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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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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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Madama Butterfly

Madama Butterfly is an opera by Giacomo Puccini, premiered in 1904, renowned for its tragic tale of a Japanese geisha an...

Italian Verismo Tragic Puccini

9.2 Excellent

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Norma

Norma is an 1831 bel canto opera by Vincenzo Bellini, highly regarded for its challenging title role and the exquisite a...

Italian Tragic Bellini Bel Canto

9.1 Excellent

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Aida

Aida is an 1871 grand opera by Giuseppe Verdi, notable for its monumental scale, ancient Egyptian setting, and famous tr...

Romantic Italian Verdi Grand Opera

9.0 Excellent

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Il trovatore

Il trovatore is an 1853 opera by Giuseppe Verdi, highly celebrated for its complex plot and the famous Anvil Chorus.

Romantic Italian Dramatic Verdi

8.8 Great

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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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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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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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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