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Best Operas 20 items ranked

A listing of the best Operas ever written

Rated 0 points - posted 4 months ago by kris in category Music.
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Der Ring des Nibelungen – Richard Wagner Report Abuse
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Tristan Und Isolde – Richard Wagner Report Abuse
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La Traviata – Verdi Report Abuse
One of the few operas that manages to combine music and story without ever letting one overtake the other.
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Il Barbierri di Siviglia - Rossini Report Abuse
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Madama Butterfly - Puccini Report Abuse
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Otello – Giuseppe Verdi Report Abuse
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Aida – Giuseppe Verdi Report Abuse
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The Barber Of Seville – Gioacchino Rossini Report Abuse
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La Boheme – Puccini Report Abuse
A beautifully written opera filled with emotion, a testament to everything opera is supposed to be.
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Carmen – Bizet Report Abuse
Perhaps one of the most famous operas because it’s melody is so recognizable.
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Rigoletto - Verdi Report Abuse
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Die Meistersinger - Wagner Report Abuse
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Don Giovanni – Mozart Report Abuse
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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Der Rosenkavalier – Richard Strauss Report Abuse
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Parsifal – Richard Wagner Report Abuse
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I Puritani - Bellini Report Abuse
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Boris Godunov – Modest Mussorgsky Report Abuse
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Cavalleria Rusticana – Pietro Mascagni Report Abuse
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Lucia di Lamermoor – Donizetti Report Abuse
While it may be a little dark, with the right cast this opera is unforgettable.
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Peter Grimes – Benjamin Britten Report Abuse
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