This chivalric romance is a milestone in the road to Wagnerian music drama.
Category: German composers
191. Der Freischütz (Weber)
Terror and black magic in a classic German opera.
190. Semiramide riconosciuta (Meyerbeer)
Meyerbeer in Italy, with a libretto by Metastasio: a convoluted whirl of transvestism, disguise, and attempted poisonings in Babylon.