(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1933(LE) - Krauss Clemens - Wiener Staatsoper*
2 1956(LI) - Keilberth Joseph - Bayerische Staatsoper*
3 1967(LI) - Scherman Thomas - Little Orchestra*
4 1970(LI) - Krips Josef - Wiener Philharmoniker*
5 1979(STU) - Dorati Antal - Detroit Symphony Orchestra*
6 1981(LI) - Sawallisch Wolfgang - Bayerische Staatsoper*
7 1987(LI) - Sawallisch Wolfgang - Bayerische Staatsoper*
8 1990(LI) - Sawallisch Wolfgang - Bayerische Staatsoper**
9 1998(LI) - Thielemann Christian - Covent Garden*
10 2001(LC) - Korsten Gérard - Teatro Lirico di Cagliari*
11 2002(LI) - Botstein Leon - American Symphony Orchestra*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
Conductor Clemens Krauss - 1933(LE)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Helena - Viorica Ursuleac
Menelaus - Franz Völker
Aithra - Margit Bokor
Altair - Alfred Jerger
Da-Ud - Helge Roswaenge
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Compact Disc - Koch Schwann 3-1455-2 (Wiener Staatsoper Live Vol.5)
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Recordings of Die ägyptische Helena by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.775; GIUDICI p.844 (2) p.1374; Opéra International No.243 février 2000 p,64
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1994 p.
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Helena - Leonie Rysanek
Menelaus - Bernd Aldenhoff
Hermione - Luise Camer
Aithra - Annelies Kupper
Altair - Hermann Uhde
Da-Ud - Richard Holm
Die alles-wissendes Muschel - Ira Malaniuk
1. Dienerin Aithras - Lilian Benningsen
2. Dienerin Aithras - Antonia Fahberg
4 Elfen - Lotte Schädle
- Doris Pilling
- Gertrud Friedrich
- Gertrud Vollath
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith �The Golden Age of Opera� EJS 268 {2LPS} (1963 )�; Historical Recording Enterprises/Teatro Dischi HRE TD 507-3 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Melodram 27066 (+excerpts - Pauly - Busch - 1928) {2CDS} Orfeo C 424 962 {2CDS} (1996)�; Opera d'Oro OPD 1194 {2CDS} (1999)�; Opera d'Oro OPD 1381 {2CDS} (2003)�
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Recordings of Die ägyptische Helena by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.775; GIUDICI p.844 (2) p.1374; Opéra International No.243 février 2000 p,64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - June 1998 p.660 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.6 No.2 November/December 1982 p.228 [JY]; Vol.20 No.3 January/ February 1997 p.278; Vol.27 No.4 March/April 2004 pp.266-267 [JS]
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Orpheus - November 1996 S.35
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.4 Winter 1990/91 pp.195-197 [RP]; Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.540-544 [RG]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.174 p.94
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American Record Guide - January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 p.173
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Opernwelt - 10/Oktober 1996 S.52
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Répertoire - No.98 janvier 1997 p.56
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.105 - febbraio 1997 p.72
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.95 enero 1997 p.51
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Prinzregenten Theatre, Munich (10 August 1956,see OPERA October 1956 p.611 - the date given on the Melodram CDs is 27 August 1956). The version used is that prepared by Clemens Krauss and Lothar Wallenstein for Vienna in 1933 (See FANFARE Vol.20 No.5 May/June 1997 p.17)
Conductor Thomas Scherman - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Little Orchestra
Helena - Ingrid Bjoner
Menelaus - William Olvis
Aithra - Elizabeth Carron
Altair - Adib Fazah
Da-Ud - Kenneth Riegel
Die alles-wissendes Muschel - Mary Davenport
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3368
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Recordings of Die ägyptische Helena by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.775; GIUDICI p.844 (2) p.1374; Opéra International No.243 février 2000 p,64
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Philharmonic Hall, New York (11 April 1967; see OPERA June 1967 p.468).
Conductor Josef Krips - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Helena - Gwyneth Jones
Menelaus - Jess Thomas
Hermione - Edita Gruberova
Aithra - Mimi Coertse
Altair - Peter Glossop
Da-Ud - Peter Schreier
Die alles-wissendes Muschel - Margarita Lilowa
1. Dienerin Aithras - Ruthilde Boesch
2. Dienerin Aithras - Margarethe Sjöstedt
4 Elfen - Liselotte Maikl
- Laurence Dutoit
- Anny Felbermayer
- Dagmar Hermann
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Compact Cassette; - Live Opera Heaven CAS 473 (2000)�
Compact Disc; - RCA �Wiener Staatsoper Live� 74321 69429-2 {2CDS} (1999)�; Live Opera Heaven #473 {2CDS} (2000)�
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Recordings of Die ägyptische Helena by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.775; GIUDICI p.844 (2) p.1374; Opéra International No.243 février 2000 p,64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 2000 p.118, p.122 [AB]
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Opera News - June 2000 p.64 [PT]
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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.5 May/June 2000 p.235 [JM]
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Orpheus - April 2000 S.74 [SS]
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Classical Express - Issue No.11 January 2000 p.5 [SJT]
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BBC Music Magazine - February 2000 p.70 [mention] [CP]
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Classic CD - March 2000 p.83 [TB]
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Classical Express - Issue No.120 March 2000 p.3 [SJT]
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American Record Guide - Vol.63 No.3 May/June 2000 pp.203-204 [RVL]
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Répertoire - No.132 février 2000 p.72 [LB]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.137 febbraio 2000 pp.96-97 [EG]
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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.38 marzo-abril 2000 p.90 [JPS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (5 December 1970; see OPERA February 1971 pp.149-150 )
Conductor Antal Dorati - 1979(STU)
Orchestra - Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Kenneth Jewell Chorale
Helena - Gwyneth Jones
Menelaus - Matti Kastu
Hermione - Dinah Bryant
Aithra - Barbara Hendricks
Altair - Willard White
Da-Ud - Curtis Rayam
Die alles-wissendes Muschel - Birgit Finnilä
1. Dienerin Aithras - Betty Lane
2. Dienerin Aithras - Glenda Kirkland
4 Elfen - Dinah Bryant
- Patti Dell
- Maria Cimarelli
- Katherine Grimshaw
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Black Disc; - Decca D176D3 {3LPS} (1979)�; London OSA 13135 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette; - Decca K176K32 (1979)�
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) �Grand Opera� 430 381-2 {2CDS} (1992)�
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Recordings of Die ägyptische Helena by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.775; GIUDICI p.844 (2) p.1374; Opéra International No.243 février 2000 p,64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1979 p.1052 [WSM] April 1980 p.1536 [JBS]January 1992 p.92 [MK]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.540-544 [RG]
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Comments:- A recording of the original version. See GRAMOPHONE December 1979 p.990. A recording of a concert performance in the Carnegie Hall with the same cast on 27 April 1979 has been issued on cassette by Charles Handelman (03066). See OPERA August 1979 pp.786-789.
Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Helena - Éva Marton
Menelaus - Matti Kastu
Aithra - Sabine Hass
Altair - Siegmund Nimsgern
Da-Ud - Claes H. Ahnsjö
Die alles-wissendes Muschel - Cornelia Wulkopf
1. Dienerin Aithras - Marianne Seibel
2. Dienerin Aithras - Daphne Evangelatos
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Compact Disc - Celestial Audio CA 057 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Die ägyptische Helena by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.775; GIUDICI p.844 (2) p.1374; Opéra International No.243 février 2000 p,64
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (29 July 1981; see OPERA Festival Issue 1981 pp.88-90).
Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1987(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Helena - Gwyneth Jones
Menelaus - Klaus König
Hermione - Frances Lucey
Aithra - Carmen Reppel
Altair - Siegmund Nimsgern
Da-Ud - Kenneth Garrison
Die alles-wissendes Muschel - Cornelia Wulkopf
1. Dienerin Aithras - Julia Faulkner
2. Dienerin Aithras - Birgit Calm
4 Elfen - Dorothea Geipel
- Frances Lucey
- Helena Jungwirth
- Cornelia Helfricht
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Compact Disc; - *Audio Encyclopedia AE 004 - The Operas of Richard Strauss (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (1999)�; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1296-2 {2CDRS} (2004)�
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Recordings of Die ägyptische Helena by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.775; GIUDICI p.844 (2) p.1374; Opéra International No.243 février 2000 p,64
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (1 November 1987). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in their �New CD Releases April/May 2004�.
Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1990(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Helena - Gwyneth Jones
Menelaus - Klaus König
Aithra - Inga Nielsen
Altair - Hans Günter Nöcker
Da-Ud - Kenneth Garrison
Die alles-wissendes Muschel - Anne Pellekoorne
1. Dienerin Aithras - Julia Faulkner
2. Dienerin Aithras - Anne Salvan
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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDCC 121 (2005)�
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Recordings of Die ägyptische Helena by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.775; GIUDICI p.844 (2) p.1374; Opéra International No.243 février 2000 p,64
Comments:- The DVD issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue of �New DVDs 22 January 2005�. The performance recorded appears to be one given in November 1990 in the Nationaltheater, Munich. (see OPER UND KONZERT 12 Dezember 1990 S.7).
Conductor Christian Thielemann - 1998(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Helena - Deborah Voigt
Menelaus - John Horton Murray
Aithra - Ljuba Kazarnovskaya
Altair - Alan Titus
Da-Ud - Wilhelm Hartmann
Die alles-wissendes Muschel - Nancy Maultsby
1. Dienerin Aithras - Helen Field
2. Dienerin Aithras - Gillian Knight
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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd CDNO 907-2 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Die ägyptische Helena by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.775; GIUDICI p.844 (2) p.1374; Opéra International No.243 février 2000 p,64
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Royal Festival Hall (May 1998). The performance on 25 May was broadcast (Radio Times Issue dated 23-29 May 1998 p.122) and the recording on the CDs issued by Premiere is probably of this. The performance on 22 May is reviewed in OPERA August 1998 p.1002.
Conductor Gérard Korsten - 2001(LC)
Orchestra - Teatro Lirico di Cagliari
Chorus - Teatro Lirico di Cagliari
Helena - Vitalija Blinstrubyte
Menelaus - Stephen O'Mara
Hermione - Giulia Mattana
Aithra - Yelda Kodalli
Altair - Johannes von Duisburg
Da-Ud - Ulfried Haselsteiner
Die alles-wissendes Muschel - Regina Mauel
1. Dienerin Aithras - Helen Field
2. Dienerin Aithras - Paola Pellicciari
4 Elfen - Brunella Bellome
- Stefania Donzelli
- Julia Oesch
- Anna Maria Nobili
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Compact Disc; - Dynanmic CDS 374/1-2 {2CDS} (2001)�
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Recordings of Die ägyptische Helena by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.775; GIUDICI p.844 (2) p.1374; Opéra International No.243 février 2000 p,64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 2002 p.81, p.83 [MEO]
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Opera - June 2002 pp.743-744 [MK]
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Opera News - April 2002 p.72 [PT]
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Fanfare - Vol.25 No.5 May/June 2002 pp.209-210 [JS]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.18 No.4 Autumn 2002 pp.643-647 [RB]
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Opéra International - No.265 février 2002 p.70-71 [TG]
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Diapason - No.491 avril 2002 pp.111-112 [MP]
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International Record Review - February 2002 p.82 [MP]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2002 Vol.65 No.2 pp.164-165 [RH]
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Répertoire - No.153 janvier 2002 pp.85-86 [TP]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - mayo 2002 No.154 p.60 [SV]
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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.51 mayo-junio 2002 p.97 [MC]
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Comments:- The CDs issued by Dynamic are reviewed on the Onlne Musik Magazine:- http://omm.de
Conductor Leon Botstein - 2002(LI)
Orchestra - American Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - New York Concert Chorale
Helena - Deborah Voigt
Menelaus - Carl Tanner
Hermione - Kathleen Ritch
Aithra - Celena Shafer
Altair - Christopher Robertson
Da-Ud - Eric Cutler
Die alles-wissendes Muschel - Jill Grove
1. Dienerin Aithras - Tamara Mesic
2. Dienerin Aithras - Elizabeth Batton
4 Elfen - Sharla Nafziger
- Kathleen Ritch
- Teresa Bucholz
- BJ Fredricks
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Compact Disc; - Telarc CD 80605 {2CDS} (2003)�
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Recordings of Die ägyptische Helena by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.775; GIUDICI p.844 (2) p.1374; Opéra International No.243 février 2000 p,64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September (published July) 2003 pp.79-80 [AB]
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Opera - December 2003 pp.1541-1542 [MK]
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Opera News - July 2003 pp.50-51 [JR]
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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.1 September/October 2003 pp.225-228 [HF,JS]
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Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2004 S.59 [MK2]
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Diapason - No.507 octobre 2003 p.120 [MP]
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International Record Review - September 2003 pp.80-81 [RL]
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American Record Guide - September/October 2003 Vol.66 No.5 pp.193-194 [CHP]
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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Avery Fisher Hall, New York (6 October 2002; see OPERA December 2002 pp.1493-1494 ).
Abbreviations
(STU), "Studio" Recording
(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts
(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source
(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source
(LI), "Live" Recording
(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts
(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance
(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance
(RA), A Radio Performance
(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance
(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast
(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance
(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film
(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film
CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988
EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994
GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)
HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973
MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982
MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993
MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997
More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999
NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli
PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993
Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
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