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Meyerbeer
Jewish German composer of French operas. Primarily known for his opera Les Huguenots Overture. -
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Rossini
Italian composer with similarities to Mozart's operatic style. -
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Donizetti
Italian composer who wrote 60 operas during his lifetime in bel canto. -
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Bellini
One of the 3 famous Italian composers who marked the peak of the bel canto opera style. -
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Verdi
Known Italian composer of the his Requiem as commemoration for Manzoni. He wrote in all musical styles and his opera's were unique. -
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Wagner
One of the most influential musicians during the Romanticism Era. His compositions revolutionized and innovated music and operas or musical dramas as he called them. -
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Offenbach
French opera composer of the Romantic Era. Known for La belle Helene and Orphee aux enfers. -
Norma
Bellini's famous bel canto opera. -
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Tchaikovsky
Famous Russian composer still known for his ballets, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker, still performed and staged today. -
Macbeth
One of Verdi's famous operas. -
Rigoletto
Verdi's opera based on the play, "The King is Amused", which became popular after Verdi's composition. -
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Leoncavallo
Composed operas (Pagliacci) -
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Puccini
One of the most important Italian composers. Composed operas in the traditional bel canto style. -
Viva Verdi
One of Verdi's operas which communicated political sentiments and calling for national unity. -
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Mahler
Bohemian conductor and modern composer during this period. Wrote in the maximalist style composing orchestras and expansive melodies and harmonies. -
Messa da Requiem
Verdi's Requiem also known as, "Libera me: Dies irae", brings back early elements of music.
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Der Ring Des Nibelungen
Wagner's four music drama (opera) cycle performed in Bayreuth.
1. Das Rheingold
2. Die Walkure
3. Siegfried
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Swan Lake
Famous ballet composed by Tchaikovsky. -
The Sleeping Beauty
Famous Russian ballet composed by Tchaikovsky. -
Manon Lescaut
One of Puccini's famous Italian operas -
La boheme
Most famous Italian opera by Puccini in the verismo style.