In which Gluck sets a libretto for Lully, and challenges the 'master' of French opera on his own ground. With passion and magic in the Crusades.
148. Armide (Gluck)
Tag: Torquato Tasso
119. Rinaldo (Handel)
Handel’s first opera written for England, and the first Italian opera composed for London. (Watch out for sparrows!)
117. Tancrède (Campra)
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