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Tag: orpheus

251. Les malheurs d’Orphée / Le pauvre matelot / Trois opéras-minute (Milhaud)

Chamber operas by the most prolific French opera composer of the 20th century.

Nicholas Fuller 20th century opera, belgian opera, Darius Milhaud, French composers, French opera, German opera 1 Comment June 24, 2023August 16, 2026 5 Minutes

33. Orfeo ed Euridice / Orphée et Eurydice (Gluck)

In which Gluck reforms opera with a prehistoric sun-myth.

Nicholas Fuller 18th century opera, Austrian / Viennese opera, French opera, German composers, Gluck 14 Comments May 30, 2019August 8, 2026 32 Minutes

102. Euridice (Jacopo Peri)

The oldest surviving opera.

Nicholas Fuller 17th century opera, Italian composers, Italian opera, Jacopo Peri 3 Comments December 26, 2018July 25, 2026 4 Minutes

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