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Category: Viennese opera

206. Armida (Salieri)

Salieri's fourth opera - contains magic, heroes, and love, and also touches on the tragic.

nickfuller 18th century opera, Antonio Salieri, Italian composers, Viennese opera 2 Comments December 19, 2021March 23, 2022 7 Minutes

180. Fidelio (Beethoven)

Beethoven's only opera: a hymn to liberty.

nickfuller 19th century opera, Austrian / Viennese opera, Beethoven, German composers, German opera, Rescue opera, Viennese opera 11 Comments March 21, 2020April 1, 2022 6 Minutes

173. Il matrimonio segreto (Cimarosa)

The Hapsburg Emperor enjoyed this opera buffa so much he saw it twice in one night.

nickfuller 18th century opera, Austrian / Viennese opera, Cimarosa, Italian opera, Opera buffa, Viennese opera 3 Comments February 8, 2020March 29, 2022 3 Minutes

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