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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 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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Die Walküre

Die Walküre is an 1870 opera by Richard Wagner, the second installment of his Ring cycle and famous for its iconic Ride...

German Romantic Wagner Ring Cycle

9.4 Excellent

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Der Rosenkavalier

Der Rosenkavalier is a 1911 comic opera by Richard Strauss, celebrated for its bittersweet exploration of aging and love...

German Modern Comedy R Strauss

9.3 Excellent

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Falstaff

Falstaff is an 1893 comic opera by Giuseppe Verdi, serving as his final theatrical work and a brilliant adaptation of Sh...

Romantic Italian Comedy 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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Das Rheingold

Das Rheingold is an 1869 opera by Richard Wagner, serving as the prologue to his monumental four-part Ring cycle.

German Romantic Wagner 1869

9.1 Excellent

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Götterdämmerung

Götterdämmerung is an 1876 opera by Richard Wagner, concluding his epic Ring cycle with the fiery destruction of the god...

German Romantic Wagner Ring Cycle

9.1 Excellent

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Siegfried

Siegfried is an 1876 opera by Richard Wagner, forming the third part of his Ring cycle and heavily focused on Norse hero...

German Romantic Wagner Ring Cycle

8.8 Great

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Lohengrin

Lohengrin is a romantic opera by Richard Wagner, premiered in 1850, famous for its iconic "Bridal Chorus" and its deep r...

German Romantic Wagner 1850

8.7 Great

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Der fliegende Holländer

Der fliegende Holländer is a romantic opera by Richard Wagner, premiered in 1843, notable for its supernatural maritime...

German Romantic Supernatural Wagner

8.3 Great

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Tannhäuser

Tannhäuser is an opera by Richard Wagner, premiered in 1845, noted for its exploration of sacred and profane love and it...

German Romantic Wagner 1845

8.3 Great

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Hänsel und Gretel

Hänsel und Gretel is an 1893 fairy-tale opera by Engelbert Humperdinck, admired for its sophisticated, folk-inspired sco...

German Romantic Fairy Tale 1893

8.2 Great

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Die tote Stadt

Die tote Stadt is a 1920 opera by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, celebrated for its lush, late-Romantic orchestration and them...

German Romantic Modern Korngold

8.2 Great

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Der Freischütz

Der Freischütz is an 1821 German Romantic opera by Carl Maria von Weber, highly notable for establishing the foundationa...

German Romantic Supernatural Weber

8.0 Great

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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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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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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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Euryanthe

Carl Maria von Weber's through-composed opera (1823), an important forerunner of German Romantic opera, premiered in Vie...

German Romantic Weber 1823

5.6 Mediocre

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Rienzi

Wagner's grand opera (1842) depicting the medieval Roman tribune Cola di Rienzi, his first major success, premiered in D...

German Romantic Wagner Grand Opera

5.2 Mediocre