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Category: 18th century opera

232. Phèdre (Lemoyne)

An intense post-Gluckian opera about incest and vengeance.

Nicholas Fuller 18th century opera, French composers, French opera, Lemoyne 1 Comment January 9, 2023August 8, 2026 9 Minutes

231. La fiera di Venezia (Salieri)

One of Salieri's first successes.

Nicholas Fuller 18th century opera, Antonio Salieri, Austrian / Viennese opera, Italian composers Leave a comment January 6, 2023August 8, 2026 3 Minutes

224. Ezio (Gluck)

Before there was Gluck the reformer, there was Gluck the opera seria composer.

Nicholas Fuller 18th century opera, German composers, Gluck 2 Comments December 16, 2022August 8, 2026 7 Minutes

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