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Category: Italian composers

66. Turandot (Giacomo Puccini)

Puccini's last opera: a dream-like work set in Ancient China about a frigid princess who beheads her suitors, a nameless prince, a masochistic slave-girl, and a deadly game of riddles.

Nicholas Fuller 20th century opera, giacomo puccini, Italian composers, Italian opera 8 Comments June 30, 2018August 16, 2026 6 Minutes

65. Caterina Cornaro (Gaetano Donizetti)

Donizetti's version of Halévy's Reine de Chypre. It isn't as good.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composers, Italian opera 3 Comments June 26, 2018August 8, 2026 4 Minutes

62. Olympie (Gaspare Spontini)

The fallout from the death of Alexander the Great.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, French opera, Gaspare Spontini, Italian composers 1 Comment May 14, 2018August 8, 2026 5 Minutes

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