Napoleon admired Méhul, the leading French composer of the Revolutionary age. This opera about a prince dying from love was one of his greatest successes.
173. Il matrimonio segreto (Cimarosa)
The Hapsburg Emperor enjoyed this opera buffa so much he saw it twice in one night.
172. La clemenza di Tito (Mozart)
Mozart's Metastasian opera seria is one of his best works.


