Médée is something new - and dangerous.
174. Médée (Cherubini)
Author: nickfuller
11. Stratonice (Méhul) – REVISED
Napoleon admired Méhul, the leading French composer of the Revolutionary age. This opera about a prince dying from love was one of his greatest successes.
173. Il matrimonio segreto (Cimarosa)
The Hapsburg Emperor enjoyed this opera buffa so much he saw it twice in one night.
172. La clemenza di Tito (Mozart)
Mozart's Metastasian opera seria is one of his best works.
171. Lodoïska (Cherubini)
The first Romantic opera, and the foundation of the 19th century French school.
170. Grétry and the French Revolution: Pierre le Grand & Guillaume Tell
How did Grétry respond to the turmoil of the Terror?
169. Così fan tutte (Mozart)
A shrewd old philosopher sets up a School for Lovers to teach them wisdom. The four young people in this opera badly need it.
