French Opera
Feature Writer Articles in French Opera
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Opera Synopsis - Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah is the a story of a man's struggle to hold to a principal and calling against the wiles of a woman who is incited to tempt him to betray his calling.
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Contributing Articles in French Opera
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French Grand Operas
Gluck's Reform Operas purged opera of the excesses of Italian opera and several great opera composers helped develop a grand operatic style during the 19th century.
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Bizet's Opera Carmen
Despite a scandalous failed first season, the gypsy girl from Seville has gone on to conquer the operatic world.
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Elisir d'amore and Le Philtre
Auber had a major success in 1831 with Le Philtre, a romantic comedy about village life in the Pays Basque. At lignting speed, Donizetti came out with an Italian version
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Offenbach Le Pont des Soupirs
Le Pont des Soupirs (The Bridge of Sighs,) a French operetta by Jacques Offenbach: opera plot summary, character list, and other Offenbach opera information.
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Opera Guide–Thaïs, by Jules Massenet
Characters and plot summary for the French opera Thaïs by Jules Massenet, with a libretto by Louis Gallet, based on the novel Thaïs by Anatole France about St. Thaïs.
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Jules Massenet Opera Hérodiade
Hérodiade, a French opera by Jules Massenet: opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Massenet opera information.
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Ravel L'Enfant et les Sortilèges
L'enfant et les Sortilèges (The Child and the Spells), a French opera by Maurice Ravel in two acts. Opera plot summary, character list, and other Ravel opera information.
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Verdi Opera Don Carlo
Don Carlo (Don Carlos), a French and Italian opera drama by Giuseppe Verdi: opera plot summary, character list, and other Verdi opera information.
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Ravel Opera The Spanish Hour
L'Heure Espagnole, a French opera by Maurice Ravel. The Spanish Hour opera plot summary, character list, and other Ravel opera information.
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Jules Massenet's Opera Werther
Werther, a French opera by Jules Massenet: opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Massenet opera information.
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Massenet Opera Manon
Manon, a French opera by Jules Massenet: opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Massenet opera information.
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Leo Delibes Opera Lakme
Lakmé, a French opera by Léo Delibes. Lakmé opera plot summary, character list, and other opera information.
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French Opera Beginnings
Traces early French opera and the significant contributions of King Louis XIV, Jean Baptiste Lully and Jean-Philippe Rameau.
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Charles Gounod's Faust
Faust, a French opera by Charles Gounod. Faust opera plot summary, character list, and other opera information.
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Messiaen's Saint Francois D'Assise
Saint Francois d'Assise (Saint Francis of Assisi), a French opera by Olivier Messiaen. Opera plot summary, character list, and other opera information.
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Rossini Opera Le Comte Ory
Le Comte Ory (The Count Ory), a French comic opera by Gioachino Rossini: opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Rossini opera information.
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