Agnes von Hohenstaufen
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Agnes von Hohenstaufen is a German-language opera in three acts by the Italian composer Gaspare Spontini, the last opera he composed. The German libretto is by Ernst Benjamin Salomo Raupach. It was fi
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Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
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The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino is an annual Italian arts festival in Florence, including a notable opera festival, under the auspices of the Opera di Firenze. The festival occurs between late April in
Agnes von Hohenstaufen
…the original libretto is in German, only Italian-language versions of the opera have hitherto been recorded and filmed. The opera was mounted at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in 1954 (in Italian) under Vittorio Gui, and again in 1974 with Leyla Gencer in the title role and Riccardo Muti conducting. For the first…
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