Terror and black magic in a classic German opera.
191. Der Freischütz (Weber)
Category: German composers
190. Semiramide riconosciuta (Meyerbeer)
Meyerbeer in Italy, with a libretto by Metastasio: a convoluted whirl of transvestism, disguise, and attempted poisonings in Babylon.
180. Fidelio (Beethoven)
Beethoven's only opera: a hymn to liberty.
