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Tag: Salvadore Cammarano

220. Maria di Rohan (Donizetti)

Where now the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing?

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, Austrian / Viennese opera, Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composers 4 Comments June 25, 2022May 25, 2023 4 Minutes

218. L’assedio di Calais (Donizetti)

Donizetti’s response to French grand opéra.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, bel canto, Italian composers, Italian opera 1 Comment June 12, 2022May 25, 2023 4 Minutes

195. Elena da Feltre (Mercadante)

Mercadante: "I have continued the revolution..." But just how revolutionary is Elena da Feltre? And does the revolution succeed?

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, Italian composers, Italian opera, Saverio Mercadante 3 Comments July 31, 2020May 25, 2023 8 Minutes

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