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123. Giulio Cesare in Egitto (Handel)

The ides of March may have passed, but we still have time to stab Caesar.

Nicholas Fuller 18th century opera, British opera, German composers, handel 4 Comments March 18, 2019August 8, 2026 2 Minutes

118. Agrippina (Handel)

Handel's first masterpiece.

Nicholas Fuller 18th century opera, German composers, handel, Italian opera 2 Comments February 24, 2019August 8, 2026 6 Minutes

104. L’incoronazione di Poppea (Monteverdi)

Nero was the first historical figure to appear in an opera.  He would probably have been delighted. He was, after all, an opera singer himself.

Nicholas Fuller 17th century opera, Claudio Monteverdi, Italian composers, Italian opera 9 Comments January 4, 2019July 25, 2026 7 Minutes

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