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Index to Short Biographies of Performers - R

Helen Raab, Mezzo-soprano (USA)

Beat Raaflaub, Conductor (Switzerland)

Agata-Maria Raatz, Violin (Poland)

Gyula Rab, Tenor (Hungary)

Elisa Rabanus, Soprano (Germany)

Volker Maria Rabe, Baritone (Germany)

Ellen Rabiner, Contralto (USA)

David Rabinovich, Violin (Ukraine (former USSR) / The Netherlands)

Jeannette Rack, Soprano (Germany)

Georges Rabol, Piano (France)

Julian Rachlin, Violin, Viola, Conductor (Lithuania / Austria)

Sergei Rachmaninov, Piano (Russia / USA)

Joseph Rackers, Piano (USA)

Diane Radabaugh, Mezzo-soprano (USA)

Marco Radaelli, Baritone (Italy)

Gerhard Radatz, Bass (Austria)

Radcliffe Choral Society (RCS), Women Choir (USA)

Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum (HRCM), Mixed Choir (USA)

Birger Radde, Baritone, Tenor (Germany)

Patrick Radelet, Baritone (France)

Annemieke Rademaker, Soprano (The Netherlands)

Mayke Rademakers, Cello (The Netherlands)

Hans-Christoph Rademann, Conductor (Germany)

Andrew Rader, Counter-tenor (USA)

Lisa Rader, Mezzo-soprano (USA)

Robert Radford, Bass (England)

Stjepan Radić, Piano (Croatia, former Yugoslavia)

Shirley Radig, Soprano (Germany)

Radio Filharmonish Orkest, Hilversum (RFO), Symphony Orchestra (The Netherlands)

Kathleen Radke, Soprano (Canada)

Andrew Radley, Counter-tenor (England)

Teresa Radomski, Soprano (USA)

Radio Choirs & Vocal Ensembles:

Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Choir (Germany)

Rundfunkchor Berlin (RCB), Choir (Germany)

Flemish Radio Choir (VRK), Choir (Belgium)

Hungarian Radio Chorus, Choir (Hungary)

Latvian Radio Choir, Choir (Latvia)

Rundfunkchor Leipzig (RCL), Choir (Germany)

MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig (RCL), Choir (Germany)

Grand Choir "Masters of Choral Singing" of Russian State Musical TV & Radio Centre, Moscow, Choir (Russia)

Netherlands Radio Choir (NRC), Choir (The Netherlands)

Norddeutschen Rundfunk Chor (NDR-Chor), Choir (Germany)

RIAS-Kammerchor, Chamber Choir (Germany)

Riga Radio Chorus, Choir (Latvia)

Orquesta Sinfónica y Coro de RTVE, Symphony Orchestra & Choir (Spain)

Coro della Radio Svizzera, Choir (Switzerland)

SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart (SWRVE), Chamber Choir (Germany)

Swedish Radio Choir (SRC), Choir (Sweden)

Schwedischer Rundfunkchor (SRC), Choir (Sweden)

Vlaams Radio Koor (VRK), Choir (Belgium)

WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, Choir (Germany)

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Radio Orchestras & Instrumental Ensembles:

Radio-Sinfonieorchester Basel, Symphony Orchestra (Switzerland)

Bayerischer Rundfunk Symphonieorchester (BRSO), Symphony Orchestra (Germany)

Kammerorchester des Symphonieorchesters des Bayerischen Rundfunks (BRKO), Chamber Orchestra (Germany)

Radio-Symphonie-Orchester-Berlin, Symphony Orchestra (Germany)

Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin = Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra (Germany)

Radio-Orchester Beromünster, Orchestra (Switzerland)

Bratislava Radio Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra (Slovakia)

Radio Symphony Orchestra Bucharest, Symphony Orchestra (Romania)

Deutsches Radio Kammerorchester (DRKO), Chamber Orchestra (Germany)

Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (WDR-SO), Symphony Orchestra (Germany)

Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra (DNSO), Symphony Orchestra (Denmark)

Estonian Radio Symphony Orchestra (ERSO), Symphony Orchestra (Estonia)

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (FRSO), Symphony Orchestre (Finland)

Orchestre Philharmonique de la RTF = Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Symphony Orchestrea (France)

Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra (HR-SO), Symphony Orchestra (Germany)

NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover, Symphony Orchestra (Germany)

Radio Filharmonish Orkest, Hilversum (RFO), Symphony Orchestra (The Netherlands)

Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (HRSO), Symphony Orchestra (Hungary)

Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, Symphony Orchestra (Germany)

Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Leipzig, Symphony Orchestra (Germany)

MDR Sinfonieorchester (MDRSO), Symphony Orchestra (Germany)

Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra (= MRSO), Symphony Orchestra (Russia)

Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio (= MRSO), Symphony Orchestra (Russia)

Orchestra Alessandro Scarlatti di Napoli della RAI, Chamber Orchestra (Italy)

Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra (NRCP), Chamber Orchestra (The Netherlands)

Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic (NRCP), Chamber Orchestra (The Netherlands)

Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (RFO), Symphony Orchestra (The Netherlands)

NHK Symphony Orchestra (NHKSO), Symphony Orchestra (Japan)

Norddeutschen Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester (NDR-SO), Symphony Orchestra (Germany)

Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra (OKPR = Orkiestra Kameralna Polskiego Radia Amadeus), Chamber Orchestra (Poland)

Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (PNRSO), Symphony Orchestra (Poland)

RIAS-Kammerorchester, Chamber Orchestra (Germany)

RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester (DSOB), Symphony Orchestra (Germany)

Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, Symphony Orchestra (Germany)

Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, Symphony Orchestra (Germany)

Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra (Slovakia)

Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (SWR), Symphony Orcestra (Germany)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (SRSO), Symphony Orchestra (Sweden)

Coro della Radio Svizzera, Choir (Switzerland)

SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden & Freiburg, Symphony Orchestra (Germany)

USSR Radio Symphony Orchestra (= MRSO), Symphony Orchestra (Russia)

WDR Big Band, Köln, Big Band (Germany)

WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln (WDR-SO), Symphony Orchestra (Germany)

Collegium Musicum des Westdeutscher Rundfunk (CM-WDR), Instrumental Ensemble (Germany)

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Pavla Radostová, Soprano (Czech Republic)

Valentin Radu, Conductor (Romania)

Pino Raduazzo, Bass, Choral Conductor (Switzerland)

Michael Radulescu, Organ, Conductor (Austria ?)

Joanna Radziszewska-Sojka, Soprano (Poland)

Barrett Radziun, Tenor (USA)

Česlovas Radžiūnas, Choral Conductor (Lithuania)

Mitch Raemaekers, Tenor (The Netherlands)

Alain Raës, Piano (France)

Josef Rafaja, Organ, Harpsichord, Piano (Czech Republic)

Lucia Casagrande Raffi, Soprano (Italy)

Theodora Raftis, Soprano (Cyprus)

Vokalensemble Raggio di Sol, Vocal Ensemble (Germany)

Derek Lee Ragin, Counter-tenor (USA)

Nadia Ragni, Soprano (Italy ?) [Missing Biography]

Gilles Ragon, Tenor (France)

Konrad Ragossnig, Guitar, Lute (Austria)

Thomas Ragossnig, Harpsichord (Austria)

RAI Orchestras (Italy):

Orchestra Alessandro Scarlatti di Napoli della RAI, Chamber Orchestra (Italy)

Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Symphony Orchestra (Italy)

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Ghiulnara Raileanu, Soprano (Moldova)

Nuno Raimundo, Tenor (Portugal)

James Rainbird, Treble (England)

Anne Rainwater, Piano (USA)

Christian-Markus Raiser, Choral Conductor, Organ (Germany

Natan Rakhlin, Conductor (Ukraine)

Michael Raleigh, Choral Conductor, Counter-tenor (USA)

Stuart Raleigh, Choral Conductor (USA)

Dmitry Ralko, Choral Conductor (Russia)

Krishnan Ram-Prasad, Baritone (England)

Ramat-Gan Ensembles (Israel):

Ramat-Gan Chamber Choir, Chamber Choir (Israel)

Ramat-Gan Chamber Orchestra (RGCO), Chamber Orchestra (Israel)

Ramat Gan Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Orchesrta (Israel)

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Samuel Ramey, Bass (USA)

Günther Ramin, Conductor, Organ, Thomaskantor (Germany)

Alejandro Ramirez, Tenor (Colombia)

Damián Ramirez, Counter-tenor (Argentina)

Evelyn Ramírez, Mezzo-soprano (Chile)

Andrés Ramírez Román, Tenor (Colombia)

Alejandro Ramírez Sola (Spain)

Andrea von Ramm, Mezzo-soprano (Estonia)

Hauke Ramm, Choral Conductor, Organ (Germany)

Maartje Rammeloo, Soprano (The Netherlands)

Josep-Miquel Ramón, Baritone (Spain)

René Ramos Premier, Baritone (Cuba / France)

Gerard Ramos Pardo, Choral Conductor, Piano (Catalonia, Spain / Chile)

Patrício Ramos-Pereira, Bass-Baritone (Austria)

Felipe Ramos Taky, Choral Conductor (Chile)

Siegbert Rampe, Conductor, Piano, Harpsichord, Organ (Germany)

Stefan Rampf, Boy Alto, Bass (Germany)

Angus Ramsay, Violin, Conductor (Scotland, UK)

Parker Ramsay, Harp (USA)

Bas Ramselaar, Bass, Conductor (The Netherlands)

Rebecca Ramsey, Soprano (England)

Beatrice Rana, Piano (Italy)

Benedict Randall Shaw, Baritone (England)

Thomas Randle, Tenor (USA)

Randolph College Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra (USA)

Randolph College Chorale, Choir (USA)

David Randolph, Conductor (USA)

Namarea Randolph-Yosea, Tenor (USA)

Eva Randova, Mezzo-soprano (Czechoslovakia)

Randstedelijk Begeleidings Orkest (RBO), Orchestra (The Netherlands)

Andrew Rangell, Piano (USA)

Karl Rankl, Conductor (Austria / England)

Stefan-Alexander Rankl, Tenor (Switzerland)

Tatjana Rankovich, Piano (Serbia / USA)

Rein Rannap, Piano (Estonia)

Blandine Rannou, Harpsichord (France)

Robert Ransburg, Violin (Germany) [Missing Biography]

Antony Ransome, Baritone (Australia)

Iiro Rantala, Piano (Finland)

Wayne Rapier, Oboe (USA)

Jean-Jacques Rapin, Choral Conductor (Switzerland)

Elisabeth Rapp, Soprano (France)

Jadwiga Rappé, Contralto (Poland)

Penelope Rapson, Conductor (England)

Erick Rarick, Counter-tenor (USA)

Daniel Raschinsky, Baritone (Germany)

Maike Raschke, Soprano (Germany)

Michael Raschle, Bass-Baritone (Switzerland)

Roy Rashbrook, Tenor (England)

Marianna Rashkovetsky, Piano (Russia / USA)

Alberto Rasi, Viola da gamba, Violone, Double-bass (Italy)

Helena Rasker, Contralto (The Netherlands)

Judith Raskin, Soprano (USA)

Mario Raskin, Harpsichord (Argentina)

Tom Raskin, Tenor (England)

Cameron Rasmussen, Guitar, Tenor (Canada)

Nana Bugge Rasmussen, Mezzo-soprano (Denmark)

Lynn Rasmussen Owen, Soprano (USA)

Elisabeth Raßbach-Külz, Soprano (Germany)

Vocalensemble Rastatt, Vocal Ensemble (Germany)

Waltye Rasulala, Soprano, Choral Conductor (USA)

Gisela Rathauscher, Soprano (Country ?) [Missing Biography]

Jonathan Rathbone, Tenor (England)

Christian Rathgeber, Tenor (Germany)

Felix Rathgeber, Bass-Baritone (Germany)

Karl Rathgeber, Conductor (Germany)

Sahy Ratianarinaivo, Tenor (Madagascar)

Alina Ratkowska, Harpsichord (Poland)

Simon Rattle, Conductor (England)

Janne Rättyä, Accordion (Finland)

Andrzej Ratusiński, Piano (Poland)

Béatrice Rauchs, Piano (Luxembourg)

Lucie Rauh, Contralto (France)

Guillaume Rault, Baritone (France)

Olivier Rault, Tenor (France)

Arno Raunig, Male Soprano, Counter-tenor (Austria)

Beate Rauschenbach, Contralto (Germany) [Missing Biography]

Nicolás Rauss, Conductor (Switzerland)

Judith Rautenberg, Mezzo-soprano (Germany)

Frauke Rauterberg, Recorder, Flute (Germany)

Alessandro Ravasio, Bass (Italy)

Elisabeth Rave, Soprano (Germany)

Willem Ravelli, Bass (The Netherlands)

Brigitte Ravenel, Mezzo-soprano (Switzerland)

Oscar Ravina, Violin, Conductor (Poland / USA)

Gregor Ravnik, Tenor (Slovenia)

Alexandra Rawohl, Mezzo-soprano (Germany)

Beth Ray Westlund, Mezzo-soprano (USA)

Tyler Ray, Tenor (USA)

Deanna Ray Eberhart, Mezzo-soprano (USA)

Curtis Rayam, Tenor (USA)

Alexander Raymann, Boy Soprano (Country ?) [Missing Biography]

Brad Raymond, Tenor (USA)

Gloria Raymond, Mezzo-soprano (USA)

Susanna Raymond, Soprano (USA)

Philippe Rayot, Bass (Switzerland)

Hubert Razack, Tenor (France / Canada)

RBO Sinfonia, Symphony Orchestra (The Netherlands)

RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra (RCA-VSO), Symphony Orchestra (USA)

Andrea Rea, Conductor, Violin (USA / Northern Ireland)

Eric Rea, Choral Conductor (USA)

Pierre Réach, Piano (France)

Real Filharmonia de Galicia (RFG), Symphony Orchestra (Spain)

John Reardon, Baritone (USA)

REbaroque, Stockholm, Baroque Instrumental Ensesemble (Sweden)

Andrea Rebaudengo, Piano (Italy)

Ana Cecilia Rebelo, Soprano (Brazil)

Lieselotte Rebmann, Soprano (Germany)

Wolfgang Edward Rebner, Piano (Germany)

David Recca, Choral Conductor (USA)

Yves Rechsteiner, Organ, Harpsichord (France)

Joe Redd, Counter-tenor (USA)

Jörg Reddin, Choral Conductor, Organ (Germany)

Kurt Redel, Conductor, Flute (Germany)

Jan Redick, Soprano (USA) [Missing Biography]

Vladimir Redkin, Baritone (Russia)

Julian Redlin, Bass (Germany)

Andrew Redmond, Bass (Ireland / Germany)

Rachel Redmond, Soprano (Scotland, UK)

Vyacheslav Redya, Conductor (Ukraine)

Irina Rees, Harpsichord (Russia)

Jonathan Rees-Williams, Choral Conductor, Organ (England)

James Reese, Tenor (USA)

Daniel Reeve, Tenor (England)

Capella Regalis, Men & Boys Choir (Canada)

Joseph Regan, Tenor (USA)

Lorenzo Regazzo, Bass-Baritone (Italy)

Susanne Regel, Oboe, Oboe d'amore (Germany)

Regensburg Ensembles (Bavaria, Germany):

Regensburger Domspatzen, Boys Choir (Germany)

Regensburger Kantorei, Choir (Germany)

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Capella Regiensis, Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble (Italy)

Roberto de Regina, Harpsichord, Conductor (Brazil)

Grace Reginald-Scott, Mezzo-soprano (USA)

Heinz Rehfuss, Bass-Baritone (Germany / (Switzerland / USA)

Peter Rehkop, Counter-tenor (Germany)

Mark Rehnstrom, Baritone (USA)

Günther Reich, Baritone (Germany / Israel)

Oded Reich, Baritone (Israel)

Reto Reichenbach, Piano (Switzerland)

Ingeborg Reichelt, Soprano (Germany)

Simon Reichert, Organ, Choral Conductor (Germany)

Robert Reichinek, Tenor (Germany)

Alistair Reid, Conducor, Organ, Piano (England / USA)

Daniel L. Reid, Conductor (USA)

Rupert Reid, Baritone (England)

Michael Reif, Conductor (Germany)

Marcel Reijans, Tenor (The Netherlands)

Sebastian Reim, Tenor, Harpsichord, Organ, Choral Conductor (Germany)

William Reimer, Bass-Baritone (Canada)

Olaf Reimers, Cello, Conductor (Germany)

Paul Reinecke, Tenor (Poland)

Fritz Reiner, Conductor (Hungary / USA)

Gerd Reinfeldt, Choral Conductor (Germany)

Angelika Reinhard, Soprano (Germany)

Erik Reinhardt, Tenor (Germany)

Holger Reinhardt, Conductor, Organ (Germany) [Missing Biography]

Rolf Reinhardt, Conductor, Piano (Germany)

Thomas Reinhardt, Basson, Music Director (Germany)

Ursula Reinhardt-Kiss, Soprano (Germany)

Gregory Reinhart, Bass (USA)

Walter Reinhart, Conductor, Musicologist (Switzerland)

Anna Reinhold, Mezzo-soprano (France)

Annette Reinhold, Contralto (Germany)

Gregor Reinhold, Tenor (Germany)

Marie Henriette Reinhold, Mezzo-soprano (Germany)

Wolf Reinhold, Tenor, Piano (Germany)

Bettina Reinke-Welsh, Mezzo-soprano (Germany)

Rebecca Reinsmith, Soprano (USA)

Margriet van Reisen, Mezzo-soprano (The Netherlands)

Deborah Reiss, Choral Conductor, Organ (USA)

Louise Reitberger, Mezzo-soprano (Sweden) [Missing Biography]

Andreas Reize, Conductor, Organ, Thomaskantor (Switzerland)

Isabelle Rejall, Mezzo-soprano (Germany)

Christine Maria Rembeck, Soprano (Germany)

Eric Remmers, Boy Soprano (Country ?) [Missing Biography]

Birgit Remmert, Contralto (Switzerland ?)

Ludger Rémy, Harpsichord, Conductor (Germany)

Renaissance Singers, Belfast, Chamber Choir (Ireland)

Emilie Renard, Mezzo-soprano (France / England)

Rosita Renard, Piano (Chile)

Florence Renaut, Soprano (Switzerland)

Nadine Renaux, Soprano (France)

Jonathan Rendell, Treble (England)

Liselotte Renner, Soprano (Country ?) [Missing Biography]

Kobie Van Rensburg, Tenor (South-Africa)

Laurence Renson, Mezzo-soprano (Belgium)

Nikolaus Rentrop, Bass (Germany)

Deborah Rentz-Moore, Mezzo-soprano (USA)

Christopher Renz, Tenor (Germany)

Repast Baroque Ensemble, Baroque Instrumental Ensemble (USA)

Pol Requesens, Bass (Catalonia, Spain)

Richard Resch, Tenor (Germany)

Nicola Rescigno, Conductor (USA)

Georgine Resick, Soprano (USA)

Residentie Ensembles (The Hague, the Netherlands):

Residentie Bachkoor, Choir (The Netherlands)

Residentie Bachorkest, Orchestra (The Netherlands)

Residentie Orkest, Symphony Orchestra (The Netherlands)

Residentie Kamerkoor, Chamber Choir (The Netherlands)

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Leonhard Reso, Tenor (Germany)

Ensemble Resonanz, Chamber Orchestra (Germany)

Todd Resseguie, Baritone (USA)

Resurgam, Chamber Choir (Ireland)

Basia Retchitzka, Soprano (Switzerland)

József Réti, Tenor (Romania / Hungary)

Retrospect Ensemble, Period-instrument Orchestra & Choir (England) (see also: The King’s Consort)

Francisco Rettig, Conductor (Chile)

Thomas Reuber, Choral Conductor (Germany)

Peter Reulein, Choral Conductor, Organ (Germany)

Jonathan Reuning-Scherer, Choral Conductor (USA)

Daniel Reuss, Choral Conductor (The Netherlands)

Mathias Reusser, Tenor (Switzerland)

Reussisches Kammerorchster Gera, Chamber Orchestra (Germany)

Andrea Reuter, Soprano (Germany)

Rudolf Reuter, Organ, Harpsichord (Germany)

Joel Revzen, Conductor (USA)

Mariana Rewerski, Mezzo-soprano (Argentina)

Aleksander Rewiński, Tenor (Poland)

Eberhard Rex, Choral Conductor (Switzerland)

Matthias Rexroth, Counter-tenor (Germany)

Isabel Rey, Soprano (Spain)

Alejandro Reyes, Organ, Conductor (Chile)

Paloma Reyes, Soprano (Chile)

Eric Reyes Cardé, Guitar (Puerto Rico)

Greta de Reyghere, Soprano (Belgium)

Bart Van Reyn, Conductor (Belgium)

Hugo Reyne, Flute, Oboe, Conductor (France)

Helgi Reynisson, Baritone (Sweden)

Anna Reynolds, Mezzo-soprano (England)

Solomon Reynolds, Tenor (USA)

Timothy Reynolds, Tenor (Australia)

Timothy Rhea, Conductor (USA)

Rheinberger Chor Vaduz, Choir (Liechtenstein)

Rheinische Kantorei, Choral Ensemble (Germany)

Rhianna Cockrell, Mezzo-soprano (USA)

Iain Rhodes, Tenor (England)

James Rhodes, Piano (England)

​Keely Rhodes, Mezzo-soprano (USA)

Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Baritone (New Zealand)

William Rhodes, Bass-Baritone (USA)

David Rhyne, Organ, Choral Conductor (USA)

Huw Rhys-Evans, Tenor (Wales, UK)

Nuria Rial, Soprano (Spain)

RIAS Ensembles (Berlin, Germany):

RIAS-Kammerchor, Chamber Choir (Germany)

RIAS-Kammerorchester, Chamber Orchestra (Germany)

RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester (DSOB), Symphony Orchestra (Germany)

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Raquel Ribas, Soprano (Spain)

Tim Ribchester, Conductor (Scotland, UK)

Rosemara Ribeiro, Mezzo-soprano (Brazil / Germany)

Marco Ricagno, Bass (Italy)

Pavel Ricar, Guitar (Czechoslovakia)

Leonard L. Riccinto, Choral Conductor (USA)

Christine Rice, Mezzo-soprano (England)

Laura Brooks Rice, Mezzo-soprano (USA)

Robert Rice, Baritone (England)

Ricercar Ensembles:

Ricercar Consort (RC), Instrumental Ensemble (Belgium)

Coro da Camera Ricercare Ensemble, Chamber Choir (Italy)

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Robert Rich, Tenor, Choral Conductor (USA)

Arnaud Richard, Bass-Baritone (France)

Normand Richard, Bass-Baritone (Canada)

Lucile Richardot, Contralto, Mezzo-soprano (France)

Jill Richards, Piano (South Africa)

Kurt-Owen Richards, Bass (USA)

Michael Richardson, Baritone (USA)

Nola Richardson, Soprano (Australia / USA)

Rebecca Richardson, Soprano (USA)

Stephen Richardson, Bass-Baritone (England)

Cameron Richardson-Eames, Piano, Tenor (England)

Jean-Louis Richer, Choral Conductor (Canada)

Ashley Riches, Baritone (England)

James Richman, Harpsichord, Fortepiano, Conductor (USA)

Franko Richmond, Piano (USA)

Anna Lucia Richter, Soprano (Germany)

Bernard Richter, Tenor (Switzerland)

Bernhard Richter, Bass (Germany)

Hans-Jürgen Richter, Tenor (Country ?) [Missing Biography]

Karl Richter, Conductor, Organ, Harpsichord (Germany)

Sebastian Richter, Bass (Country ?) [Missing Biography]

Sören Richter, Tenor (Germany)

Sviatoslav Richter, Piano (Russia)

Wolfgang Richter, Choral Conductor (Germany)

Steven Rickards, Counter-tenor (USA)

Hans-Jörg Rickenbacher, Tenor (Switzerland)

Damaris Rickhaus-Nussbaumer, Mezzo-Soprano (Switzerland)

Wayne Riddell, Conductor (Canada)

Karl Ridderbusch, Bass (Germany)

Manuel Ried, Tenor (Germany)

Thomas Riede, Counter-tenor (Germany)

Monika Riedler, Soprano (Austria)

Robert Riefling, Piano (Norway)

Christian Rieger, Harpsichord, Organ (Germany)

Eric Rieger, Tenor (USA)

Fritz Rieger, Conductor (Germany)

Friedl Riegler, Soprano, Mezzo-soprano (Austria) [Missing Biography]

Martin Rieker, Conductor, Organ (Germany)

Walter Riemer, Fortepiano (Austria)

Lysbeth Riemersma, Mezzo-soprano (The Netherlands)

Michaela Riener, Mezzo-soprano (Austria)

Felix Rienth, Tenor (Switzerland)

Albert Riera, Tenor (Spain)

Nicolas Ries, Bass (Germany)

Heidi Rieß, Contralto (Germany)

Margreet Rietveld, Soprano (The Netherlands)

Richard Riffel, Tenor (USA) [Missing Biography]

Joshua Rifkin, Conductor, Harpsichord, Musicologist (USA)

Riga Radio Chorus, Choir Latvia

Jean Rigby, Mezzo-soprano (England)

Myriam Rignol, Viola da gamba (France)

Andrea Lia Rigotti, Soprano (Italy)

Jörgen van Rijen, Trombone (The Netherlands)

Adam Riis, Tenor (Denmark)

Peder Riis, Guitar (Sweden)

Vocaal Ensemble Rijssen, Chamber Choir (The Netherlands)

Concertkoor Rijswijk, Choir (The Netherlands)

Mara Riley, Soprano, Flute (USA)

Helmuth Rilling, Conductor, Organ (Germany)

Miguel Rincón, Lute (Spain)

Margherita Rinaldi, Soprano (Italy)

Ring Ensemble of Finland, Vocal Ensemble (Finland)

Patrick Ringal-Daxhelet, Bass (Belgium)

Bernard Ringeissen, Piano (France)

Rebecca Ringle, Mezzo-soprano (USA)

David Riniker, Cello (Switzerland)

Marius Rintzler, Bass (Romania)

David Ripley, Bass-Baritone (USA)

Michael Rippon, Bass (England)

David Risberg, Baritone (Sweden)

Michael Rische, Piano (Germany)

Mark Risinger, Bass (USA)

La Risonanza, Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble (Italy)

Lena Rist-Larsen, Accordion (Norway)

Karl Ristenpart, Conductor (Germany)

George Ritchie, Organ (USA)

Stanley Ritchie, Violin, Conductor (Australia, USA)

Lindsay Rittenhouse, Soprano (USA)

Matthias Ritter, Boy Soprano (Country ?) [Missing Biography]

Sabine Ritterbusch, Soprano (Germany)

Christiane Rittner, Soprano (Germany)

Hans-Josef Ritzerfeld, Tenor (Germany)

Louis Riva, Tenor (USA)

Krista River, Mezzo-soprano (USA)

Marco Rizzi, Violin (Italy)

Vincent Roa, Computerized Piano (Country ?) [Missing Biography]

Bud Roach, Tenor (Canada)

Andrew Robar, Counter-tenor (Canada)

Catherine Robbin, Mezzo-soprano (Canada)

Elizabeth Robbings, Soprano (England)

Richard Robbins, Tenor (England)

Beatrix Robein, Mezzo-soprano (Austria)

Jason Rober, Baritone (USA)

Guy Robert, Lute (France)

Robert Shaw Chorale (RSC), Choir (USA)

Mariolina De Robertis, Harpsichord (Italy)

Bernard Roberts, Piano (England)

Cameron Roberts, Piano (Australia)

Deborah Roberts, Soprano, Choral Conductor (England)

Elizabeth Roberts, Soprano (England)

Geraint Roberts, Tenor (Wales, UK )

Gwyn Roberts, Recorder, Flute, Music Director (USA)

Jamie Roberts, Tenor (England)

Lucy Roberts, Soprano (England)

Markus Roberts, Tenor (England)

Stephen Roberts, Baritone (Wales, UK)

Timothy Roberts, Musical Director, Harpsichord (England)

David Robertson, Conductor (USA)

Ellen Robertson, Soprano (USA)

Fritz Robertson, Tenor (USA)

James Robertson, Conductor (England)

John Robertson, Conductor, Piano (USA)

Nicolas Robertson, Tenor (England)

Rae Robertson, Piano (Scotland, UK)

Samuel Robertson, Tenor (USA)

Paul Robeson, Bass (USA)

John Robilette, Piano (USA)

Branko Robinsak, Tenor (Slovenia)

Bobb Robinson, Baritone (USA)

Brianna Robinson, Soprano (USA)

Douglas Robinson, Tenor (USA) [Missing Biography]

Graham Robinson, Bass-Baritone (Canada)

Hannah Robinson, Mezzo-soprano (England)

Paul Robinson, Tenor (England)

Rebecca Robinson, Mezzo-soprano (USA)

Richard Robinson, Tenor (Canada / USA)

Simon Robinson, Conductor (England)

Simon Robinson, Bass-Baritone (Brazil / Germany)

Stanford Robinson, Conductor (England)

Stephen Robinson, Guitar (USA)

Timothy Robinson, Tenor (England)

Clayne Robison, Baritone (USA)

Anthony Robson, Conductor, Oboe (England)

Christopher Robson, Counter-Tenor (Scotland, UK)

Martin Robson, Bass-Baritone (England)

Ricardo Rocha, Conductor (Brazil)

François Roche, Tenor (France)

Philippe Roche, Bass (France)

Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra (USA)

David Rockefeller Jr., Bass-Baritone (USA)

Małgorzata Rocławska, Soprano (Poland)

Kurt Rodarmer, Guitar (USA)

Małgorzata Grzegorzewicz-Rodek, Soprano (Poland)

Kristina Rodel Sorum, Mezzo-soprano (USA)

Roder Jongenskoor (RJK), Boys's Choir (The Netherlands)

Sarah Rodewald, Soprano (USA)

Elizabeth Rodger, Soprano (England)

Joan Rodgers, Soprano (England)

Margot Rödin, Mezzo-soprano (Sweden)

Rodolfus Choir, Choir (England)

Cecília Rodrigues, Soprano (Portugal)

João Rodrigues, Tenor (Portugal)

Jorge Rodrigues, Tenor (Macau / Portugal)

Pedro Rodrigues, Guitar (Portugal)

AJ Rodriguez, Tenor (USA)

Ignacio Rodriguez, Guitar (Uruguay)

Margarita Rodríguez, Soprano (Spain

María Inés Rodríguez-Rey, Soprano (Panama / USA)

Randol Rodriguez-Rubio, Tenor, Piano (Cuba / France)

Bart Rodyns, Organ, Harpsichord (Belgium)

Artur Rodziński, Conductor (Poland / USA)

Bolette Roed, Recorder (Denmark)

Albert-Jan Roelofs, Harpsichord (The Netherlands)

Peter Roennfeldt, Choral Conductor, Piano, Harpsichord (Australia)

Pascal Rogé, Piano (France)

Irma Rogell, Harpsichord (USA)

Roger Wagner Chorale, Choir (USA)

Alyce Rogers, Mezzo-soprano, Contralto (USA)

Earl Rogers, Tenor (USA) [Missing Biography]

Eugene Rogers, Choral Conductor (USA)

Neal Rogers, Tenor (USA)

Nigel Rogers, Tenor (England)

Noëlle Rogers, Soprano (USA)

Ryan Rogers, Tenor (USA)

Lionel Rogg, Organ (Switzerland)

Marcela Roggeri, Piano (Argentina)

Paola Roggero, Soprano (Italy)

Wilfried Rogl, Tenor (Austria)

Joshua Rohde, Cello, Choral Conductor (USA)

Philipp Röhl, Conductor (Germany)

Clara-Sophie Rohleder, Soprano (Germany)

Felix Rohleder, Bass-Baritone (Germany)

Ditta Rohmann, Cello (Hungary)

Hartmut Rohmeyer, Organ (Germany)

Jonathan Rohr, Baritone (USA)

Christian Rohrbach, Counter-tenor, Conductor (Germany)

Julia Rohrig, Soprano (Germany)

Jeremy Rohwer, Tenor (USA)

Katherine Rohwer, Mezzo-soprano, Choral Conductor (USA)

Leonid Roizman, Organ, Piano (Russia)

Eduardo Rojas, Counter-tenor (Chile)

Vanessa Rojas, Soprano (Chile)

Erika Rokyta, Soprano (Poland / Austria)

Francisco Roldán, Guitar (Colombia)

Kathryn Rolf, Choral Conductor (USA)

Anthony Rolfe-Johnson (ARJ), Tenor (England)

Beverly Brown Rolfsrud, Contralto (USA)

Yann Rolland, Counter-tenor (France)

Werner Rollenmüller, Bass (Germany)

Cameron Rolling, Baritone (USA)

Gabriel Rollinson, Bass (USA)

Rolls Voice, Vocal Ensemble (Aus)

Johannes Roloff, Piano (Germany)

Lilo Rolwes, Soprano (Country ?) [Missing Biography]

Roma Collegium Musicum, Baroque Ensemble (Italy)

Karin Roman, Soprano (Sweden)

Roger Roman Dretzler, Piano (Germany)

Cappella Romana, Vocal Ensemble (USA)

Iveta Romancāne, Soprano (Latvia)

Oleg Romanenko, Conductor (Ruusia)

Patrick Romano, Tenor (USA)

Romanian Radio National Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra (Romania)

Carma Romano-LaMorte, Conductor, Violin (USA)

Nina Romanova, Mezzo-soprano (Russia)

Viktoria Romanova, Soprano (Russia)

Alexander Romanovsky, Piano (Ukraine)

Ljubomir Romansky, Conductor (Bulgaria / Germany)

Gerhild Romberger, Contralto (Germany)

Philippe Rombi, Conductor, Piano (France)

Elin Rombo, Soprano (Sweden)

Rolf Romei, Tenor (Switzerland)

Bernhard Römer, Conductor, Organ, Harpsichord (Germany)

Yolanda Romero, Mezzo-soprano (Catalonia, Spain)

Kathy Saltzman Romey, Choral Conductor (USA)

Lorenz Rommelspacher, Baritone (Germany)

Tamás Rónaszéki, Violin, Conductor (Hungary)

Ivan Ronda, Organ (Italy)

Jean Rondeau, Harpsichord (France)

Barbara Rondelli, Soprano (USA)

Antonin Rondepierre, Tenor (France)

Shalom Ronli-Riklis, Conductor (Israel)

Simone Rønn, Contralto (Denmark)

Wendy Roobol, Soprano (The Netherlands)

Margot Rood, Soprano (USA)

Diederik Rooker, Tenor (The Netherlands)

Elisabeth Roon, Soprano (Country ?) [Missing Biography]

Hanna Roos, Mezzo-soprano, Contralto (Germany)

Alex Roose, Bass-Baritone (Australia)

David Root, Tenor (USA)

Jan-Hendrik Rootering, Bass-Baritone (Germany)

Johan Rooze, Conductor, Piano (The Netherlands)

Ruston Ropac, Mezzo-soprano (USA)

Gerhard Ropeter, Conductor (Country ?) [Missing Biography]

Fabrizio Da Ros, Conductor (Italy)

Soledad de la Rosa, Soprano (Argentina)

Abramo Rosalen, Bass (Italy)

Inge Rosar, Piano (Germany)

Coro Estable de Rosario, Choir (Argentina)

Fernando Rosas, Conductor (Chile)

Miriam Rosberg, Soprano (Canada)

Käthe Röschke, Alto (Country ?) [Missing Biography]

Dorothea Röschmann, Soprano (Germany)

Martin Roscoe, Piano (England)

Gam Rose, Tenor (USA)

Barry Rose, Choral Conductor (England)

Cameron Rose, Choral Conductor (USA)

Matthew Rose, Bass (England)

Penna Rose, Choral Conductor (USA)

Tineke Roseboom, Soprano (The Netherlands)

Christoph Rösel, Tenor (Germany)

Peter Rösel, Piano (Germany)

Alexandra Röseler, Mezzo-soprano (Germany)

Alex Rosen, Bass (USA)

Charles Rosen, Piano (USA)

Rudolf Rosen, Baritone (Switzerland)

Harold Rosenbaum, Choral Conductor (USA)

Johann Rosenmüller Ensemble, Instrumental Ensemble (Germany)

Neil Rosenshein, Tenor (USA)

Cornelia Rosenthal, Contralto (Germany)

Julie Roset, Soprano (France)

William Rosholt, Baritone (USA) [Missing Biography]

Ingeborg Rösiger, Contralto (Country ?) [Missing Biography]

Ruth Rosique, Soprano (Spain)

Anton Rosner, Tenor (Germany)

Elfriede Rosner, Soprano (Country ?) [Missing Biography]

Sharon Rosner, Conductor, Viola da gamba (Israel)

Edward Ross, Tenor (England)

Gareth Edward Ross, Piano (South Africa)

Gillian Ross, Soprano (England)

Graham Ross, Conductor (England)

Janet Ross, Soprano (USA)

Pamela Ross, Piano (USA)

Sandra Ross, Mezzo-soprano (USA)

Scott Ross, Harpsichord, Organ (USA)

Hilde Rössel-Majdan, Contralto (Austria)

Amelia Rossi, Soprano, Clarinet (Italy)

Alice Rossi, Soprano (Italy)

Tino Rossi, Tenor (France)

Véronique Rossier, Mezzo-soprano (Switzerland)

Nicole Rossier-Maradan, Mezzo-soprano (Switzerland)

Philip Rossin, Tenor (USA)

Thomas D. Rossin, Conductor (USA)

Orchestra Sinfonica G. Rossini, Symphony Orchestra (Italy)

Florian Rosskopp, Bass-Baritone (Germany)

Gabriele Rossmanith, Soprano (Germany)

Christiane Rost, Soprano (Germany)

Gunther Rost, Organ (Germany)

Jürgen Rost, Guitar (Germany)

Martin Rost, Organ (Germany)

Monika Rost, Guitar (Germany)

Max Rostal, Violin (Austria / England)

Rostock Ensembles (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany):

Musica Baltica Rostock, Early Music Instrumental Ensemble (Germany)

Rostocker Motettenchor (RMC), Choir (Germany)

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Yury Rostotsky, Tenor (Russia)

Mstislav Rostropovich, Cello, Con(Azerbaijan, USSR)

Christina Roterberg, Soprano (Germany)

Kai Roterberg, Tenor (Germany)

David Roth, Baritone (Canada)

Detlef Roth, Baritone (Germany)

François-Xavier Roth, Conductor (France)

Jeanne Roth, Contralto, Mezzo-soprano (Switzerland)

Klaus Rothaupt, Choral Conductor, Organ, Piano (Germany)

Lisa Rothländer, Soprano (Germany)

Dan Rothstein, Guitar (USA)

Rotterdam Ensembles (the Netherlands):

Florilegium Musicum Rotterdam (FMR), Instrumental Ensemble (The Netherlands)

Laurens Collegium Rottredam, Choir (The Netherlands)

Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra (RPHO), Symphony Orchestra (The Netherlands)

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Julia Rottmayer, Soprano (USA)

Clara Rottsolk, Soprano (USA)

Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, Conductor, Tenor, Thomaskantor (Germany)

Nicolas Rouault, Baritone (France)

Isabelle Rouard, Mezzo-soprano, Organ (France)

Alberto Miguélez Rouco, Counter-tenor (Spain)

Michelle Roueché, Choral Conductor (USA)

Jennifer Lynn Rouse, Soprano (USA)

John Rouse, Tenor (USA)

Christophe Rousset, Harpsichord, Conductor (France)

Catherine Roussot, Soprano, Choral Conductor (France)

Jennifer Routhier, Mezzo-soprano (Canada)

Lajos Rovátkay, Harpsichord, Organ, Conductor (Hungary)

Paul Rowe, Bass (Russia / USA)

Angharad Rowlands, Soprano (Wales, UK)

Mark Rowlinson, Bass-Baritone (England)

Richard Rowntree, Tenor (England)

Marie-Pierre Roy, Soprano (France)

Royal Ensembles:

Royal Baroque Ensemble (RBE), Baroque Instrumental Ensemble (Poland)

Royal Choral Society (RCS-L), Choir (England)

RCM Baroque Orchestra, Baroque Orchestra (England)

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam (RCO), Orchestra (The Netherlands)

Royal Danish Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra (Denmark)

Royal Flanders Philharmonic Orchestra (RFPO), Symphony Orchestra (Belgium)

Royal Flemish Philharmonic (RFPO), Symphony Orchestra (Belgium)

Real Filharmonia de Galicia (RFG), Symphony Orchestra (Spain)

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (RLPO), Symphony Orchestra (England)

La Capilla Real de Madrid, Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble (Spain)

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Orchestra (England)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO), Symphony Orchestra (England)

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra (RSPO), Symphony Orchestra (Sweden)

Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie (ORCW), Chamber Orchestra (Belgium)

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Christopher Royall, Counter-tenor (England)

Jan Rozehnal, Choral Conductor (Czechoslovakia)

Jan-Willem Rozenboom, Piano (The Netherlands)

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Conductor (Russia)

Renato Rozic, Guitar (Croatia)

Zoltán Rozsnyai, Conductor (Hungary / USA)

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra (RTÉ-NSO), Symphony Orchestra (Ireland)

Orquesta Sinfónica y Coro de RTVE, Symphony Orchestra & Choir (Spain)

Mûza Rubackyté, Piano (Lithuania)

Sibylla Rubens, Soprano (Germany)

Eliza Rubenstein, Conductor (USA)

Elena Rubin, Mezzo-soprano (Russia)

Simone Rubino, Percussions (Italy)

Sonia Rubinsky, Piano (Brazil / Israel / USA)

David Rubinstein, Piano (USA)

Wolfgang Rübsam, Organ, Piano (Germany / USA)

Barbara Rucha, Conductor (Germany)

Josefine Rücker. Mezzo-soprano (Germany)

Alexander Rudin, Conductor, Cello, Piano (Russia)

Jennifer Rudin, Soprano (Switzerland)

Oliver Rudin, Bass, Choral Conductor (Switzerland)

Ola Rudner, Conductor (Sweden)

Paul Rudoi, Tenor (USA)

Max Rudolf, Conductor (Germany / USA)

Meredith Ruduski, Soprano (USA)

Niklaus Rüegg, Tenor (Switzerland)

Thomas Ruf, Baritone (Germany)

Simon Ruffieux, Baritone (Switzerland)

Stephan Rügamer, Tenor (Germany)

David Rugger, Baritone (USA)

Marco Ruggieri, Organ (Italy)

Renaud de Rugy, Tenor (France)

Kathleen Ruhleder, Mezzo-soprano (USA)

ChorWerk Ruhr (CWR), Chamber Choir (Germany)

Lenneke Ruiten, Soprano (The Netherlands)

Vardo Rumessen, Piano (Estonia)

Valerian Ruminski, Bass (USA)

Walter Rummel, Piano (Germany)

Felix Rumpf, Baritone (Germany)

Peter-Christoph Runge, Baritone (Germany)

Stefan PD Runge, Bass-Baritone (Germany)

Sonja Runje, Contralto, Mezzo-soprano (Croatia)

Chad Runyon, Baritone (USA)

Annette Ruoff, Soprano (Germany)

Seppo Ruohonen, Tenor (Finland)

Ingeborg Ruß (Russ), Contralto (Germany)

Thaisen Rusch, Tenor (Sri Lanka / Germany)

Wolfgang Rusch, Conductor (Germany)

Cameron Kirk Rush, Conductor, Horn (USA)

Erika Rush Robinson, Mezzo-soprano (USA)

Steven Rushing, Choral Conductor (USA)

John Rusnak, Piano (USA)

Brian T. Russell, Conductor (U)

Bruce Russell, Bass (England)

Daniel D. Russell, Choral Conductor (USA)

David Russell, Guitar (Scotland, UK)

Imogen Russell, Soprano (England)

John Russell, Tenor, Conductor (USA)

Lindsay Russell, Soprano (USA)

Lucy Russell, Violin (Germany / England)

Lynda Russell, Soprano (England)

Melanie Scafide Russell, Soprano (USA)

Rebbeca Russell, Mezzo-soprano (USA)

Sally-Anne Russell, Mezzo-soprano (Australia)

Russian Ensembles:

Grand Choir "Masters of Choral Singing" of Russian State Musical TV & Radio Centre, Moscow, Choir (Russia)

Russkaya Conservatoria Chamber Capella, Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble (Russia)

State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia, Symphony Orchestra (Russia)

State Chamber Orchestra of Russia (MCO), Chamber Orchestra (Russia)

Russian National Orchestra (RNO), Symphony Orchestra (Russia)

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Patrick Russill, Choral Conductor, Organ (England)

Devon M. Russo, Baritone (USA)

Guy Russo, Tenor (USA)

Roberta Rust, Piano (USA)

Hildegard Rütgers, Contralto (Germany)

James Rutherford, Baritone (England)

Oliver-John Ruthven, Harpsichord, Organ, Tenor (England)

Martin Rutishauser, Conductor (USA)

John Rutter, Conductor (England)

Elke Rutz, Mezzo-soprano (Germany)

Hildegard Rützel, Mezzo-soprano (Germany)

Kärt Ruubel, Piano (Estonia)

Mélodie Ruvio, Contralto (France)

Hilde Van Ruymbeke, Soprano (Belgium)

Zuzana Růžičková [Ruzickova], Harpsichord (Czechoslovakia)

Josie Ryan, Soprano (Australia)

Michael Ryan, Conductor, Harpsichord (Iraland / Hong Kong)

Patryk Kacper Rybarczyk, Baritone (Poland)

Renée Rybolt, Soprano (USA)

Karyl Ryczek, Soprano (USA)

Susanne Rydén, Soprano (Sweden)

Alyson Ryder, Soprano (USA)

Cheryl Ryder, Soprano, Organ (USA)

Ebba Rydh, Mezzo-soprano (Sweden)

Aksel Rykkvin, Boy Soprano (Norway)

Jason Rylander, Tenor (USA)

Agnieszka Ryman, Soprano (Poland)

Łukasz Rynkowski, Baritone (Poland)

Maxim Rysanov, Viola (Ukraine)

Marek Rzepka, Bass (Poland)

 

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (January 2001 - October 2024)


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