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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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19. At the Boar’s Head & The Wandering Scholar (Gustav Holst)

A musical interlude based on Shakespeare's Henry IV.

Nicholas Fuller 20th century opera, British composers, British opera, Gustav Holst 1 Comment August 3, 2017October 22, 2023 4 Minutes

18. Sadko (Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov)

The one with the Song of the Indian Merchant.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composers, Russian opera 2 Comments July 21, 2017May 10, 2024 9 Minutes

17. Les contes d’Hoffmann (Jacques Offenbach)

Offenbach's astonishing last opera.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, French opera, German composers, Jacques Offenbach 3 Comments July 16, 2017May 26, 2023 8 Minutes

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