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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
…and subsequent self-imposed exile. During this period, he relied heavily on the financial support of Nadezhda von Meck, a wealthy widow who became his patroness but with whom he was…
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Camille Saint-Saëns
…few months after his birth, leading to him being raised by his mother and her widowed aunt, Charlotte Masson. From a young age, Saint-Saëns demonstrated exceptional musical talent. His introduction…
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Gaetano Donizetti – Questo Giorno from La Lettera Anonima
…securing his promising future. The opera tells a confused story involving a widow named Melita, Rosina, the granddaughter of the Count, and Filinto, a marine captain whom Melita secretly loves….
