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"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

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177. Le calife de Bagdad (Boieldieu)

A ruler in disguise, a brigand chief, a wicked emir, and a beautiful maiden in this Arabian Nights fantasy.

Nicholas Fuller 18th century opera, Boieldieu, French composers, French opera 3 Comments March 8, 2020March 4, 2025 6 Minutes

176. La Cenerentola (Rossini)

For Rossini's 57th birthday: One of his finest operas.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, Gioachino Rossini, Italian composers, Italian opera 12 Comments February 29, 2020May 25, 2023 7 Minutes

175. Adrien (Méhul)

Royalism and Ancient Rome in a Revolutionary opera.

Nicholas Fuller 18th century opera, French composers, French opera, Méhul 1 Comment February 28, 2020May 25, 2023 4 Minutes

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