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Nov 14, 2009
Opera Guide—Romeo and Juliet, by Charles Gounod
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Amelia Hill
Guide to the plot, characters and history of Charles Gounod's operatic adaptation of Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.
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Nov 1, 2009
Offenbach Le Pont des Soupirs
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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.
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Oct 31, 2009
Igor Stravinsky Opera The Soldier's Tale
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Tel Asiado
The Soldier's Tale, a morality play by Igor Stravinsky. Drama plot summary, character list, and other opera information.
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Oct 26, 2009
Opera Guide– L'Africaine (The African Slave)
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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.
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Aug 26, 2009
The Psychology of Carmen, the Opera
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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.
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Aug 12, 2009
Opera Guide–Thaïs, by Jules Massenet
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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.
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Jul 9, 2009
Jacques Offenbach Operetta Orphée aux Enfers
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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.
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Jun 27, 2009
Jacques Offenbach Opera The Tales of Hoffmann
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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.
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May 5, 2009
Massenet's Werther with Álvarez, Garanca
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Kay Bosworth
This production of Jules Massenet's opera "Werther" is updated to the Fifties, and the concept ultimately works.
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Nov 29, 2008
Jules Massenet Opera Hérodiade
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Tel Asiado
Hérodiade, a French opera by Jules Massenet: opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Massenet opera information.
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Nov 22, 2008
Ravel L'Enfant et les Sortilèges
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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.
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Nov 5, 2008
Debussy Opera Pelléas et Mélisande
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Tel Asiado
Pelléas et Mélisande, a French opera by Claude Debussy. Opera plot synopsis, character list, and other Debussy opera information.
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Oct 19, 2008
Verdi Opera Don Carlo
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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.
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Oct 6, 2008
Ravel Opera The Spanish Hour
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Tel Asiado
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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