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Category: Ancient Rome

196. Farnace (Vivaldi)

War sets mother against daughter and father against son in Vivaldi’s opera of vanquished kings, battles, tombs, and vengeance.

nickfuller 18th century opera, Ancient Rome, Antonio Vivaldi, Italian composers, Italian opera 4 Comments December 13, 2020March 23, 2022 4 Minutes

49. La vestale (Spontini) – REVISED

French grand opera begins.

nickfuller 19th century opera, Ancient Rome, French opera, Gaspare Spontini, Italian composers 4 Comments April 11, 2020April 8, 2022 10 Minutes

175. Adrien (Méhul)

Royalism and Ancient Rome in a Revolutionary opera.

nickfuller 18th century opera, Ancient Rome, French composers, French opera, Méhul, metastasio, The Classics 1 Comment February 28, 2020April 1, 2022 4 Minutes

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