<Li> Ambroise Thomas (1811--1896). French composer noted for the operas Mignon and Hamlet . </Li> <Li> Richard Wagner (1813--1883). Wagner revolutionised opera . In a series of "music dramas" such as Tristan und Isolde, Parsifal, and most of all his epic tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen, Wagner abolished the traditional distinction between recitative and aria and pioneered a new through - composed style of opera . </Li> <Li> Giuseppe Verdi (1813--1901) had a long composing career, during which his compositional style kept evolving . Among his most famous works are Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, La traviata, Don Carlos, Aida, and Otello . </Li> <Li> Charles Gounod (1818--1893) wrote lyrical operas on literary themes, including Roméo et Juliette and Mireille . His Faust still holds the stage today, in spite of criticisms of its "Victorianism". </Li>

One of the great italian romantic opera composers