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- ↑ Helen M. Greenwald The Oxford Handbook of Opera 2014 p.733 0199714843 "To Mayr, Rossini's Mosè, Donizetti's Il diluvio universale, and his own Atalia all evidently count as “oratorios” because they are religiously sincere (Mayr 1843: 74r). When using the term “oratorio” in these cases, both Mayr and Rossini clearly ."
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