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Wozzeck is a tragic opera by the Austrian composer Alban Berg (see Berg, Alban). Each of the opera's three acts consists of a sequence of short scenes. The composer himself wrote the libretto (text) in German. The opera was based on the German play Woyzeck, which was written in the 1830's by Georg Buchner and published in 1879. The opera was first performed in Berlin on Dec. 14, 1925.
Aida is an opera in four acts by the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. It is set in the time of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs and was first… More>>
Trovatore, Il, is a tragic opera in four acts by the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (see Verdi, Giuseppe). Its Italian title means The Troubadour.… More>>
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William Tell is an opera in four acts by the Italian composer Gioacchino Rossini (see Rossini, Gioacchino Antonio). He composed it in Paris, giving… More>>
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