War and diplomacy in Poland, from the composer of Artaserse.
201. Gismondo, re di Polonia (Vinci)
Category: Italian composers
200. Il paria (Donizetti)
Il Paria is a passionate plea for a world free from prejudice, set in an India of fanatical Brahmins and “accursed” untouchables, of temples and massacres
196. Farnace (Vivaldi)
War sets mother against daughter and father against son in Vivaldi’s opera of vanquished kings, battles, tombs, and vengeance.
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