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Category: 18th century opera

169. Così fan tutte (Mozart)

A shrewd old philosopher sets up a School for Lovers to teach them wisdom. The four young people in this opera badly need it.

Nicholas Fuller 18th century opera, Austrian composers, Italian opera, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 10 Comments January 10, 2020August 25, 2025 3 Minutes

168. Raoul Barbe-Bleue (Grétry)

Q: Sister Anne, Sister Anne, what do you see? A: I see that horrid M. Grétry! He wants to make our flesh creep.

Nicholas Fuller 18th century opera, André Ernest Modeste Grétry, Belgian composers, French opera 1 Comment January 4, 2020May 25, 2023 4 Minutes

167. Démophoon (Cherubini)

Beethoven thought Cherubini was the greatest composer of the time. We look at his first French opera.

Nicholas Fuller 18th century opera, French opera, Italian composers, Luigi Cherubini 1 Comment December 28, 2019May 25, 2023 5 Minutes

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