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Category: French opera

209. Fra Diavolo (Auber)

Few operatic brigands are as charming, as gallant, or as ruthless as Fra Diavolo.

nickfuller 19th century opera, Daniel-François-Esprit Auber, French composers, French opera, opéra-comique 9 Comments April 3, 2022April 3, 2022 8 Minutes

208. La Muette de Portici (Auber)

Wronged women, revolutions, and volcanoes in the first French grand opéra.

nickfuller 19th century opera, Daniel-François-Esprit Auber, Eugène Scribe, French composers, French opera, grand opera 19 Comments March 27, 2022March 29, 2022 34 Minutes

207. Faust (Gounod)

The devil has the best tunes in Gounod’s operatic masterpiece.

nickfuller 19th century opera, Charles Gounod, French composers, French opera 3 Comments December 24, 2021December 24, 2021 18 Minutes

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