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Tag: Italy

84. The prolific Pacini in Pompei

Vesuvius erupts.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, Giovanni Pacini, Italian composers, Italian opera 1 Comment August 25, 2018August 8, 2026 8 Minutes

65. Caterina Cornaro (Gaetano Donizetti)

Donizetti's version of Halévy's Reine de Chypre. It isn't as good.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composers, Italian opera 3 Comments June 26, 2018August 8, 2026 4 Minutes

64. La reine de Chypre (Fromental Halévy)

Politics, thwarted love, chivalry and resignation.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, French composers, French opera, Fromental Halévy 15 Comments June 14, 2018August 8, 2026 8 Minutes

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