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Tag: Jules Barbier

207. Faust (Gounod)

The devil has the best tunes in Gounod’s operatic masterpiece.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, Charles Gounod, French composers, French opera 9 Comments December 24, 2021August 10, 2026 18 Minutes

193. Le timbre d’argent (Saint-Saëns)

“It’s no longer an opera, it’s a nightmare.” – Saint-Saëns, 1880

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, Camille Saint-Saëns, French composers, French opera 10 Comments July 19, 2020August 11, 2026 17 Minutes

17. Les contes d’Hoffmann (Jacques Offenbach)

Offenbach's astonishing last opera.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, French opera, German composers, Jacques Offenbach 3 Comments July 16, 2017August 12, 2026 8 Minutes
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