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Tag: Gaetano Rossi

198. Les Huguenots (Meyerbeer)

The greatest opera of the 19th century?

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, French opera, German composers, Giacomo Meyerbeer 31 Comments January 7, 2021August 8, 2026 23 Minutes

197. Romilda e Costanza (Meyerbeer)

At last we can hear all six of Meyerbeer’s Italian operas. Naxos published a recording of the first, Romilda e Costanza, last month.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, German composers, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Italian opera 1 Comment December 18, 2020August 8, 2026 8 Minutes

190. Semiramide riconosciuta (Meyerbeer)

Meyerbeer in Italy, with a libretto by Metastasio: a convoluted whirl of transvestism, disguise, and attempted poisonings in Babylon.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, German composers, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Italian opera 5 Comments June 13, 2020August 8, 2026 10 Minutes

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