The Croatian national opera - a powerful opera about a doomed last stand.
202. Nikola Šubić Zrinjski (Zajc)
Category: 19th century opera
200. Il paria (Donizetti)
Il Paria is a passionate plea for a world free from prejudice, set in an India of fanatical Brahmins and “accursed” untouchables, of temples and massacres
199. Le Roi d’Ys (Lalo)
According to Breton legend, the city of Ys (Is or Kêr-Is) sank under the waves when its king’s wicked daughter opened the floodgates. Lalo’s opera on the theme was one of the most successful French operas of the late 19th century.
