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Most frequently banned operas before 1900?

* Richard Wagner's "The Ring of the Nibelung" (1876): Banned in several German cities for its anti-Semitic themes.

* Giacomo Puccini's "La bohème" (1896): Banned in Italy for its depiction of poverty and immorality.

* Richard Wagner's "Parsifal" (1882): Banned in several German cities for its religious themes.

* Giuseppe Verdi's "Rigoletto" (1851): Banned in several Italian cities for its depiction of a hunchbacked jester who falls in love with a princess.

* Carl Maria von Weber's "Der Freischütz" (1821): Banned in several German cities for its depiction of a demonic huntsman.

* Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" (1786): Banned in several European cities for its political satire.

* Gioachino Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" (1816): Banned in several Italian cities for its depiction of a rebellious barber.

* Daniel Auber's "Fra Diavolo" (1830): Banned in several European countries for its depiction of a bandit.

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