swap_horiz Hérodiade Alternatives

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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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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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Les Troyens

Les Troyens is a grand opera by Hector Berlioz, premiered posthumously in 1890, notable for its epic scale and adaptatio...

Romantic French Epic Berlioz

8.8 Great

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Les contes d'Hoffmann

Les contes d'Hoffmann is an opera by Jacques Offenbach, premiered posthumously in 1881, notable for its blend of fantasy...

Romantic French Fantastic Offenbach

8.7 Great

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Guillaume Tell

Gioachino Rossini's 1829 grand opera, based on Schiller's play about Swiss folk hero William Tell, was his final opera a...

French Grand Opera Bel Canto Rossini

8.3 Great

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Werther

Werther is an opera by Jules Massenet, premiered in 1892, celebrated for its deeply emotional adaptation of Goethe's cla...

Lyric Romantic French Massenet

8.3 Great

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Samson et Dalila

Samson et Dalila is an opera by Camille Saint-Saëns, premiered in 1877, noted for its sweeping biblical narrative and th...

Romantic French Biblical Saint Saens

8.3 Great

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Orphée aux enfers

Orphée aux enfers is an opéra bouffon by Jacques Offenbach, premiered in 1858, famous for its irreverent satire of class...

Romantic French Operetta Offenbach

8.0 Great

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La belle Hélène

La belle Hélène is an opéra bouffe by Jacques Offenbach, premiered in 1864, renowned for its witty spoof of the classic...

Romantic French Operetta Offenbach

7.8 Good

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Roméo et Juliette

Roméo et Juliette is an opera by Charles Gounod, premiered in 1867, notable for its adaptation of Shakespeare's tragic p...

Lyric Romantic French Gounod

7.8 Good

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Cendrillon

Cendrillon is an opera by Jules Massenet, premiered in 1899, notable for its enchanting musical adaptation of the classi...

Romantic French Fairy Tale Massenet

7.8 Good

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Lakmé

Lakmé is an opera by Léo Delibes, premiered in 1883, famous for its exotic setting and the demanding coloratura aria kno...

Lyric Romantic French Delibes

7.8 Good

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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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Les Huguenots

Les Huguenots is a grand opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer, premiered in 1836, notable for its dramatic depiction of the 16th-c...

Romantic French Meyerbeer Grand Opera

7.5 Good

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Thaïs

Thaïs is an opera by Jules Massenet, premiered in 1894, famous for its lush symphonic interlude "Méditation" and setting...

Lyric Romantic French Massenet

7.5 Good

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Don Quichotte

Don Quichotte is an opera by Jules Massenet, premiered in 1910, recognized for its poignant and human portrayal of Cerva...

Lyric Romantic French Massenet

7.2 Good

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La Juive

La Juive is a grand opera by Fromental Halévy, premiered in 1835, notable for its tragic religious conflict and profound...

Romantic French Grand Opera 1835

7.2 Good

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Le prophète

Le prophète is a grand opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer, premiered in 1849, distinguished by its sweeping historical narrative...

Romantic French Meyerbeer Grand Opera

7.0 Good

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L'Africaine

Giacomo Meyerbeer's 1865 French grand opera features exotic locales and was a massive posthumous success for the legenda...

Romantic French Meyerbeer Grand Opera

7.0 Good

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Robert le diable

Robert le diable is a grand opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer, premiered in 1831, recognized as a foundational work of the Fren...

Romantic French Meyerbeer Grand Opera

6.8 Fair