A Byzantine general betrayed by his emperor.
41. Belisario (Gaetano Donizetti)
Tag: bel canto
28. Il pirata (Bellini)
For an opera called The Pirate, this isn’t very pirate-y. Not a Jolly Roger in sight, only a melancholy Walter!
14. Torvaldo e Dorliska (Gioachino Rossini)
Rossini's rescue opera is almost Marxist.
OPERA UNLEASHED! 