Omar Ebrahim
Omar Ebrahim (born 6 September 1956 in Greasbrough, Rotherham, South Yorkshire) is an English baritone vocalist. He specializes in the performance of contemporary classical music.
He studied voice at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, then spent a performing apprenticeship at the Royal Shakespeare Company and in the Glyndebourne chorus, performing the role of Schaunard in La bohème for the Glyndebourne Touring Opera in 1980.
He has sung in performances of contemporary operas and other works by Nigel Osborne, Michael Tippett, Harrison Birtwistle, Luciano Berio, Philip Glass, Peter Lieberson, Frank Zappa, György Ligeti, Peter Eötvös, and Michael Nyman. In 1992 he sang the title role in the BBC miniseries The Vampyr: A Soap Opera, an updated version of Heinrich Marschner's opera Der Vampyr. In 2008, he created the role of "The Fool" in Liza Lim's opera The Navigator at the Brisbane Festival. He has also participated in performances of operas by Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Kurt Weill, Georges Bizet, and Gilbert and Sullivan.
Ebrahim teaches voice at Trinity College of Music in Greenwich, London.
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Version): Overture - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Version): Morgan le Fay's Prediction. Now with a Single Step - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Version): The Story Begins. Night After Night - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Version): The Journey - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Version): The Court. They Tire Me - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Version): A Glimpse. Soon What You Most Love - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Version): Three Riddles. There Was a Man - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Version): The Journey Continues. A Single Step - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Version): Arthur's Response. How Can I Eat? - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Version): A Glimpse of the Future. Soon... What You Want, You'll Have - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Version): Door Knock, Prophesies & Threats. This Is the Hour of Legacy or Loss - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Version): The Journey Continues. A Day, Another Day, a Week of Days - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Version): Mystery of the Open Door. It's Nothing - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Version): A Glimpse of the Future. Soon You'll See Its Face - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Version): Another Riddle. Something Stranger than Charity - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Version): The Journey Continues. Another Mile, Another Day, Another Week - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Version): Door Knock, Prophesies & Threats. Now Is the Hour of Legacy or Loss - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Version): A Glimpse of the Future. This Is the Hour of Vanity or Choice - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Version): Entrance of the Green Knight. Now I Shall Test His Strength - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Version): The Journey Continues. Mile After Mile, Day After Day, Week After Week - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Version): The Green Knight Rides into the Court - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Version): Castle de Hautdesert. Welcome, Welcome, Welcome - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Version): The Green Knight's Challenge. Which of You Is King? - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Version): Dance Aria. Now We Shall Learn - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Version): The Court's Reaction, Gawain Accepts the Challenge. God's Name - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Version): Bertilak De Hautdesert's Welcome & Gawain's Foreboding. My Food, My Wine, My Hearth - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Version): The Raising of the Axe - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Version): The First Lullaby. Lie Down Without Fear of the Dark - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Version): Time Frozen. This Is the Moment That Waited for You - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Version): The First Hunt & Temptation. The Door Was Unlocked - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Version): Gawain Decapitates the Green Knight. God's Name! - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Version): An Aside from Morgan le Fay. A Gift He Must Not Refuse - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Version): The Severed Head Instructs Gawain. My Title Is Knight of the Green Chapel - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Version): Bertilak de Hautdesert's Return. Who's There? - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Version): The Green Knight Rides Off - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Version): The Second Lullaby. Lie Down Without Fear of the Dark - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Version): The Court's Reaction. It's Nothing - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Version): The Second Hunt & Temptation. Are You Gawain? - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Version): Prophesies & Threats. Now That You've Seen Its Face - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act I Tableau 1a (1994 Version): Winter. Day - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act I Tableau 1b (1994 Version): Winter. Night. Here Is Your Second Birth - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act I Tableau 2a (1994 Version): Spring. Day - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act I Tableau 2b (1994 Version): Spring. Night. Here Is Your Second Skin - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act I Tableau 3a (1994 Version): Summer. Day - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act I Tableau 3b (1994 Version): Summer. Night. Here Is Your Second Flesh - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act I Tableau 4a (1994 Version): Autumn. Day - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act I Tableau 4b (1994 Version): Autumn. Night. Here Is Your Second Arm - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act I Tableau 5a (1994 Version): Winter II. Day - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act I Tableau 5b (1994 Version): Winter II. Night. Here Is Your Badge of Steel - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Gawain, Act I Tableau 5c (1994 Version): Winter II. Coda. Now with a Single Step - Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994 - Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4/20/1994) -
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Tobias and the Angel: My Name is Tobit (Tobit) - Dove: Tobias and the Angel -
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Tobias and the Angel: The King Kills Jews (Tobit, Anna, Tobias, People in Market) - Dove: Tobias and the Angel -
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Tobias and the Angel: Or Find Out Who is Playing That Tune? (Tobias, Raphael, Raguel, Edna, People in Market) - Dove: Tobias and the Angel -
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Tobias and the Angel: Time to Get Up! (Tobit, Tobias, Sara, Edna, Raguel, Sparrows) - Dove: Tobias and the Angel -
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Tobias and the Angel: What a Delightful Night, What a Restful Night (Ashmodeus, Raguel, Edna, Anna, Tobias, Tobit, Sara, Raguel's Men) - Dove: Tobias and the Angel -
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Tobias and the Angel: Without His Eyes How Can He Work? (Anna, Tobias, Tobit, Raphael) - Dove: Tobias and the Angel -
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Tobias and the Angel: What Do You Hear? (Raphael, Tobias, Sara, Tobit) - Dove: Tobias and the Angel -
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Tobias and the Angel: How Hard is Wood but Slow is Good (Tobias, Raphael, Sara, Tobit, Trees) - Dove: Tobias and the Angel -
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Tobias and the Angel: Not Even the Mountains? (Raphael, Tobias, Sara, Ashmodeus, Anna, Tobit, The Mountain) - Dove: Tobias and the Angel -
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Tobias and the Angel: Descending a Mountain There Are Many Things to Listen to (Raphael, Tobias, The River, The Fish) - Dove: Tobias and the Angel -
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Tobias and the Angel: What Did the Fish Sing? (Raphael, Tobias) - Dove: Tobias and the Angel -
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Tobias and the Angel: Master's House Has an Iron Gate (Tobias, Raphael, Raguel's Men) - Dove: Tobias and the Angel -
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Tobias and the Angel: So This is Ecbatane (Tobias, Edna, Raguel) - Dove: Tobias and the Angel -
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Tobias and the Angel: You're Welcome. Here's Cheese (Sara, Tobias, Raphael, Raguel, Edna) - Dove: Tobias and the Angel -
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Tobias and the Angel: Hurrah! (Tobias, Sara, Raphael, Ashmodeus, Raguel, Edna, Guests, Raguel's Men) - Dove: Tobias and the Angel -
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Tobias and the Angel: Husband, Come in (Sara, Tobias, Ashmodeus, Raphael, Edna, Raguel, Guests, Raguel's Men) - Dove: Tobias and the Angel -
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Tobias and the Angel: Time to Get Up! (Tobias, Raguel, Edna, Ashmodeus, Sara, Raphael, Anna, Tobit, Sparrows, Guests, The Trees) - Dove: Tobias and the Angel -
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Tobias and the Angel: Ah! (Tobit, Tobias, Sara, Raphael, Angels) - Dove: Tobias and the Angel -
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Tobias and the Angel: Turn to Him with Your Ears (Ashmodeus, Tobit, Raphael, Chorus) - Dove: Tobias and the Angel -
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House of the Sleeping Beauties: Ouverture - Defoort: House of the Sleeping Beauties -
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House of the Sleeping Beauties: Prelude Third Night - Defoort: House of the Sleeping Beauties -
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House of the Sleeping Beauties, The First Night: Scene 1 - Defoort: House of the Sleeping Beauties -
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House of the Sleeping Beauties, The Third Night: Scene 1 - Defoort: House of the Sleeping Beauties -
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House of the Sleeping Beauties, The First Night: Scene 2 - Defoort: House of the Sleeping Beauties -
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House of the Sleeping Beauties, The Third Night: Scene 2 - Defoort: House of the Sleeping Beauties -
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House of the Sleeping Beauties, The First Night: Scene 3 - Defoort: House of the Sleeping Beauties -
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House of the Sleeping Beauties, The Third Night: Scene 3 - Defoort: House of the Sleeping Beauties -
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House of the Sleeping Beauties: Prelude Second Night - Defoort: House of the Sleeping Beauties -
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House of the Sleeping Beauties, Epilogue - Defoort: House of the Sleeping Beauties -
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House of the Sleeping Beauties, The Second Night: Scene 1 - Defoort: House of the Sleeping Beauties -
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House of the Sleeping Beauties, The Second Night: Scene 2 - Defoort: House of the Sleeping Beauties -
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House of the Sleeping Beauties, The Second Night: Scene 3 - Defoort: House of the Sleeping Beauties -
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