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Category: Gaetano Donizetti

217. Ugo, conte di Parigi (Donizetti)

Ugo this way, I go that way.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composers, Italian opera Leave a comment June 4, 2022May 25, 2023 4 Minutes

200. Il paria (Donizetti)

A passionate plea for a world free from prejudice, set in an India of fanatical Brahmins and “accursed” untouchables, of temples and massacres

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composers, Italian opera Leave a comment January 30, 2021May 25, 2023 4 Minutes

90. Maria di Rudenz (Gaetano Donizetti)

Fratricide; a soprano who dies three times  (she comes from the tomb to wreak her bloody revenge); and obsessive passion.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composers, Italian opera 3 Comments October 27, 2018May 25, 2023 2 Minutes

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