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Category: Italian opera

41. Belisario (Gaetano Donizetti)

A Byzantine general betrayed by his emperor.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composers, Italian opera 2 Comments January 6, 2018May 25, 2023 5 Minutes

38. Cavalleria rusticana (Pietro Mascagni)

Verismo: passion and murder in a Sicilian village.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, Italian composers, Italian opera, Pietro Mascagni 3 Comments December 23, 2017May 26, 2023 2 Minutes

30. Il trovatore (Giuseppe Verdi)

The one with the wrong baby in the bonfire.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composers, Italian opera 11 Comments September 12, 2017May 25, 2023 10 Minutes

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