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... Opera 627 The early history 627 Italian origins Comic opera Early opera in France Early opera in Germany and Austria From the " reform " to grand opera 630 The " reform " Opera in England Viennese masters France , 1752-1825 Italy in the ...
... Opera 627 The early history 627 Italian origins Comic opera Early opera in France Early opera in Germany and Austria From the " reform " to grand opera 630 The " reform " Opera in England Viennese masters France , 1752-1825 Italy in the ...
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... opera La Favorite ( 1840 ; libretto by Alphonse Royer , Gustave Vaëz , and perhaps Scribe ) ; the opera semiseria Linda di Chamounix ( 1842 ; libretto by Gaetano Rossi ) ; and - judged by many to be Donizet- ti's masterwork - the ever ...
... opera La Favorite ( 1840 ; libretto by Alphonse Royer , Gustave Vaëz , and perhaps Scribe ) ; the opera semiseria Linda di Chamounix ( 1842 ; libretto by Gaetano Rossi ) ; and - judged by many to be Donizet- ti's masterwork - the ever ...
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... opera of Samuel Barber , Vanessa ( 1958 ; awarded 1958 Pulitzer Prize ) . Barber's second large opera , Antony and Cleopatra ( 1966 ; libretto derived from Shakespeare by Franco Zeffirelli ) , commissioned to inaugurate the second ...
... opera of Samuel Barber , Vanessa ( 1958 ; awarded 1958 Pulitzer Prize ) . Barber's second large opera , Antony and Cleopatra ( 1966 ; libretto derived from Shakespeare by Franco Zeffirelli ) , commissioned to inaugurate the second ...
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