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Tag: verismo

285. Mala vita (Giordano)

Giordano puts “the pestilential slums of Naples onto the splendid stage of the San Carlo”.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, Italian composers, Italian opera, Umberto Giordano 1 Comment April 1, 2024August 15, 2026 3 Minutes

244. L’oracolo (Leoni)

Crime and revenge in Chinatown.

Nicholas Fuller 20th century opera, British opera, Franco Leoni, Italian composers 2 Comments May 7, 2023August 15, 2026 3 Minutes

43. La Navarraise (Jules Massenet)

La Navarraise is like a super-concentrated essence of opera; it lasts barely 40 minutes, but runs the gamut of emotions, has a great role for a soprano, and ends on a devastating curtain.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, British opera, French composers, French opera, Jules Massenet Leave a comment January 14, 2018August 15, 2026 12 Minutes

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