Few operatic brigands are as charming, as gallant, or as ruthless as Fra Diavolo.
209. Fra Diavolo (Auber)
Category: French composers
208. La Muette de Portici (Auber)
Wronged women, revolutions, and volcanoes in the first French grand opéra.
207. Faust (Gounod)
The devil has the best tunes in Gounod’s operatic masterpiece.
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