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Category: Italian composers

71. Atys (Jean-Baptiste Lully)

Atys, Atys, we all fall down! - Trad. nursery rhyme

Nicholas Fuller 17th century opera, French opera, Italian composers, Jean-Baptiste Lully 10 Comments July 15, 2018July 20, 2023 4 Minutes

69. Adriana Lecouvreur (Francesco Cilea)

Cilea slays it with flowers in this tale of love and rivalry in 18th century Paris.

Nicholas Fuller 20th century opera, Francesco Cilea, Italian composers, Italian opera 2 Comments July 13, 2018May 26, 2023 6 Minutes

68. Re Lear (Antonio Cagnoni)

King Lear - where Edgar loves Cordelia, Edmund barely exists, the dramatist has little feeling for Shakespeare, and the composer lacks imagination? "Fie, fie, fie! pah, pah!"

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, Antonio Cagnoni, Italian composers, Italian opera 10 Comments July 7, 2018May 26, 2023 5 Minutes

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