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Giuseppe Verdi

Preeminent Italian Romantic composer who dominated the 19th-century opera scene with beloved masterpieces like "La Travi...

Romantic Opera Italian Dramatic

9.2 Excellent

2

Giacomo Puccini

Leading Italian opera composer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, celebrated for timeless works like "La Bohème"...

Opera Italian Melodic Verismo

9.1 Excellent

3

Claudio Monteverdi

Italian composer who bridged the Renaissance and Baroque eras, composing L'Orfeo (1607), among the earliest surviving op...

Baroque Opera Italian Pioneer

9.0 Excellent

4

Benjamin Britten

Benjamin Britten was a leading English composer of the 20th century, celebrated for revitalizing British opera with mast...

Opera Modern Chamber English

8.7 Great

5

Gioachino Rossini

Italian composer of the early 19th century who achieved immense success and set the standard for comic opera with works...

Romantic Opera Italian Comic

8.4 Great

6

Nino Rota

Italian composer (1911–1979) celebrated for film scores including The Godfather and his long collaboration with Federico...

Opera Modern Italian Film

8.2 Great

7

Vincenzo Bellini

Vincenzo Bellini was an Italian opera composer renowned for his long, flowing melodic lines and masterworks like "Norma"...

Romantic Opera Italian Melodic

8.1 Great

8

Gaetano Donizetti

Gaetano Donizetti was a leading Italian composer of the bel canto opera style, known for works such as "Lucia di Lammerm...

Romantic Opera Italian Prolific

7.9 Good

9

George Benjamin

British composer (born 1960) whose opera Written on Skin (2012) has been widely performed and acclaimed internationally.

Opera Contemporary Orchestral Chamber

7.8 Good

10

Hans Werner Henze

German composer (1926–2012) known for his politically engaged operas and prolific output across orchestral and chamber g...

German Opera Modern Chamber

7.6 Good

11

Marin Marais

Marin Marais (1656–1728) was a French viola da gamba virtuoso and composer at the court of Louis XIV, celebrated for his...

Baroque Opera French Chamber

7.6 Good

12

Bohuslav Martinů

Bohuslav Martinů (1890–1959) was a prolific Czech composer who combined neo-classicism, jazz, and Czech folk elements ac...

Opera Modern Neoclassical Chamber

7.6 Good

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Luigi Dallapiccola

Italian composer (1904–1975), a pioneer of twelve-tone technique in Italy, best known for the opera Il prigioniero (1949...

Opera Modern Italian Lyrical

7.5 Good

14

Alessandro Scarlatti

Italian Baroque composer considered a founder of Neapolitan opera and the father of keyboard composer Domenico Scarlatti...

Baroque Opera Italian Neapolitan

7.5 Good

15

Luigi Boccherini

Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805) was an Italian Classical cellist and composer famous for his elegant chamber music and the...

Symphony Classical Italian Chamber

7.5 Good

16

Ruggero Leoncavallo

Italian composer Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857–1919) was a prominent exponent of the verismo movement, achieving lasting fam...

Romantic Opera Italian Dramatic

7.4 Good

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Pietro Mascagni

Italian composer Pietro Mascagni (1863–1945) is best known for his 1890 masterpiece Cavalleria rusticana, a defining wor...

Romantic Opera Italian Dramatic

7.4 Good

18

Hans Pfitzner

German composer Hans Pfitzner (1869–1949) was a late Romantic musician highly regarded for his 1917 opera Palestrina, an...

German Opera Chamber Lieder

7.1 Good

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Amilcare Ponchielli

Italian composer Amilcare Ponchielli (1834–1886) was a prominent 19th-century opera composer, achieving his greatest suc...

Romantic Opera Italian Ballet

6.9 Fair

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Anton Arensky

Russian composer Anton Arensky (1861–1906) was a late Romantic musician known for his elegant chamber music, particularl...

Romantic Opera Russian Piano

6.7 Fair