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Category: 17th century opera

112. Dido and Aeneas (Purcell)

Thy hand, Belinda… When I am laid in earth…

Nicholas Fuller 17th century opera, British composers, British opera, Henry Purcell 3 Comments January 26, 2019May 1, 2024 2 Minutes

111. Venus and Adonis (Blow)

The first opera in English.

Nicholas Fuller 17th century opera, British composers, British opera, John Blow 12 Comments January 24, 2019May 24, 2023 2 Minutes

110. Persée (Lully)

Quinault petrifies the Greek myths, as if with the Gorgon's head, into bland and predictable court entertainment.

Nicholas Fuller 17th century opera, French opera, Italian composers, Jean-Baptiste Lully 2 Comments January 19, 2019July 20, 2023 2 Minutes

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