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Category: Italian opera

226. La straniera (Bellini)

 “Banished, disgraced, a wanderer, reviled…”

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, bel canto, Italian composers, Italian opera, vincenzo bellini Leave a comment December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 5 Minutes

225. Emma d’Antiochia (Mercadante)

Ill-fated love, poison, and Pasta.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, Italian composers, Italian opera, Saverio Mercadante Leave a comment December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 5 Minutes

223. Siroe re di Persia (Hasse)

Vocal virtuosity from the favourite opera composer of the mid-18th century.

Nicholas Fuller 18th century opera, German composers, Italian opera, metastasio, opera seria 1 Comment December 12, 2022December 12, 2022 8 Minutes

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