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Tag: Venice

65. Caterina Cornaro (Gaetano Donizetti)

Donizetti's version of Halévy's Reine de Chypre. It isn't as good.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composers, Italian opera 3 Comments June 26, 2018May 25, 2023 4 Minutes

64. La reine de Chypre (Fromental Halévy)

Politics, thwarted love, chivalry and resignation.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, French composers, French opera, Fromental Halévy 15 Comments June 14, 2018May 25, 2023 8 Minutes

17. Les contes d’Hoffmann (Jacques Offenbach)

Offenbach's astonishing last opera.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, French opera, German composers, Jacques Offenbach 3 Comments July 16, 2017May 26, 2023 8 Minutes

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