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_mozart_mitridate__re_di_ponto_ | Mitridate, Re di Ponto Synopsis
Place: around the Crimean port of Nymphà¦umTime: 63BC during the conflict between Rome and PontusPrologueMitridate, having suffered a heavy defeat at a battle, is presumed dead. This false news is passed by Arbate, the Governor, to his fiancee Aspasia and his sons, Farnace and Sifare.Ac... |
_mozart_schauspieldirektor_ | Schauspieldirektor Synopsis |
_mozart_stein_der_weisen_ | Stein der Weisen Synopsis |
_mozart_thamos__könig_in_ägypten_ | Thamos, König in Ägypten Synopsis
Thamos, King in Egypt
No. 1 - Chorus
PRIESTS, VIRGINS
The night, day's enemy, gives place to you, o Sun!
From Egypt a fresh victim is offered to you:
hear our prayer! May your eternal course
bring happy days to the people of Thamos!
PRIESTS
Grant to the happy youth of our land
the... |
_mozart_zaide_ | Zaide (Das Serail) Synopsis
Zaide falls in love with Gomatz, a slave, which strikes up jealousy and rage in the Sultan, who happens to also admire her. After capture she chooses a free life with Gomatz rather than a good life with the Sultan. Allazim encourages the sultan to consider Gomatz as a man, not as a slave. Th... |
_musgrave_mary_queen_of_scots_ | Mary Queen of Scots Synopsis
Setting: Scotland from 1561 to 1568 |
_mussorgsky_boris_godunov_ | Boris Godunov Synopsis
PROLOGUE
Scene 1: The courtyard of the Novodyevichy monastery near Moscow, 1598
Russia has been left without a tsar. The people, oppressed and apathetic, have been herded into the courtyard and ordered to beg Boris to consent to become tsar. As he continues to seem reluctant the crowd is ordere... |
_mussorgsky_chovantsjina_ | Chovantsjina Synopsis
Time: The year 1682Place: MoscowTheme: The principal theme of Khovanshchina is stated outright in the choral number "Akh, ty Rodnaya, Matushka Russ" ("Oh poor Motherland"), which laments that Russia is bleeding and dying not because of a foreign enemy, but because of fragmentation within. Somethi... |
_mussorgsky_the_fair_at_sorochyntsi_ | The Fair at Sorochyntsi Synopsis
Time: Beginning of the 19th centuryPlace: The village of Velikiye SorochyntsÑ–, near PoltavaAct 1At the fair, merchants are peddling their wares to the crowd of visitors arriving from all around. The Gypsy makes reference to a red jacket that the devil is looking for, while the lad Gri... |
_méhul_joseph_in_egypte_ | Joseph in Egypte Synopsis
Act 1Many years ago, Joseph the Israelite, the favourite son of Jacob, was sold into slavery in Egypt by his brothers. Nevertheless, he found favour with the Egyptian pharaoh and rose to become one of the leading men in the country under the assumed name Cleophas. Now famine is afflicting Isr... |
_nebra_iphigenia_e_tracia_ | Iphigenia e Tracia Synopsis |
_nessler_trompeter_sakkingen_ | Trompeter Sakkingen Synopsis
Setting: 17th-century Heidelberg and Säkkingen, after the Thirty Years War. The trumpeter Werner loves Maria, the daughter of the Baron, but her father and mother want her to marry the cowardly Damian. Werner proves himself a hero and is opportunely discovered to be of noble birth, so all ... |
_nicolai_die_lustige_weiber_von_windsor_ | Die Lustige Weiber von Windsor Synopsis
The Merry Wives of Windsor
ACT I
Sir John Falstaff sends identical love letters to Frau Fluth and Frau Reich. They plan
revenge for the insult. Ensuring that her possessive husband knows of her plans, Fluth arranges to meet Falstaff. During their meeting Reich arrives, as ar... |
_offenbach_grande_duchesse_gerolstein_ | Grande Duchesse Gerolstein Synopsis
Place: The fictional duchy of GérolsteinTime: 1720Act 1The 20-year-old Grand Duchess, who has been brought up by her tutor and court chamberlain Baron Puck to have her own way, is charming, though a veritable tyrant. She has been betrothed to the foppish Prince Paul but does not fin... |
_offenbach_la_périchole_ | La Périchole Synopsis
Place: Lima, PeruAct 1The PlazaIn the main square of Lima, outside The Three Cousins tavern, the crowd is celebrating the birthday of Don Andrès de Ribeira, the Viceroy of Peru. Don Pedro de Hinoyosa (Mayor of Lima), Count Miguel de Panatellas (First Gentleman of the Bedchamber), and Don Andrès e... |
_offenbach_les_contes_d_hoffmann_ | Les Contes d'Hoffmann Synopsis
PROLOGUE
Luther's tavern
Hoffmann's muse hopes that he will forget his love for the singer Stella and devote himself henceforth to poetry.
Councillor Lindorf intercepts a letter from Stella to Hoffmann, promising him an assignation after the evening's performance of Don Giovanni, in whi... |
_offenbach_orphée_aux_enfers_ | Orphée aux enfers Synopsis
ACT ONEScene 1:
Near Thebes
A melodrama (Introduction and Melodrame) opens the work. Public Opinion explains who she is - the guardian of morality ("Qui suis-je? du Théâtre Antique"). She seeks to rework the story of Orphée (Orpheus) and Eurydice - who, despite being husband and wife, hate ... |
_offenbach_robinson_crusoé_ | Robinson Crusoé Synopsis
Act 1At the Crusoe family home in Bristol, Sunday tea is served. Robinson confides in Toby that he has booked them both to South America, but he is overheard by Toby's fiancée, Suzanne. Robinson decides to go to sea alone, seeking fortune for himself, for Edwige and his family.Act 2Six years l... |
_orff_die_kluge_ | Die Kluge Synopsis
The plot of the opera is that a poor peasant finds on his land a mortar made out of gold. He decides to take it to the king, thinking that he will be rewarded for being a loyal subject. His wise daughter tells him not to, because the king will throw him in the dungeons thinking that he has stolen th... |
_pacini_maria_regina_d_inghilterra_ | Maria Regina d'Inghilterra Synopsis
Place: LondonTime: 1553.Mary I of England is infatuated by the adventurer Riccardo Fenimoore, whom she has ennobled as Lord Talbot, but he is unfaithful having seduced the foundling Clotide, who has been raised and is now betrothed to the adoring Ernesto Malcolm, a commoner. Gualtie... |
_paisello_molinara_la_ | Molinara la Synopsis |
_pergolesi_la_serva_padrona_ | La Serva padrona Synopsis
The Maid Turned Mistress
PART I
Uberto complains about his maidservant Serpina, who is late bringing him his chocolate and has become a dictator in his home.
He tells his servant Vespone to find him a wife who will do what she is told. Serpina overhears and offers herself, but Uberto is ada... |
_peri_euridice_ | Euridice Synopsis
Peri's Euridice tells the story of the musician Orpheus and Euridice from Greek Mythology. According to myth, Orpheus was a great musician who journeyed to the underworld to plead with the gods to revive his wife Euridice after she had been fatally injured.Act 1It opens with a simple melody by a sing... |
_pfitzner_palestrina_ | Palestrina Synopsis
Act OneA room in Palestrina's house, Rome, around 1560(Scene 1) Palestrina's student Silla is trying over a secular lyric he has written, and planning to make a new life in Florence, where he hopes to find his own voice as a singer and song-writer. Rome clings to its old-fashioned polyphony as clos... |
_piccinni_la_buona_figliuola_ | La Buona Figliuola Synopsis
The marquis of Conchiglia has fallen in love with Cecchina who is a maid. Shocked by the social impropriety of such a match, Cavaliere Armidoro, the fiancee of the marquis's sister, refuses to marry Lucinda. Distraught over losing the man she loves, Lucinda begs the marquis to stop seeing C... |
_pietri_maristella_ | Maristella Synopsis |
_ponchielli_il_figliuol_prodigo_ | Il Figliuol prodigo Synopsis |
_ponchielli_la_gioconda_ | La Gioconda Synopsis
The opera's title translates as "The Happy Woman", but is usually given in English as "The Ballad Singer". However, as this fails to convey the irony inherent in the original, the Italian is usually used. Each act of La Gioconda has a title.Place: VeniceTime: 17th centuryThe story revolves around ... |
_porrino_gli_orazo_ | Gli Orazo Synopsis |
_poulenc_dialogues_carmelites_ | Dialogues Carmelites Synopsis
Place: Paris and Compiègne, 1789-94Time: during the French RevolutionAct 1The pathologically timid Blanche de la Force decides to retreat from the world and enter a Carmelite monastery. The Mother Superior informs her that the Carmelite Order is not a refuge; it is the duty of the nuns to... |
_prokoviev_romeo_and_juliet_ | Romeo and Juliet Synopsis |
_prokoviev_the_fiery_angel_ | The Fiery Angel Synopsis
The full title of Bryusov's novel gives a good idea of the substance of the opera:The Fiery Angel; or, a True Story in which is related of the Devil, not once but often appearing in the Image of a Spirit of Light to a Maiden and seducing her to Various and Many Sinful Deeds, of Ungodly Practic... |
_prokoviev_war_and_peace_ | War and Peace Synopsis
Part 1 (Peace)The Overture or the Epigraph usually precedes the actionScene 1: After dark, in the garden of Count Rostov's country estate, May, 1806Andrei, who is a guest there, is depressed by the loss of his wife. Natasha, who also cannot sleep, looks out of her window and tells Sonya how beau... |
_puccini_edgar_ | Edgar Synopsis |
_puccini_fanciulla_del_west_ | Fanciulla del West Synopsis
Time:1849 to 1850.Place: A mining camp at the foot of the Cloudy Mountains, California.Act 1Inside the Polka SaloonA group of Gold Rush miners enter the "Polka" saloon after a day working at the mine ("Hello! Hello! Alla 'Polka'"). After a song by traveling minstrel Jake Wallace ("Che faran... |
_puccini_gianni_schicchi_ | Gianni Schicchi Synopsis
ONE AND ONLY ACT
Buoso Donati has just died, surrounded by his relatives, who have heard that he has left all his money to the monks. They search for the will and Rinuccio, who finds it, refuses to hand it over till his Aunt Zita promises to let him marry Lauretta, daughter of Gianni Schicchi.... |
_puccini_il_tabarro_ | Il Tabarro Synopsis
Michele reminisces with Giorgetta of the days before their child died and how all three would fit under his cloak. He is distressed about the fact that he is twice her age; she comforts him but she will still not kiss him. Michele wonders if his wife is still faithful to him and ponders who might h... |
_puccini_la_bohème_ | La Bohème Synopsis
ACT I
Paris: a garret in the Latin Quarter
As they vainly try to keep warm, the poet Rodolfo and the painter Marcello are joined by the philosopher Colline in front of the stove. Another friend, the musician Schaunard, has had good luck and arrives with food and firewood, but suggests saving the f... |
_puccini_la_rondine_ | La Rondine Synopsis
Place: Paris and Nice.Time: Mid-19th century.Act 1At a cocktail party in Magda's salon, Prunier declares that love is in the air. He begins to sing his latest song, which Magda completes (Aria: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta). She explains that as the kept woman of Rambaldo, she does not know true lov... |
_puccini_le_villi_ | Le Villi Synopsis
Anna's father, Guglielmo, holds Roberto responsible for Anna's death and calls upon the Villi to take vengeance on Roberto (Aria: "Anima santa della figlia mia"). The Villi call upon the ghost of Anna and lure Roberto into the forest. Roberto, now penniless and abandoned by the seductress, returns wh... |
_puccini_madame_butterfly_ | Madame Butterfly Synopsis
ACT I
Lieutenant Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton of the US Navy is preparing to go through a form of marriage with a Japanese girl, Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly). He is being shown over their future house on a hill overlooking Nagasaki Harbor by the marriage broker Goro, who has provided the h... |
_puccini_manon_lescaut_ | Manon Lescaut Synopsis
ACT I
A square in Amiens, with an inn
A group of students, drinking outside the inn, mingles with the townspeople. The student des Grieux joins his friends. In answer to some chaffing by Edmondo, one of the students, he assures them that he has never known the pangs of love. To humor them he ... |
_puccini_suor_angelica_ | Suor Angelica Synopsis
Place: A convent near Siena.Time: The latter part of the 17th century.The opera opens with scenes showing typical aspects of life in the convent - all the sisters sing hymns, the Monitor scolds two lay-sisters, everyone gathers for recreation in the courtyard. The sisters rejoice because, as the... |
_puccini_tosca_ | Tosca Synopsis
The action takes place in Rome, in June 1800
ACT I
The church of Sant'Andrea della Valle
Angelotti, a political prisoner who has just escaped from the fortress of Castel Sant'Angelo, runs into the church, looks for a key and uses it to open a private chapel, where he hides. The Sacristan bustles abou... |
_puccini_turandot_ | Turandot Synopsis
ACT I
Near the walls of Peking
A mandarin reads a proclamation that the Princess Turandot will marry any man of royal rank who successfully answers three riddles propounded by her, but if he fails he must lose his head. The Prince of Persia, having just failed, will be beheaded at moonrise. The cro... |
_purcell_dido_and_aeneas_ | Dido and Aeneas Synopsis
ACT I
Dido, queen of Carthage, cannot bring herself to admit her love for the Trojan prince Aeneas, a guest at her court; he is soon to resume his journey in search of a site for a new city to replace Troy. Her confidante Belinda and her courtiers persuade Dido to speak her love and the act ... |
_purcell_the_fairy_queen_ | The Fairy-Queen Synopsis
ACT I
By order of Duke Theseus, Demetrius must marry Hermia, even though he actually loves Helena. At the same time Hermia is in love with Lysander. The four lovers escape from the town. In a forest nearby a group of tradesmen are rehearsing a play to celebrate the wedding. Titania (the Fair... |
_purcell_the_indian_queen_ | The Indian Queen Synopsis |
_purcell_timon_of_athene_ | Timon of Athene Synopsis |
_rabaud_marouf_savetier_di_caire_ | Marouf savetier di Caire Synopsis
The hen-pecked cobbler Marouf decides to join a group of sailors and travels to Khiatan where he pretends to be a rich merchant awaiting the arrival of his caravan. The sultan is impressed and offers him the hand of his daughter Saamcheddine. Marouf's deception is discovered and he fl... |
_rachmaninov_aleko_ | Aleko Synopsis
A band of gypsies has pitched its tents for the night on the bank of a river. Beneath a pale moon, they light campfires, prepare a meal and sing of the freedom of their nomadic existence. An old gypsy tells a story. Long ago, he loved Mariula who deserted him for another man, leaving behind Zemfira, the... |
_rameau_platée_ | Platée Synopsis
PrologueAfter a night of partying, the Chorus wakes Thespis from a drunken sleep. When Thalie and Momus arrive, they seek Thespis' help in planning the presentation of an entertainment in which they will recreate a long-ago attempt by Jupiter to cure his wife, Juno, of her jealousy. Initially left out ... |
_ravel_enfant_et_sortileges_ | Enfant et Sortileges Synopsis
Place: An old-fashioned Normandy country homePart 1 This is the story of a rude child who is reprimanded by the objects in his room which he has been destroying. After being scolded by his mother in the beginning of the opera, the child throws a tantrum destroying the room around him. He ... |
_ravel_le_heure_espagnolle_ | Le Heure Espagnolle Synopsis
Time:Place: The workshop of the clockmaker Torquemada in Toledo, Spain.The opera takes place in 21 scenes, with an introduction.Torquemada is at work in his shop when the muleteer Ramiro stops by to have his watch fixed, so that he can fulfill his duties at collecting the town's post. It i... |
_reimann_lear_ | Lear Synopsis |
_reyer_salammbo_ | Salammbo Synopsis |
_reyer_sigurd_ | Sigurd Synopsis
Place: Worms and IcelandTime: 5th century, time of AttilaHilda, the younger sister of Gunther, king of the Burgundians, loves the hero Sigurd, despite that she was expected to be given to Attila himself as a bride. At the instigation of her nurse (Uta) she gives Sigurd a magic potion which brings him t... |
_reznicek_donne_diane_ | Donne Diane Synopsis
Don Diego's palace at Barcelona at the time of Catalonia's independenceAct 1Don Cesar, Prince of Urgel is resting in Diego's Hall after having won the first prize in a tournament. He muses sadly on Donna Diana's coldness, which all his victories fail to overcome. Perrin the clown takes pity on him... |
_ricci_marito_e_l_amante_ | Marito e l'amante Synopsis |
_rimsky_korsakov_meinacht_ | Meinacht (Majskaja notsj) Synopsis
Time: Whitsuntide or "Rusalka week", beginning of the 19th centuryPlace: Near the village of Dikanka, UkraineAct 1Village street outside Hanna's hut; eveningThe people sing a folksong-game. After they disperse, Levko plays the bandura and sings outside Hanna's window. When she steps o... |
_rimsky_korsakov_sadko_ | Sadko Synopsis
Time:Place:(Note: Instead of traditional acts, Sadko is divided in seven scenes, and, as that type of structure would suggest, is more loosely constructed than a traditional opera. The opera is usually performed in three or five acts, depending on how the scenes are grouped:Three acts - 1-2, 3-4, 5-6-7 ... |
_rimsky_korsakov_skazanye_kitesje_i_fevronii_ | Skazanye kitesje i Fevronii Synopsis
Time: Summer of the 6751st year of the creation of the worldPlace: Unspecified location beyond the Volga RiverPrelude'Hymn to the Wilderness', an orchestral depiction of the scenery of forest wilderness.Act 1Kerzhenskii WoodsThese wild forests with dense thickets and bogs are the h... |
_rimsky_korsakov_tsaar_saltan_ | Tsaar Saltan Synopsis
Place: Partly in the city of Tmutarakan and partly on the island of BuyanPrologueOn a wintry evening three sisters are sitting at spinning wheels. As Tsar Saltan overhears from outside the door, the oldest sister boasts that, if she were Tsaritsa, she would prepare a sumptuous feast; the middle s... |
_rimsky_korsakov_tsarenbraut_ | Tsarenbraut Synopsis
Time: Autumn, 1572Place: Aleksandrovsky settlement, Moscow, RussiaAct 1: The FeastThe oprichnik (bodyguard) Gryaznoi loves Marfa, daughter of the merchant Sobakin, even though Gryaznoi already has a mistress, Lyubasha, whom he has neglected of late. Marfa is already beloved of the boyar Lykov. In ... |
_rimsky_korsakov_zolotoy_petushok_ | Zolotoy Petushok Synopsis
Time: Unspecified
PrologHowever, his sons are both so inept that they manage to kill each other on the battlefield. King Dodon then decides to lead the army himself, but further bloodshed is averted because the Golden Cockerel ensures that the old king becomes besotted when he actually sees t... |
_rossini_adelaide_di_borgogna_ | Adelaide di Borgogna Synopsis |
_rossini_armida_ | Armida Synopsis
Time: The CrusadesPlace: Near JerusalemAct 1Goffredo, commander of the Christian forces, comforts and rallies the Frankish soldiers, who are mourning the recent death of their leader. A noblewoman appears and introduces herself as the rightful ruler of Damascus. She claims that her throne has been usur... |
_rossini_assedio_di_corinto_ | Assedio di Corinto Synopsis
Place: CorinthTime: 1459Act 1Act 3The catacombs |
_rossini_aureliano_in_palmira_ | Aureliano in Palmira Synopsis
Palmyra has now been conquered by the Romans. Aureliano enters Zenobia's palace and offers his love to her, which she refuses. Meanwhile Oraspe frees Arsace who then flees to the hills by the Euphrates river where he is sheltered by a group of shepherds. Arsace's soldiers join him and tel... |
_rossini_comte_ory_ | Comte Ory Synopsis
Time: Circa 1200, during the CrusadesPlace: TouraineAct 1The countryside before the castle of FormoutiersThe lords and men of Formoutiers have been away on a crusade. Count Ory, who is in love with the countess Adèle, takes advantage of the situation. Hoping to win her hand, he disguises himself as ... |
_rossini_elisabetta_regina_d_inghilterra_ | Elisabetta Regina d'Inghilterra Synopsis |
_rossini_guillaume_tell_ | Guillaume Tell Synopsis
William Tell
ACT I
Switzerland, 1307. Guillaume Tell leads the Swiss resistance against the Austrian overlords, led by Gessler. Tell is championed by Melcthal, patriarch of the village, and (hesitantly) by Melcthal's son Arnold, who is in love with the Austrian princess Mathilde. An archery ... |
_rossini_il_barbiere_di_siviglia_ | Il Barbiere di Siviglia Synopsis
The Barber of Seville |
_rossini_il_turco_in_italia_ | Il Turco in Italia Synopsis |
_rossini_il_viaggio_a_reims_ | Il Viaggio a Reims Synopsis
Place: The Golden Lily spa hotel at Plombières-les-Bains in FranceTime: 1825Act 1Scene 1: IntroductionThe housekeeper Maddalena is unhappy with the preparations made by the servants for the arrival of the important people who are travelling to Reims for the coronation of Charles X of France... |
_rossini_la_cambiale_di_matrimonio_ | La Cambiale di Matrimonio Synopsis
Place: London, the chambers of Tobia Mill18th CenturyThe opera opens on the servants Norton and Clarina discussing a letter which has arrived for their master, Tobias Mill, regarding an impending marriage contract from a Canadian businessman, Slook, who is due to arrive later that da... |
_rossini_la_cenerentola_ | La Cenerentola Synopsis
Cinderella, or Goodness Triumphant
ACT I
Scene 1: A room in the mansion of the Baron of Montefiascone
Clorinda and Tisbe are adorning themselves while Angelina (Cenerentola) works, singing about a king who chose a bride for her innocence and virtue instead of pomp and beauty. When she keeps ... |
_rossini_la_donna_del_lago_ | La Donna del lago Synopsis
Act 1Scene 1Shepherds are watching flocks at dawn on the shores of Loch Katrine, and men in the nearby forests are hunting (Chorus: "Del di la messaggiera"). Elena crosses the lake and sings of her longing for her true love, Malcolm (Cavatina: "Oh mattutini albori"). At the edge of the lake,... |
_rossini_la_gazza_ladra_ | La Gazza ladra Synopsis
Act 1At the house of Fabrizio Vingradito and his wife Lucia there is joy for the imminent return of their son Giannetto from the war. One of the servants, Ninetta, is in love with Giannetto and all want the two to marry except Lucia, who blames Ninetta over the recent loss of a silver fork. Isa... |
_rossini_la_pietra_del_paragone_ | La Pietra del Paragone Synopsis
The ‘'Touchstone'' of the title is a plan devised by Count Asdrubale to test the sincerity of Donna Fulvia, Baroness Aspasia and Marchioness Clarice, each of whom claims to love the wealthy nobleman.Place: Count Asdrubale's villa in the country.Time: The early 19th century.Act 1Pacuvi... |
_rossini_la_scala_di_seta_ | La Scala di Seta Synopsis
The Silken Ladder
ONE AND ONLY ACT
In defiance of her tutor Dormont, Giulia has married Dorvil, who climbs to her room each night on a silken ladder she lowers for him. Hearing that Dormont wants her to marry Dorvil's friend Blansac, Giulia determines to trick Blansac into falling in love wi... |
_rossini_l_inganno_felice_ | L' Inganno felice Synopsis
Time: The distant pastPlace: A seaside mining village in ItalyThe villainous Ormondo was in love with Isabella, who was happily married to Duke Bertrando. When she rejected his advances, Ormondo spread vicious rumours about her reputation and bribed Batone into casting her adrift in a boat o... |
_rossini_l_italiana_in_algeri_ | L' Italiana in Algeri Synopsis
ACT I
Scene 1: A room in the palace of the Bey of Algiers
The Bey's wife Elvira is distressed because he no longer loves her. In fact Mustafà orders her to leave him: he plans to give her to his new Italian slave and instructs Haly, the captain of his pirates, to find him instantly, o... |
_rossini_l__occasione_fa_il_ladro_ | L' Occasione fa il ladro Synopsis
Time: 18th CenturyPlace: In and near NaplesDuring a storm, three travellers take refuge in an inn in the country. Alberto has been betrothed to a woman whom he has never met, and is on his way to meet her. Don Parmenione, accompanied by Martino, is trying to trace a friend's sister, w... |
_rossini_maometto_ii_ | Maometto II Synopsis
Time: 1470Place: Negroponte, in the Aegean SeaAct 1Byzantium has just fallen to the Turks, and the troops of Maometto II (Sultan Mehmed II) are laying siege at the Venetian city of Negroponte (Chalkis). Young Calbo pushes Paolo Erisso to go on fighting and defend the city, while Condulmiero wishes... |
_rossini_matilde_di_shabran_ | Matilde di Shabran Synopsis
Place: In and around Corradino's gothic castle in SpainTime: The Middle AgesAct 1Scene 1: Outside the castle gatehouseEgoldo and some peasants arrive with some of their produce, which they hope Corradino will accept (Zitti; nessun qui v'e - "Quiet, no-one is here"). Aliprando draws their at... |
_rossini_mosè_in_egitto_ | Mose in Egitto Synopsis
Act 1 |
_rossini_otello_ | Otello Synopsis
Place: VeniceTime: End of the 18th Century |
_rossini_riccardo_e_zoraide_ | Riccardo e Zoraide Synopsis
Place: the city of Dongola in ancient Nubia.Time: The time of the CrusadesThe Nubian King Agorante, who is infatuated with Zoraide, has defeated her father, Ircano and captured her. Ricciardo, a Christian knight and Zoraide's lover, accompanies an emissary to plead for her release. Agorante... |
_rossini_semiramide_ | Semiramide Synopsis
Act 1Scene 1: Temple of Baal, BabylonAssur and Semiramide, former lovers, had plotted to murder the latter's husband, King Nino, 15 years before. Her son escaped death at that time and is now, as Arsace, a successful commander, his identity unknown to his mother.He expresses his concern as to why h... |
_rossini_signor_bruschino_ | Il Signor Bruschino Synopsis
Time: 18th CenturyPlace: Gaudenzio's castle in France.Sofia and Florville are in love, but her guardian, Gaudenzio, opposes the match. Florville's father and Gaudenzio are old enemies. Florville's father dies, removing one barrier, but Gaudenzio has already agreed to wed Sofia to the son o... |
_rossini_tancredi_ | Tancredi Synopsis
BackgroundThe city of Syracuse is tethered by conflict and war between the Byzantine empire, with which it has an unstable truce, and the Saracen armies headed by Solamir. Not only is Syracuse exhausted by external war, but internal war as well; the soldier Tancredi and his family have been stripped ... |
_rossini_torvaldo_e_dorliska_ | Torvaldo e Dorliska Synopsis |
_rossini_vallace_ | Vallace Synopsis |
_rossini_zelmira_ | Zelmira Synopsis
The opera's complicated plot revolves around Zelmira, her father Polidoro, the wise and beloved king of the Isle of Lesbos, and her husband, Prince Ilo. Before the action begins, Ilo had departed the island to defend his homeland. While he was gone, Azor, the lord of Mytilene and a disappointed suitor... |
_rousseau_devin_du_village_ | Devin du Village Synopsis
Colin and Colette love one another, yet they suspect each other of being unfaithful - in Colin's case with the lady of the manor and in Colette's with a courtier. They each seek the advice and support of the village soothsayer in order to reinforce their love. After a series of deceptions, Co... |
_rubinstein_demon_de_ | Demon de Synopsis
Time: UnspecifiedPlace: GeorgiaAct 1Scene 1 PrologueDuring a storm in the Caucasian mountains a chorus of evil spirits call upon the Demon to destroy the beauty of God's creation. The Demon sings of his hatred for the universe and rejects an Angel's plea for him to reconcile with heaven.Scene 2Tamara... |
_sacchini_oedipe_à_colone_ | Oedipe à Colone Synopsis |
_saint_saëns_samson_et_dalila_ | Samson et Dalila Synopsis
Place: GazaTime: ca. 1150 BCAct 1A square in Gaza at nightIn a square outside the temple of Dagon, a group of Hebrews beg Jehovah for relief from their bondage to the Philistines in a melancholy chorus ("Dieu, d'Israël"), which leads into a fugue ("Nous avons vu nos cités renversées"). Samson... |
_salieri_axur_re_d_ormus_ | Axur re d Ormus Synopsis |
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