Les martyrs

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title: Les martyrs
text: Les martyrs is a four-act grand opera by Gaetano Donizetti set to a French libretto by Eugène Scribe. The libretto was based on one written by Salvadore Cammarano for an original Italian version known as Poliuto, which was not performed until after the composer's death. Pierre Corneille's play Polyeucte written in 1641–42, the story of which reflected the life of the early Christian martyr Saint Polyeuctus, is the original source for both versions. When Poliuto was banned by the King of Naples j
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description: 1840 opera by Gaetano Donizetti
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_martyrs
date created: 2008-02-21T01:31:31Z
date modified: 2024-09-04T15:44:14Z
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