"The foremost dramatic composer of our age..." - Beethoven
204. Faniska (Cherubini)
Tag: Singspiel
191. Der Freischütz (Weber)
Terror and black magic in a classic German opera.
180. Fidelio (Beethoven)
Beethoven's only opera: a hymn to liberty.
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