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Le nozze di Figaro

Mozart’s *Le nozze di Figaro* is a comedic Italian opera first performed in 1786. Based on Beaumarchais' play, it tells...

Classical Italian Comedy Mozart

9.5 Brilliant

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La traviata

La traviata is an 1853 opera by Giuseppe Verdi, a tragic love story adapted from Alexandre Dumas's novel The Lady of the...

Romantic Italian Tragic Verdi

9.4 Excellent

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Il barbiere di Siviglia

Gioachino Rossini's 1816 opera buffa, based on Beaumarchais' comedy, features the barber Figaro and became one of the mo...

Italian Comedy Bel Canto Rossini

9.3 Excellent

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Così fan tutte

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 1790 opera buffa, with libretto by Da Ponte, follows two officers who disguise themselves to t...

Classical Italian Comedy Mozart

9.2 Excellent

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Rigoletto

Rigoletto is an 1851 opera by Giuseppe Verdi, a dark tragedy notable for its dramatic music and the instantly recognizab...

Romantic Italian Tragic Verdi

9.2 Excellent

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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg is an opera by Richard Wagner, premiered in 1868, notable as his only mature comedy and a...

German Romantic Comedy Wagner

9.2 Excellent

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Aida

Aida is an 1871 grand opera by Giuseppe Verdi, notable for its monumental scale, ancient Egyptian setting, and famous tr...

Romantic Italian Verdi Grand Opera

9.0 Excellent

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Il trovatore

Il trovatore is an 1853 opera by Giuseppe Verdi, highly celebrated for its complex plot and the famous Anvil Chorus.

Romantic Italian Dramatic Verdi

8.8 Great

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Don Carlos

Don Carlos is an 1867 French grand opera by Giuseppe Verdi, exploring religious and political conflicts in 16th-century...

Romantic French Verdi Grand Opera

8.8 Great

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L'elisir d'amore

L'elisir d'amore is an 1832 comic opera by Gaetano Donizetti, notable for featuring the widely recognized tenor aria Una...

Italian Comedy Bel Canto Donizetti

8.7 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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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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I vespri siciliani

I vespri siciliani is an 1855 grand opera by Giuseppe Verdi, originally written in French and depicting a 13th-century S...

Romantic Italian Verdi Grand Opera

7.7 Good

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Ernani

Ernani is an 1844 opera by Giuseppe Verdi, adapted from Victor Hugo's play and notable for solidifying Verdi's internati...

Romantic Italian Dramatic Verdi

7.5 Good

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Luisa Miller

Luisa Miller is an 1849 opera by Giuseppe Verdi, a tragic melodrama based on Friedrich Schiller's play Intrigue and Love...

Romantic Italian Dramatic Verdi

7.5 Good

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Attila

Attila is an 1846 opera by Giuseppe Verdi, dramatizing the conflict between the infamous Hun and the dying Western Roman...

Romantic Italian Historical Verdi

7.2 Good

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Stiffelio

Stiffelio is an 1850 opera by Giuseppe Verdi, controversial at the time for its plot about a Protestant minister's unfai...

Romantic Italian Social Verdi

7.2 Good

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I due Foscari

I due Foscari is an 1844 opera by Giuseppe Verdi, based on Lord Byron's historical play about the political struggles in...

Romantic Italian Historical Verdi

7.0 Good

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Il corsaro

Verdi's opera (1848) based on Byron's poem 'The Corsair,' one of his lesser-performed early works from his so-called 'ga...

Romantic Italian Dramatic Verdi

6.8 Fair