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Category: Italian opera

37. Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio (Verdi) – REVISED

Verdi's first opera. Betrayed love, exile, revenge.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composers, Italian opera 3 Comments August 7, 2020August 8, 2026 8 Minutes

195. Elena da Feltre (Mercadante)

Mercadante: "I have continued the revolution..." But just how revolutionary is Elena da Feltre? And does the revolution succeed?

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, Italian composers, Italian opera, Saverio Mercadante 3 Comments July 31, 2020August 8, 2026 8 Minutes

190. Semiramide riconosciuta (Meyerbeer)

Meyerbeer in Italy, with a libretto by Metastasio: a convoluted whirl of transvestism, disguise, and attempted poisonings in Babylon.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, German composers, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Italian opera 5 Comments June 13, 2020August 8, 2026 10 Minutes

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