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Giasone was the most popular opera of the 17th century. [7] 1651 La Calisto (Cavalli). Ninth of the eleven operas that Cavalli wrote with Faustini is noted for its satire of the deities of classical mythology. [8] 1683 Dido and Aeneas (Henry Purcell). Often considered to be the first genuine English-language operatic masterwork.
Giuseppe Verdi. The following is a list of published compositions by the composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901).. The list includes original creations as well as reworkings of the operas (some of which are translations, for example into French or from French into Italian) or subsequent versions of completed operas.
Op. 54 16 Children's songs (1883; the 5th song Legend was the basis of Anton Arensky's Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky, Op. 35a) Op. 55 Orchestral Suite No. 3 in G (1884) Op. 56 Concert Fantasia in G, for piano and orchestra (1884) Op. 57 6 Songs (1884) Op. 58 Manfred Symphony in B minor (1885) Op. 59 Dumka in C minor, for piano (1886) Op ...
Opera seria. Libretto by Giambattista Varesco. Mozart wrote a ballet to accompany the opera (K. 367), which he himself considered more of a Lullian divertissement. Regarded as Mozart's first "mature" opera, it is one of his earliest operas to still be regularly performed today. 384: 384: Die Entführung aus dem Serail: 1781–82 16 July 1782
Portrait of Handel by Thomas Hudson. George Frideric Handel (23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) composed works including 42 operas; 24 oratorios; more than 120 cantatas, trios and duets; numerous arias; odes and serenatas; solo and trio sonatas; 18 concerti grossi; and 12 organ concertos.
Le Brésilien, one-act 'comédie-vaudeville' by Meilhac and Halévy, songs by Offenbach, first performed at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, 9 May 1863. The 'Ronde du Brésilien' became a popular number for café-concerts.
Operas. See List of operas by Gioachino Rossini. Incidental music. Edipo a Colono (1817) Cantatas. Il pianto d'armonia sulla morte di Orfeo (1808) La morte ...
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's operas comprise 22 musical dramas in a variety of genres. [ a ] They range from the small-scale, derivative works of his youth to the full-fledged operas of his maturity. Three of the works were abandoned before completion and were not performed until many years after the composer's death.