Giuseppe Verdi pulled his opera ‘Stiffelio’ after its premiere because of censorship. It took more than 100 years before it returned to the stage.

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Although it has no familiar arias and its plot strains credulity, Verdi's "Stiffelio" at the Met Opera is a mesmerizing affair. Somehow, the idea of an evangelical minister who is perfectly ...

Get all the top news & discounts for Opera & beyond. At the time Verdi composed it, Stiffelio was considered to be an opera of scandalous subject matter. He based the opera on the play Le Pasteur by ...