French Opera
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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 Monteverdi opera information.
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Massenet's Werther with Álvarez, Garanca
This production of Jules Massenet's opera "Werther" is updated to the Fifties, and the concept ultimately works.
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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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Debussy Opera Pelléas et Mélisande
Pelléas et Mélisande, a French opera by Claude Debussy. Opera plot synopsis, character list, and other Debussy 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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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.
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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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Geschenkverpackungen für Kindergeschenke
Kinder lieben schön verpackte Geschenke zum Geburtstag. So verpacken Sie mit Geschenkpapier, Schleifenband und guten Verpackungsideen ein Kindergeschenk originell.
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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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Glücksspiel Geld-, Gold- & Aktien-Anlageberatung
BMELV-Studie: Milliarden pro Jahr kostet die Deutschen falsche Finanzberatung. 50 bis 80 Prozent der langfristigen Geldanlagen werden vorzeitig mit Verlust abgebrochen.
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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 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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Gluck Opera Iphigenie en Tauride
Christoph Willibald Gluck's French opera Iphigénie en Tauride (Iphigenia in Tauris), Plot summary, characater list, and other C.W. Gluck information.
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Gluck Opera Iphigenie en Aulide
French opera Iphigénie en Aulide (Iphigenia in Aulis) by Christoph Willibald von Gluck: plot summary, character list, and other C.W. Gluck opera information
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