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Political

Opera in which political power, conflict, revolution, or affairs of state play a central role in the drama.

An editorial grouping — a way in, not an objective classification.

12 operas

• La clemenza di Tito (1791) — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Fidelio (1805) — Ludwig van Beethoven
• Guillaume Tell (1829) — Gioachino Rossini
• Anna Bolena (1830) — Gaetano Donizetti
• Maria Stuarda (1835) — Gaetano Donizetti
• Rienzi (1842) — Richard Wagner
• Macbeth (1847) — Giuseppe Verdi
• Les vêpres siciliennes (1855) — Giuseppe Verdi
• Un ballo in maschera (1859) — Giuseppe Verdi
• Aida (1871) — Giuseppe Verdi
• Samson et Dalila (1877) — Camille Saint-Saëns
• Tosca (1900) — Giacomo Puccini