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La traviata

Verdi’s La Traviata premiered in 1853 and remains one of his most popular operas. It tells the tragic story of Violetta...

Romantic Italian Tragic Verdi

9.4 Excellent

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Rigoletto

Rigoletto, composed by Giuseppe Verdi in 1851, is a significant Italian opera exploring themes of deception and revenge....

Romantic Italian Tragic Verdi

9.2 Excellent

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Falstaff

Verdi’s *Falstaff* is a romantic Italian comedy opera completed in 1893. Based on Shakespeare's *Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2*,...

Romantic Italian Comedy Verdi

9.2 Excellent

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L'incoronazione di Poppea

Monteverdi’s *L’incoronazione di Poppea* (1643) is a Baroque opera exploring the tumultuous relationship between Roman E...

Baroque Italian Historical Monteverdi

9.0 Excellent

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Aida

Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida, composed in 1871, is a significant Italian grand opera set against the backdrop of ancient Egypt....

Romantic Italian Verdi Grand Opera

9.0 Excellent

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Il trovatore

Giuseppe Verdi’s *Il trovatore*, composed in 1853, is a dramatic Italian romantic opera notable for its intricate storyl...

Romantic Italian Dramatic Verdi

8.8 Great

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L'Orfeo

Claudio Monteverdi's L'Orfeo (1607), premiered in Mantua, is among the earliest operas in the standard repertoire and a...

Baroque Italian Mythological Monteverdi

8.7 Great

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Alcina

George Frideric Handel's 1735 opera features the sorceress Alcina and is based on Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, celebrated...

Baroque Italian Magical Handel

8.5 Great

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Un ballo in maschera

Un ballo in maschera is an 1859 opera by Giuseppe Verdi, a tragic drama based on the real-life assassination of King Gus...

Romantic Italian Dramatic Verdi

8.5 Great

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Simon Boccanegra

Simon Boccanegra is an 1857 opera by Giuseppe Verdi, a political drama set in 14th-century Genoa that the composer heavi...

Romantic Italian Political Verdi

8.3 Great

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Rodelinda

George Frideric Handel's 1725 opera seria, set in 7th-century Lombardy, is considered one of his dramatic masterpieces f...

Baroque Italian Dramatic Handel

8.2 Great

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I Puritani

I Puritani is an 1835 opera by Vincenzo Bellini, representing the pinnacle of his bel canto style and set during the Eng...

Romantic Italian Bellini Bel Canto

8.2 Great

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La forza del destino

La forza del destino is an 1862 opera by Giuseppe Verdi, an epic tragedy of fate and vengeance frequently noted for its...

Romantic Italian Dramatic Verdi

8.2 Great

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Rinaldo

George Frideric Handel's 1711 opera, his first composed for London audiences, is based on Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered an...

Baroque Italian Heroic Handel

8.0 Great

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Les Indes galantes

Jean-Philippe Rameau's 1735 opéra-ballet depicts love stories in exotic locales including Persia and the Americas, a lan...

Baroque French Opera Ballet Rameau

8.0 Great

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Nabucco

Nabucco is an 1842 opera by Giuseppe Verdi, famous for its chorus of Hebrew slaves, Va, pensiero, which became an unoffi...

Romantic Italian Biblical Verdi

8.0 Great

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Serse

George Frideric Handel's 1738 semi-comic opera is famous for its opening aria 'Ombra mai fu,' a serene ode sung by the P...

Baroque Italian Historical Handel

7.9 Good

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Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria

Claudio Monteverdi's 1640 opera, based on Homer's Odyssey, depicts Ulysses' return to Ithaca and his reunion with Penelo...

Baroque Italian Mythological Monteverdi

7.8 Good

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La gioconda

La gioconda is an opera by Amilcare Ponchielli, premiered in 1876, famous for its intricate plot and the renowned "Dance...

Romantic Italian Dramatic 1876

7.8 Good

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Tamerlano

George Frideric Handel's 1724 opera depicts the clash between Tamerlane and Ottoman Sultan Bajazet, notable for its trag...

Baroque Italian Historical Handel

7.5 Good