The last great French grand opéra? The revolt of the Spanish Netherlands.
100. Patrie! (Emile Paladilhe)
Tag: Victorien Sardou
20. Tosca (Giacomo Puccini)
The one where an opera singer knifes an over-enthusiastic admirer.
"The history of music is not simply the history of masterpieces… Posterity is not always fair and can be fickle, and our keenest hope is that the curiosity of the reader will be attracted to a number of works that merit more than a passing reference in music history." – Vincent Giroud
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