An intense post-Gluckian opera about incest and vengeance.
Category: French composers
215. Manon Lescaut (Auber)
Manon Lescaut skips merrily along with a coquettish smile and a swirl of skirts to the tragic ending in the Louisiana desert.
214. Haÿdée (Auber)
Guilt, blackmail, and revenge in Venice.