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89:
64:Paul Milliet
1543:1881 operas
1481:(paintings)
1243:Oscar Wilde
1160:Other works
900:Esclarmonde
612:Ben Heppner
589:Michel Dens
562:Guy Chauvet
517:Noted arias
202:Oscar Wilde
1522:Categories
1491:The Climax
1370:(Mariotte)
1261:Characters
1168:Méditation
964:Grisélidis
956:Cendrillon
760:9 December
731:9 December
707:Irvine D.
683:References
637:(Salomé),
606:(Salomé),
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292:Hérodiade
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109:1881-12-19
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351:baritone
233:Josephine
128:Hérodiade
29:Hérodiade
1278:Herodias
1202:Category
1125:Concerto
980:Chérubin
645:(Jean),
614:(Jean),
587:(Jean),
564:(Jean),
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402:Chorus:
384:soprano
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365:Boutens
335:Phanuel
326:baritone
245:La Scala
227:(Jean),
188:Herodias
172:libretto
165:Brussels
153:Hérodias
141:libretto
101:Premiere
90:Hérodias
86:Based on
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1098:Ballets
1028:Panurge
1004:Bacchus
996:Thérèse
916:Werther
908:Le Mage
773:Sources
397:Lonati
387:Hervay
322:Hérode
281:soprano
277:Salomé
229:Édouard
107: (
1538:Operas
1505:Salome
1430:(2002)
1427:Salomé
1422:(1953)
1419:Salome
1414:(1918)
1411:Salomé
1386:Salomé
1367:Salomé
1359:Salomé
1343:(2013)
1340:Salomé
1335:(2011)
1327:(1988)
1319:(1986)
1316:Salomé
1311:(1923)
1308:Salomé
1303:(1920)
1268:Salome
1248:Salome
1134:(1902)
1109:(1904)
1106:Cigale
1090:(1900)
1082:(1880)
1074:(1875)
1066:(1873)
1047:(1922)
1044:Amadis
1039:(1914)
1031:(1913)
1023:(1912)
1015:(1910)
1007:(1909)
999:(1907)
991:(1906)
988:Ariane
983:(1905)
975:(1902)
967:(1901)
959:(1899)
951:(1897)
943:(1894)
935:(1894)
927:(1894)
919:(1892)
911:(1891)
903:(1889)
895:(1885)
892:Le Cid
887:(1884)
879:(1881)
871:(1877)
863:(1872)
855:(1867)
844:Operas
625:1995:
594:1995:
571:1963:
552:1961:
373:tenor
197:Salome
180:Salome
131:is an
81:French
1463:Other
1378:Songs
1351:Opera
1292:Films
948:Sapho
924:Thaïs
884:Manon
688:Notes
669:Naxos
633:with
602:with
495:Act 4
468:Act 3
445:Act 2
425:Act 1
311:tenor
307:Jean
258:Role
251:Roles
133:opera
35:Opera
1020:Roma
762:2023
733:2023
339:bass
225:Jean
186:and
170:The
147:and
1245:'s
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163:in
143:by
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37:by
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