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Category: opéra-comique

211. Le domino noir (Auber)

Auber's most popular opera: a nun on the run.

nickfuller 19th century opera, Daniel-François-Esprit Auber, French composers, French opera, opéra-comique 8 Comments April 17, 2022April 17, 2022 14 Minutes

209. Fra Diavolo (Auber)

Few operatic brigands are as charming, as gallant, or as ruthless as Fra Diavolo.

nickfuller 19th century opera, Daniel-François-Esprit Auber, French composers, French opera, opéra-comique 9 Comments April 3, 2022April 3, 2022 8 Minutes

182. Joseph (Méhul)

But how does it compare to Andrew Lloyd Webber?

nickfuller 19th century opera, Biblical, French composers, French opera, Méhul, opéra-comique 2 Comments April 4, 2020April 1, 2022 7 Minutes

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