Born in Verona, Gaetano Rossi was famous for writing more than 120 of these opera storylines
He is chiefly known as a song writer and composer for the piano, having... [DOC] [TLE] Full text of "The standard operas: their plots, their music, and their ... [PAR] In a word, the operas are described rather than criticised, and the work is .... one 
of the most prominent representatives of the opera comique, was born at Caen, 
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