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Umberto Giordano
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Friedrich von Flotow
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Eduardo di Capua
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Francesco Cilea
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Ruggero Leoncavallo
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Giacomo Meyerbeer
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Luigi Denza
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Arrigo Boito
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Franz Lehár
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