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Category: Italian composers

239. La Wally (Catalani)

Q: Where’s Wally? A: Feet up and head down in a snowdrift.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, Alfredo Catalani, Italian composers, Italian opera Leave a comment January 30, 2023January 29, 2023 3 Minutes

237. Phaéton (Lully)

Yet Phaethon set the world ablaze in good King Louis’s glorious days…

Nicholas Fuller 17th century opera, French opera, Italian composers, Jean-Baptiste Lully Leave a comment January 23, 2023January 14, 2023 5 Minutes

231. La fiera di Venezia (Salieri)

One of Salieri's first successes.

Nicholas Fuller 18th century opera, Antonio Salieri, Austrian / Viennese opera, Italian composers Leave a comment January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 3 Minutes

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