A Russian Biblical grand opera.
Category: 19th century opera
290. Le Philtre (Auber)
The French opera on which Donizetti's Elisir d'Amore is based.
288. Le Prophète (Meyerbeer)
175 years ago today, Le Prophète was first performed. “People of my father’s generation would rather have doubted the solar system than the supremacy of Le Prophète over all other operas.” - Reynaldo Hahn.


