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Category: Austrian / Viennese opera

33. Orfeo ed Euridice / Orphée et Eurydice (Gluck)

In which Gluck reforms opera with a prehistoric sun-myth.

Nicholas Fuller 18th century opera, Austrian / Viennese opera, French opera, German composers, Gluck 14 Comments May 30, 2019April 16, 2024 32 Minutes

73. Le nozze di Figaro [The Marriage of Figaro] (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

Wedding preparations can be hell.  For audiences, however, Mozart's comedy The Marriage of Figaro is four acts of delight

Nicholas Fuller 18th century opera, Austrian / Viennese opera, Austrian composers, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 41 Comments July 27, 2018May 19, 2024 5 Minutes

67. Der Schauspieldirektor (W.A. Mozart)

After-dinner entertainment for Joseph II.

Nicholas Fuller 18th century opera, Austrian / Viennese opera, German opera, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Leave a comment July 2, 2018May 25, 2023 4 Minutes

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