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Henze's first full-length opera is an updating of the story of Manon Lescaut, also the source for important operas by Massenet and Puccini. [222] 1953 Gloriana (Britten). Composed for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, this opera looks back to the relationship between her namesake Elizabeth I and the Earl of Essex. [223]
The Happiest Girl in the World, words by E. Y. Harburg, a 1961 Broadway musical Christopher Columbus , words by Don White, recorded in London in 1977 by Opera Rara Le carnaval des revues and Les hannetons include pre-existing scores but were created under Offenbach and include some new music by him.
Perhaps the most suitable label for this style would be eclecticism, where influences from many styles are used, a practice most common during this period. [1] The opera building, Semper's first, was regarded as one of the most beautiful European opera houses. The Semperoper in July 1945. Semperoper with the Theatre Square, 2011
The following is a list of operas and operettas with entries in Wikipedia. The entries are sorted alphabetically by title, with the name of the composer and the year of the first performance also given.
Offenbach in the 1860s. This is a list of musical compositions by Jacques Offenbach (1819–1880). Offenbach is principally known for his operettas, of which he composed 98 between 1847 and 1880.
Composed 1826. The overture to Berlioz's first attempt at opera, which was never staged. The overture was first performed in the concert hall of the Paris Conservatoire as part of an all Berlioz concert on 26 May 1828. In his study on the composer, Jacques Barzun describes the work as "a genuine tour de force for a young dramatic musician ...
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A scene from Hérold's Zampa. Zampa, ou La fiancée de marbre (Zampa, or the Marble Bride) is an opéra comique in three acts by French composer Ferdinand Hérold, with a libretto by Mélesville.