Before there was Gluck the reformer, there was Gluck the opera seria composer.
224. Ezio (Gluck)
Author: Nicholas Fuller
223. Siroe re di Persia (Hasse)
Vocal virtuosity from the favourite opera composer of the mid-18th century.
222. Les Abencérages (Cherubini)
Political intrigue in the Alhambra; a conquering hero accused of disgracing his country; and trial by combat.
The Opera Scribe 