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Category: 18th century opera

125. Jephté (Montéclair)

Do you believe that yours is the only true god? Do you think that members of other religions are blasphemous idolaters who should be killed, and their statues and temples smashed? You do? Then you'll love France's first Biblical opera!

Nicholas Fuller 18th century opera, French composers, French opera, Montéclair 2 Comments March 25, 2019August 8, 2026 4 Minutes

124. Orlando furioso (Vivaldi)

Vivaldi, like his wicked sorceress Alcina, enchants the senses, then lures us into a queasily erotic nightmare of the sort we associate more with Richard Strauss than opera seria.

Nicholas Fuller 18th century opera, Antonio Vivaldi, Italian composers, Italian opera 2 Comments March 24, 2019August 8, 2026 3 Minutes

123. Giulio Cesare in Egitto (Handel)

The ides of March may have passed, but we still have time to stab Caesar.

Nicholas Fuller 18th century opera, British opera, German composers, handel 4 Comments March 18, 2019August 8, 2026 2 Minutes

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