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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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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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Don Carlos

Verdi’s Don Carlos, composed in 1867, is a significant work of romantic grand opera. The opera examines complex tensions...

Romantic French Verdi Grand Opera

8.8 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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Ariodante

George Frideric Handel's 1735 opera, drawn from Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, is admired for its dramatic arias and its cen...

Romantic Baroque Italian Handel

8.3 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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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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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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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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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