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The Jewels of the Madonna

opera by Wolf-Ferrari
Also known as: “I gioielli della Madonna”
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I gioielli della Madonna (1911), or The Jewels of the Madonna, is an opera by Italian composer Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari. It is his only tragic opera and was influenced by the realistic style of verismo, a trend in opera characterized by raw, violent, and melodramatic librettos. Wolf-Ferrari, known for his comic operas, also composed chamber, instrumental, and orchestral works.12

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