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OPERA UNLEASHED!

The blockbuster before cinema. If the 19th century could do it, so can we.

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Author: Nicholas Fuller

102. Euridice (Jacopo Peri)

The oldest surviving opera.

Nicholas Fuller 17th century opera, Italian composers, Italian opera, Jacopo Peri 3 Comments December 26, 2018July 25, 2026 4 Minutes

101. Iphigénie en Aulide (Gluck)

Gluck’s first opera for Paris.

Nicholas Fuller 18th century opera, French opera, German composers, Gluck 13 Comments December 25, 2018August 8, 2026 15 Minutes

100. Patrie! (Emile Paladilhe)

The last great French grand opéra? The revolt of the Spanish Netherlands.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, Emile Paladilhe, French composers, French opera 18 Comments December 8, 2018August 12, 2026 29 Minutes

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