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Category: French opera

55. Bérénice (Albéric Magnard)

The one deed Titus regretted was abandoning the woman he loved.

Nicholas Fuller 20th century opera, Albéric Magnard, French composers, French opera 1 Comment March 4, 2018August 16, 2026 6 Minutes

52. Le magnifique (André Ernest Modeste Grétry)

Have you an hour to spare?  You could do worse than listen to Grétry's charming Magnifique.

Nicholas Fuller 18th century opera, André Ernest Modeste Grétry, Belgian composers, French opera 1 Comment February 13, 2018August 8, 2026 5 Minutes

47. La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein (Jacques Offenbach)

“C’est tout-à-fait ça," said Bismarck, after seeing Offenbach’s satire of war and petty German princedoms.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, French opera, German composers, Jacques Offenbach 4 Comments February 9, 2018August 11, 2026 8 Minutes

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