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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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22. La forza del destino (Giuseppe Verdi)

Vast, unwieldy, and ultra-Romantic.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composers, Italian opera, Russian opera 3 Comments August 11, 2017May 25, 2023 12 Minutes

21. Friedenstag (Richard Strauss)

Strauss's plea for peace - performed in Nazi Germany.

Nicholas Fuller 20th century opera, German composers, German opera, richard strauss 1 Comment August 8, 2017May 10, 2024 6 Minutes

20. Tosca (Giacomo Puccini)

The one where an opera singer knifes an over-enthusiastic admirer.

Nicholas Fuller 20th century opera, giacomo puccini, Italian composers, Italian opera 8 Comments August 5, 2017May 26, 2023 11 Minutes

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