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54. L’elisir d’amore (Gaetano Donizetti)

A favourite tipple, grown in Italy’s musical vineyards.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composers, Italian opera 2 Comments March 3, 2018August 8, 2026 7 Minutes

53. Il giuramento (Saverio Mercadante)

A jealous nobleman locks his mistress in a crypt, and the heroine goads the man she loves into killing her.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, Italian composers, Italian opera, Saverio Mercadante 6 Comments February 15, 2018August 8, 2026 7 Minutes

52. Le magnifique (André Ernest Modeste Grétry)

Have you an hour to spare?  You could do worse than listen to Grétry's charming Magnifique.

Nicholas Fuller 18th century opera, André Ernest Modeste Grétry, Belgian composers, French opera 1 Comment February 13, 2018August 8, 2026 5 Minutes

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