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Tristan und Isolde

Richard Wagner’s *Tristan und Isolde* is a profoundly influential German opera composed in 1865. The work explores theme...

German Romantic Tragic Wagner

9.5 Brilliant

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La bohème

La Bohème is an Italian opera by Giacomo Puccini premiered in 1896. It’s a cornerstone of Verismo, a movement emphasizin...

Lyric Italian Verismo Puccini

9.5 Brilliant

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Die Walküre

Richard Wagner’s Die Walküre, composed in 1870, is a cornerstone of German Romantic opera. It forms part of his epic Rin...

German Romantic Wagner Ring Cycle

9.4 Excellent

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Boris Godunov

Modest Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov, completed in 1874, is a significant Russian opera exploring themes of power, guilt, a...

Romantic Russian Historical Mussorgsky

9.2 Excellent

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Eugene Onegin

Tchaikovsky’s *Eugene Onegin* is a Russian opera based on Pushkin’s renowned novel. Composed in 1879, it showcases a pow...

Lyric Romantic Russian Tchaikovsky

9.2 Excellent

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Khovanshchina

Modest Mussorgsky’s Khovanshchina is a 1886 opera set in 17th-century Russia. The work portrays the tumultuous political...

Romantic Russian Historical Mussorgsky

8.5 Great

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Werther

Jules Massenet’s Werther, first performed in 1892, is a French opera based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s *The Sorrows...

Lyric Romantic French Massenet

8.3 Great

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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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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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Prince Igor

Prince Igor is a historical Russian opera by Alexander Borodin, completed in 1890, and famous for its spectacular Polovt...

Romantic Russian Epic Borodin

7.8 Good

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The Golden Cockerel

The Golden Cockerel is a 1909 opera by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, notable for its satirical critique of Russian imperialis...

Romantic Russian Satirical 1909

7.8 Good

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Les pêcheurs de perles

Les pêcheurs de perles is an opera by Georges Bizet, premiered in 1863, notable for its exotic Ceylonese setting and the...

Lyric Romantic French Bizet

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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A Life for the Tsar

A Life for the Tsar is an 1836 patriotic opera by Mikhail Glinka, historically significant as a foundational work in the...

Romantic Russian Historical 1836

7.5 Good

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The Snow Maiden

The Snow Maiden is an 1882 Russian fairy-tale opera by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, noted for its lyrical folk melodies and...

Romantic Russian Fairy Tale Rimsky Korsakov

7.5 Good

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The Tale of Tsar Saltan

The Tale of Tsar Saltan is a 1900 opera by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, renowned for its famous virtuosic orchestral interlu...

Romantic Russian Fairy Tale Rimsky Korsakov

7.5 Good

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Ruslan and Lyudmila

Ruslan and Lyudmila is an 1842 Russian opera by Mikhail Glinka, celebrated for its folk influences and grand scale, draw...

Romantic Russian Fairy Tale 1842

7.3 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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The Tsar's Bride

The Tsar's Bride is an 1899 opera by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, notable for shifting from his typical mythological subject...

Romantic Russian Dramatic Rimsky Korsakov

7.2 Good

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Le Roi d'Ys

Édouard Lalo composed this 1888 French opera, based on the Breton legend of the drowned city of Ys, featuring very popul...

Lyric Romantic French Lalo

7.2 Good