Beethoven's only opera: a hymn to liberty.
180. Fidelio (Beethoven)
Category: Rescue opera
171. Lodoïska (Cherubini)
The first Romantic opera, and the foundation of the 19th century French school.
"The history of music is not simply the history of masterpieces… Posterity is not always fair and can be fickle, and our keenest hope is that the curiosity of the reader will be attracted to a number of works that merit more than a passing reference in music history." – Vincent Giroud
