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Gustave Charpentier (1860–1956) French composer famous for a single opera, Louise, set in a working class district of Paris. [51] Claude Debussy (1862–1918) Like Beethoven, Debussy finished only one opera, but his setting of Maeterlinck's Symbolist play Pelléas et Mélisande is a key work in 20th century music drama. [52]
This is a list of notable composers of musicals. See also List of musicals by composer. A–B. Richard Adler; Harry Akst; Lynn Ahrens; Jerome Alden; Leroy Anderson;
Originally a melodrama that blended song and spoken dialogue, the composer adapted the work into an opera proper in 1907. 1898 Fedora (Giordano). Giordano's second most popular opera. [59] 1898 Sadko (Rimsky-Korsakov). The Viking Trader's song from this opera has become extremely popular in Russia. [145] 1899 Cendrillon (Massenet). An immediate ...
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This is a list of composers by name, alphabetically sorted by surname, then by other names. The list of composers is by no means complete. It is not limited by classifications such as genre or time period; however, it includes only music composers of significant fame, notability or importance who also have current Wikipedia articles.
The list includes composers' principal operas and those of historical importance in the development of the art form. It covers the full historical period from the birth of opera in the late 16th century to the present day, and includes all forms of opera from light music to more formal styles.
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The premiere performance featured the one-act opera Blue Monday with libretto and lyrics by B. G. DeSylva, set in Harlem in a jazz idiom. However, after only one performance, the opera was withdrawn from the show. Gershwin also wrote seven other songs for the show. 1922 – Our Nell (co-composed with William Daly, lyrics co-written by Gershwin ...