Unlikely to replace Massenet’s version in anyone’s affections.
31. Der Cid (Cornelius)
Author: Nicholas Fuller
30. Il trovatore (Giuseppe Verdi)
The one with the wrong baby in the bonfire.
29. Carmen (Bizet)
With some hot gypsies thrown in.
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