Rossini's most popular opera.
Category: Opera buffa
178. L’irato (Méhul)
Méhul plays a musical trick on Napoleon.
173. Il matrimonio segreto (Cimarosa)
The Hapsburg Emperor enjoyed this opera buffa so much he saw it twice in one night.
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