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Tag: Italy

53. Il giuramento (Saverio Mercadante)

A jealous nobleman locks his mistress in a crypt, and the heroine goads the man she loves into killing her.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, Italian composers, Italian opera, Saverio Mercadante 6 Comments February 15, 2018August 8, 2026 7 Minutes

51. Il turco in Italia (Gioachino Rossini)

An ironic, self-aware oprea.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, Gioachino Rossini, Italian composers, Italian opera 5 Comments February 12, 2018August 8, 2026 6 Minutes

44. Der Widerspänstigen Zähmung / The Taming of the Shrew (Hermann Goetz)

George Bernard Shaw thought it was "the greatest comic opera of the century, except Die Meistersinger".

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, German composers, German opera, Hermann Goetz Leave a comment January 15, 2018August 11, 2026 5 Minutes

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