For Rossini's 57th birthday: One of his finest operas.
176. La Cenerentola (Rossini)
Tag: bel canto
90. Maria di Rudenz (Gaetano Donizetti)
Fratricide; a soprano who dies three times (she comes from the tomb to wreak her bloody revenge); and obsessive passion.
85. Caritea, regina di Spagna (Saverio Mercadante)
Imitation Rossini.
OPERA UNLEASHED! 