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Category: Italian opera

286. Siberia (Giordano)

The most Russian of all Italan operas.

Nicholas Fuller 20th century opera, Italian composers, Italian opera, Umberto Giordano Leave a comment April 3, 2024August 15, 2026 3 Minutes

285. Mala vita (Giordano)

Giordano puts “the pestilential slums of Naples onto the splendid stage of the San Carlo”.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, Italian composers, Italian opera, Umberto Giordano 1 Comment April 1, 2024August 15, 2026 3 Minutes

274. Pygmalion (Rameau) / Il Pigmalione (Donizetti)

An 18th century French and a 19th century Italian treatment of a Greek myth.

Nicholas Fuller 18th century opera, 19th century opera, French composers, French opera, Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composers, Italian opera, Jean-Philippe Rameau 2 Comments January 18, 2024August 8, 2026 5 Minutes

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