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Opera Guide—Romeo and Juliet, by Charles Gounod
By: Amelia Hill
Guide to the plot, characters and history of Charles Gounod's operatic adaptation of Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. more...
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...
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...
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...
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. more...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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