Christiane Eda-Pierre "The Magic Flute", and at the Palais Garnier in 1960, as "Lucia di Lammermoor". She sang there the standard lyric coloratura roles of the French and Italian repertories. She also won great acclaim in Mozart roles, especially Konstanze in "The Abduction from the Seraglio", as well as the Countess in "Le nozze di Figaro", Donna Anna and Elvira in "Don Giovanni", The Queen of the Night in "The Magic Flute". Eda-Pierre was much appreciated in French baroque opera, particularly the works of Jean-Philippe Rameau, including "Les Indes galantes", "Zoroastre", "Les Boréades" (taking part in the first modern performance in September
Opera nozze di Figaro"), "Don Giovanni", and "Così fan tutte", as well as "Die Entführung aus dem Serail" ("The Abduction from the Seraglio"), and "The Magic Flute" ("Die Zauberflöte"), landmarks in the German tradition. The first third of the 19th century saw the high point of the bel canto style, with Gioachino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti and Vincenzo Bellini all creating works that are still performed. It also saw the advent of Grand Opera typified by the works of Auber and Meyerbeer. The mid-to-late 19th century was a golden age of opera, led and dominated by Giuseppe Verdi in Italy and Richard