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Tristan Und Isolde – Richard Wagner
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Like much of Wagner's work it is musically complex, extremely long and utterly relentless. The final aria, the legendary, ecstatic 'Liebestod' represents one of the great harmonious payoffs in opera.
Not for beginners!
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Der Ring des Nibelungen – Richard Wagner
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Strictly speaking 4 operas rolled into one cycle. A monumental artistic achievement. Awe inspiring and very very long!
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Die Meistersinger - Wagner
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Parsifal – Richard Wagner
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Tannhäuser
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The Overture is simply the greatest thing that a human could create. you will hear it after you die
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Magic Flute - Mozart
Masterpiece by Mozart.
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Don Giovanni – Mozart
The best work of the brilliant composer, if you like anything he has ever written this opera is a must see.
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Best ever.
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Turandot
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Marriage of Figaro - Mozart
One of the three great Mozart Operas with Lorenzo Da Ponte libretos.
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Otello – Giuseppe Verdi
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For me Verdi's greatest work. A flawless blend of music and drama. Unusually for the time it contains no overture. Instead Verdi throws his audience straight into the action with the tremendous storm fueled opening and Otello's triumphant entrance.
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The Barber Of Seville – Gioacchino Rossini
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Joyous and genuinely laugh out loud funny, Rossini's comic masterpiece is famous and well loved for a reason.
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Carmen – Bizet
Perhaps one of the most famous operas because it’s melody is so recognizable.
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Der Rosenkavalier – Richard Strauss
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Strauss' masterpiece. The finale contains some of the music beautiful music ever written.
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Rigoletto - Verdi
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Wonderful music, fascinating characters, and the ultimate story of the consequences of revenge.
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Aida – Giuseppe Verdi
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La Boheme – Puccini
A beautifully written opera filled with emotion, a testament to everything opera is supposed to be.
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La Traviata – Verdi
One of the few operas that manages to combine music and story without ever letting one overtake the other.
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Boris Godunov – Modest Mussorgsky
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Madama Butterfly - Puccini
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Puccini infuses his lush romanticism with a oriental flourish as Italian grand opera goes east. A perennial favourite.
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Tosca
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Il Barbierri di Siviglia - Rossini
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Fidelio - Beethoven
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23.
Cavalleria Rusticana – Pietro Mascagni
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24.
Genoveva-Schumann
Perhaps the most musically underrated opera of all
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25.
Dialogues des Carmelites
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26.
Opera koroglu
This is an azarbaijan opera . held in 1936 . written by ozayer hajibayof . strong and deep music .
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Lucia di Lamermoor – Donizetti
While it may be a little dark, with the right cast this opera is unforgettable.
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28.
I Puritani - Bellini
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29.
Jenufa - Leoš Janáček
deeply moving dramatic opera, modern music. Dealing with love, offer and forgiveness. From the real life.
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30.
Bluebeard's Castle - Bartok
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Peter Grimes – Benjamin Britten
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The Cunning Little Vixen - Janacek
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