Richard Bratby

With everything working properly, this would have been a lot of fun: Grange Park’s La Gioconda reviewed

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La Gioconda (Amanda Echalaz) and Enzo Grimaldi (Joseph Calleja) in Ponchielli's rarity. Photo: Marc Brenner

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