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Category: 19th century opera

37. Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio (Verdi) – REVISED

Verdi's first opera.

nickfuller 19th century opera, Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composers, Italian opera 2 Comments August 7, 2020December 10, 2020 9 Minutes

195. Elena da Feltre (Mercadante)

Mercadante: "I have continued the revolution..." But just how revolutionary is Elena da Feltre? And does the revolution succeed?

nickfuller 19th century opera, Italian composers, Italian opera, Saverio Mercadante 1 Comment July 31, 2020July 31, 2020 10 Minutes

194. Pierre de Médicis (Poniatowski)

A French grand opera by a Polish-Italian nobleman

nickfuller 19th century opera, French opera, Italian composers, Polish composers 1 Comment July 25, 2020July 26, 2020 14 Minutes

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