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Tag: Pietro Metastasio

175. Adrien (Méhul)

Royalism and Ancient Rome in a Revolutionary opera.

Nicholas Fuller 18th century opera, French composers, French opera, Méhul 1 Comment February 28, 2020May 25, 2023 4 Minutes

172. La clemenza di Tito (Mozart)

Mozart's Metastasian opera seria is one of his best works.

Nicholas Fuller 18th century opera, Austrian / Viennese opera, Austrian composers, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 4 Comments January 31, 2020May 25, 2023 6 Minutes

167. Démophoon (Cherubini)

Beethoven thought Cherubini was the greatest composer of the time. We look at his first French opera.

Nicholas Fuller 18th century opera, French opera, Italian composers, Luigi Cherubini 1 Comment December 28, 2019May 25, 2023 5 Minutes

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