French Opera

Nov 1, 2009

Offenbach Le Pont des Soupirs

By: Tel Asiado

Le Pont des Soupirs (The Bridge of Sighs,) a French operetta by Jacques Offenbach: opera plot summary, character list, and other Offenbach opera information. more...

Oct 31, 2009

Igor Stravinsky Opera The Soldier's Tale

By: Tel Asiado

The Soldier's Tale, a morality play by Igor Stravinsky. Drama plot summary, character list, and other opera information. more...

Oct 26, 2009

Opera Guide– L'Africaine (The African Slave)

By: Amelia Hill

Guide to the plot, characters, and history of Meyerbeer's grand opera L'Africaine, which premiered in 1865, a year after the composer's death. more...

Aug 26, 2009

The Psychology of Carmen, the Opera

By: Paula Marie Deubel

Bizet's(1838-75) famous opera, Carmen, was based on Prosper Merimee's 1845 novella, which gained little success at the time. more...

Aug 12, 2009

Opera Guide–Thaïs, by Jules Massenet

By: Amelia Hill

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. more...

Jul 9, 2009

Jacques Offenbach Operetta Orphée aux Enfers

By: Tel Asiado

Orpheus in the Underworld, a French operetta by Jacques Offenbach. Orphée aux Enfers opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Offenbach opera information. more...

Jun 27, 2009

Jacques Offenbach Opera The Tales of Hoffmann

By: Tel Asiado

Le Contes d'Hoffmann, a French opera by Jacques Offenbach. The Tales of Hoffmann opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Monteverdi opera information. more...

May 5, 2009

Massenet's Werther with Álvarez, Garanca

By: Kay Bosworth

This production of Jules Massenet's opera "Werther" is updated to the Fifties, and the concept ultimately works. more...

Nov 29, 2008

Jules Massenet Opera Hérodiade

By: Tel Asiado

Hérodiade, a French opera by Jules Massenet: opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Massenet opera information. more...

Nov 22, 2008

Ravel L'Enfant et les Sortilèges

By: Tel Asiado

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. more...

Nov 5, 2008

Debussy Opera Pelléas et Mélisande

By: Tel Asiado

Pelléas et Mélisande, a French opera by Claude Debussy. Opera plot synopsis, character list, and other Debussy opera information. more...

Oct 19, 2008

Verdi Opera Don Carlo

By: Tel Asiado

Don Carlo (Don Carlos), a French and Italian opera drama by Giuseppe Verdi: opera plot summary, character list, and other Verdi opera information. more...

Oct 6, 2008

Ravel Opera The Spanish Hour

By: Tel Asiado

L'Heure Espagnole, a French opera by Maurice Ravel. The Spanish Hour opera plot summary, character list, and other Ravel opera information. more...

Jul 5, 2008

Hector Berlioz Opera Benvenuto Cellini

By: Tel Asiado

Benvenuto Cellini, a French three-act opera by Hector Berlioz: opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Berlioz opera information. more...

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