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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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 		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.
Bizet's Opera Carmen
Despite a scandalous failed first season, the gypsy girl from Seville has gone on to conquer the operatic world.
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
Opera Guide—Romeo and Juliet, by Charles Gounod
Guide to the plot, characters and history of Charles Gounod's operatic adaptation of Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.
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.
Igor Stravinsky Opera The Soldier's Tale
The Soldier's Tale, a morality play by Igor Stravinsky. Drama plot summary, character list, and other opera information.
Opera Guide– L'Africaine (The African Slave)
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.
The Psychology of Carmen, the Opera
Bizet's(1838-75) famous opera, Carmen, was based on Prosper Merimee's 1845 novella, which gained little success at the time.
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.
Jacques Offenbach Operetta Orphée aux Enfers
Orpheus in the Underworld, a French operetta by Jacques Offenbach. Orphée aux Enfers opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Offenbach opera information.
Jacques Offenbach Opera The Tales of Hoffmann
Le Contes d'Hoffmann, a French opera by Jacques Offenbach. The Tales of Hoffmann opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Offenbach opera information.
Massenet's Werther with Álvarez, Garanca
This production of Jules Massenet's opera "Werther" is updated to the Fifties, and the concept ultimately works.
Jules Massenet Opera Hérodiade
Hérodiade, a French opera by Jules Massenet: opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Massenet opera information.
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.
Debussy Opera Pelléas et Mélisande
Pelléas et Mélisande, a French opera by Claude Debussy. Opera plot synopsis, character list, and other Debussy opera information.
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.
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.
Hector Berlioz Opera Benvenuto Cellini
Benvenuto Cellini, a French three-act opera by Hector Berlioz: opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Berlioz opera information.
Jules Massenet's Opera Werther
Werther, a French opera by Jules Massenet: opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Massenet opera information.
Massenet Opera Manon
Manon, a French opera by Jules Massenet: opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Massenet opera information.
Leo Delibes Opera Lakme
Lakmé, a French opera by Léo Delibes. Lakmé opera plot summary, character list, and other opera information.
French Opera Beginnings
Traces early French opera and the significant contributions of King Louis XIV, Jean Baptiste Lully and Jean-Philippe Rameau.
Charles Gounod's Faust
Faust, a French opera by Charles Gounod. Faust opera plot summary, character list, and other opera information.
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.
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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