
228:Soviet
216:ballet
141:Design
96:Moscow
1298:Music
455:, in
381:opium
303:Gorky
74:Music
1009:Nüwa
874:and
486:Perm
449:Nüwa
334:Ohio
307:Baku
266:was
134:Nüwa
270:by
1310::
1059:^
459:.
332:,
328:,
317:.
238:.
202:,
198::
176:,
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98:,
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