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_salieri_palmira_regina_di_persia_ | Palmira regina di Persia Synopsis
Set in ancient Persia, three Kings, arriving variously on a camel, an elephant and a horse, vie for the honour of killing a monster and winning the hand of the Persian princess Palmira. |
_sarti_il_fra_due_litiganti_ | Il Fra due litiganti Synopsis
The opera has a story similar to Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro involving complex intrigues between a pair of jealous, quarrelling aristocrats and their servants. |
_scarlatti_lisa_del_foco_mio_ | Lisa del foco mio Synopsis |
_schmidt_notre_dame_ | Notre Dame Synopsis |
_schreker_ferne_klang_der_ | Ferne Klang der Synopsis
Act 1Fritz, a composer, and Grete Graumann, the daughter of a poor retired officer, are in love. Fritz wants to marry Grete, but he tells her that before that happens, he has to write a great piece of music and discover the mysterious distant sound ("der ferne Klang") which he hears within him... |
_schubert_deutsche_messe_ | Deutsche Messe Synopsis |
_schubert_die_zwillingsbrüder_ | Die Zwillingsbrüder Synopsis
The scene takes place in a village on the Rhine, on the 18th birthday of the young heroine, Lieschen. Lieschen is eagerly awaiting her marriage to her young fiancé, Anton. The opera opens with a chorus in the couple's honor.Unfortunately, upon Lieschen's birth, her father, Der Schulze, had... |
_schönberg_les_misérables_ | Les Misérables Synopsis |
_schütz_musikalische_exequien_ | Musikalische Exequien Synopsis |
_serrano_alma_de_dios_ | Alma de Dios Synopsis |
_shostakovich_lady_macbeth_of_mtsensk_district_ | Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District Synopsis
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
ACT I
Katerina is the bored and unfulfilled wife of the merchant Zinovy. Boris, her father-in-law, keeps an eye on her and continually pesters her about providing an heir.
While her husband is away a new labourer, Sergei, is employed. Sergei inst... |
_smetana_dalibor_ | Dalibor Synopsis |
_smetana_die_verkaufte_braut_ | Die Verkaufte Braut Synopsis
Act 1The circus folk leave. Vasek's parents - Mícha and Háta - arrive, with Kecal. Vašek tells them that he no longer wants to marry Mařenka, having learned her true nature from a beautiful, strange girl. They are horrified ("He does not want her - what has happened?"). Vašek runs off, and... |
_soliva_la_testa_di_bronzo_ | La Testa di Bronzo Synopsis |
_sorozabal_del_manoja_de_rosas_ | Del Manoja de Rosas Synopsis |
_sorozabal_tabernera_del_puerte_ | Tabernera del Puerte Synopsis |
_spontini_agnes_von_hohenstaufen_ | Agnes von Hohenstaufen Synopsis
Place: GermanyTime: The Middle AgesAct 1The action concerns the struggle between the Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI (Heinrich VI) and the leader of the noble Welf faction, Henry the Lion (Heinrich der Löwe). The first act is set in Mainz where the emperor has assembled his forces to march ... |
_spontini_la_vestala_ | La Vestala Synopsis
Place: RomeAbout 269 BC.Act 1Returning to Rome after a victorious campaign, Licinius finds his beloved Julia has become a priestess of Vesta. Although Julia attempts to avoid going to Licinius's triumph, she is delegated to present him with a wreath. He tells her that he intends to kidnap and recla... |
_stolz_favorit_der_ | Favorit der Synopsis |
_stolz_song_is_over_ | Song is over Synopsis |
_stolz_zauber_von_bohemen_ | Zauber von Bohemen Synopsis |
_strauss_jr_j_der_zigeunerbaron_ | Der Zigeunerbaron Synopsis
The Gipsy Baron
ACT I
A swampy riverside region near the Hungarian village of Banat in the Temesvar Province. The distant scene is dominated by a derelict castle. In the foreground is a partly deserted village with only one reasonably prosperous-looking house. In a particularly disreputab... |
_strauss_jr_j_die_fledermaus_ | Die Fledermaus Synopsis
ACT I |
_strauss_jr_j_eine_nacht_in_venedig_ | Eine Nacht in Venedig Synopsis
Act 1It is an evening in eighteenth-century Venice. In a square on the Grand Canal, with a view across to the Ducal Palace and the Isle of San Giorgio, people stroll around as the sun goes down, while the tradeswomen call out their wares. The young Neapolitan macaroni cook Pappacoda obse... |
_strauss_jr_j_indigo_und_40_räuber_ | Indigo und 40 Räuber Synopsis |
_strauss_jr_j_spitzentuch_der_königin_ | Spitzentuch der Königin Synopsis |
_strauss_jr_j_the_great_waltz_ | The Great Waltz Synopsis |
_strauss_o_der_tapfere_soldat_ | Der Tapfere Soldat Synopsis
Six months have passed, and the war is over. Outside the Popoff residence the family and servants are welcoming their heroes home. Nadina is delighted to have her Alexius back, but she soon realises that he is far from the hero she imagined, but is boastful and self-centred. When he boasts ... |
_strauss_o_land_without_music_ | Land Without Music (film) Synopsis |
_strauss_o_waltzertraum_ | Waltzertraum Synopsis
Act OneIn the fictional state of Rurislavenstein, the scene opens in the glittering and the splendour of the Prunksaal des Schlosses Hall of the Prince of Flausenthurn. Princess Helene and Lieutenant Niki of the Army had earlier became lovers and soon were married in the splendid hall whereupon t... |
_strauss_r_aegyptische_helena_ | Aegyptische Helena Synopsis
Act 1The mythological pastIn her island palace, the sorceress Aithra waits in vain for Poseidon's return. The oracle-like Omniscient Mussel tells her that though Poseidon is far away, he remains steadfast in his love for her. The Mussel then tells of a ship on which the most beautiful woman... |
_strauss_r_arabella_ | Arabella Synopsis
ACT I |
_strauss_r_ariadne_auf_naxos_ | Ariadne auf Naxos Synopsis
PROLOGUE |
_strauss_r_daphne_ | Daphne Synopsis
The chaste girl Daphne sings a hymn of praise to nature. She loves the sunlight as trees and flowers do, but she has no interest in human romance. She cannot return the love of her childhood friend Leukippos, and she refuses to put on the ceremonial clothes for the coming festival of Dionysos, leaving ... |
_strauss_r_der_frau_ohne_schatten_ | Der Frau ohne Schatten Synopsis
The Woman Without a Shadow |
_strauss_r_der_rosenkavalier_ | Der Rosenkavalier Synopsis
ACT I |
_strauss_r_elektra_ | Elektra Synopsis
ONE AND ONLY ACT |
_strauss_r_guntram_ | Guntram Synopsis
Set in medieval Germany, the triangular Wagnerian-style story of love and redemption is about the minstrel Guntram, the evil Duke Robert and his saintly wife Freihild. (The story is not connected with the Merovingian king Guntram of Burgundy.) |
_strauss_r_intermezzo_ | Intermezzo Synopsis
Setting: Vienna and Grundlsee during a 1920's winterThe conductor Robert Storch is about to conduct a concert one night. Christine, his wife, feels under-appreciated and dislikes the fact that his work keeps him away during the evenings. Christine goes to a winter resort and meets Baron Lummer, wit... |
_strauss_r_salome_ | Salome Synopsis
ONE AND ONLY ACT
A terrace in Herod's palace
Narraboth, captain of the guard, in charge of the prophet Jokanaan, who is imprisoned in a cistern,watches the Princess Salome at a banquet inside the palace. His friend, the page of Queen Herodias, fears the consequences of this fixation on Salome.
The voi... |
_stravinsky_le_rossignol_ | Le Rossignol Synopsis
The setting is ancient China. The fisherman (tenor) acts as commentator on the story's events.Act 1At the seashore just before sunrise, a fisherman hears the song of the nightingale, which causes him to forget his troubles. The cook (soprano) has brought officials from the court of the Emperor to... |
_stravinsky_mavra_ | Mavra Synopsis
The opera is set in a Russian village circa 1840.Parasha is in love with her neighbour, Vassili, a young hussar, but they have difficulty in meeting. After they sing a duet, Vassili leaves, and then Parasha's mother enters. She is lamenting the difficulty of finding a new maid-servant after their prior ... |
_stravinsky_oedipus_rex_ | Oedipus Rex Synopsis
Act 1The Narrator greets the audience, explaining the nature of the drama they are about to see, and setting the scene: Thebes is suffering from a plague, and the men of the city lament it loudly. Oedipus, king of Thebes and conqueror of the Sphinx, promises to save the city. Creon, brother-in-law... |
_stravinsky_the_rake_s_progress_ | The Rake's Progress Synopsis
Act 1The plan has failed - the act starts with the auction of the ruined Tom's property by the maniac auctioneer Sellem. The objects for sale include Baba, who has remained immobile since being silenced by the wig. When unwrapped, she resumes her tantrum, now directed at the auction-goers ... |
_sullivan_h_m_s__pinafore_ | H.M.S. Pinafore Synopsis
Act IThe British warship H.M.S. Pinafore is at anchor off Portsmouth. The sailors are on the quarterdeck, proudly "cleaning brasswork, splicing rope, etc."Little Buttercup, a Portsmouth "bumboat woman" (dockside vendor) - who is the "rosiest, roundest, and reddest beauty in all Spithead" - com... |
_sullivan_iolanthe_ | Iolanthe Synopsis
Act ITwenty-five years prior to the beginning of the opera, Iolanthe, the mistress of fairy revels, who arranged all the fairy dances and songs, committed the capital crime (under fairy law) of marrying a mortal human. The Queen of the fairies commuted Iolanthe's sentence of death to banishment for l... |
_sullivan_princess_ida_ | Princess Ida Synopsis
Act IHer wager lost, Ida yields to Hilarion and bitterly asks Lady Blanche if she can resign her post with dignity. The delighted Blanche, who will succeed her as head of the university, assures her that she can. Ida laments the failure of her "cherished scheme," but King Hildebrand points out th... |
_sullivan_ruddigore_ | Ruddigore Synopsis
Act IIn the town of Rederring, in Cornwall, a chorus of professional bridesmaids frets that there have been no weddings for the last six months. All of the eligible young men are hopeful of a union with Rose Maybud, the prettiest maiden in the village, yet they are too timid to approach her. The des... |
_sullivan_the_gondoliers_ | The Gondoliers Synopsis
Act IThe scene opens in Venice with twenty-four young maidens declaring their passionate love for a pair of gondoliers, Marco and Giuseppe Palmieri. These two gondoliers are so gallant and peerless in their manly beauty that the maidens are waiting for them to select brides before they can cons... |
_sullivan_the_grand_duke_ | The Grand Duke Synopsis
The Grand Duke is set in the Grand Duchy of Pfennig-Halbpfennig, in 1750.Act IThe first act takes place in the market square in the capital city, Speisesaal. Ernest Dummkopf's theatrical company, who are to open in Troilus and Cressida that night, are ready to celebrate the wedding of the troup... |
_sullivan_the_mikado_ | The Mikado Synopsis
Act ICourtyard of Ko-Ko's Official ResidenceGentlemen of the Japanese town of Titipu are gathered ("If you want to know who we are"). A wandering musician, Nanki-Poo, enters and introduces himself ("A wand'ring minstrel I"). He inquires about his beloved, the maiden Yum-Yum, a ward of Ko-Ko (former... |
_sullivan_the_pirates_of_penzance_ | The Pirates of Penzance Synopsis
Act IOn the coast of Cornwall, at the time of Queen Victoria's reign, Frederic, a young man with a strong sense of duty, celebrates the completion of his twenty-first year and the apparent end of his apprenticeship to a gentlemanly band of pirates ("Pour, oh pour the pirate sherry"). T... |
_sullivan_the_sorcerer_ | The Sorcerer Synopsis
Act IThe villagers of Ploverleigh are preparing to celebrate the betrothal of Alexis Pointdextre, the son of the local baronet, and the blue-blooded Aline Sangazure ("Ring forth, ye bells"). Only a young village maiden named Constance Partlet seems unwilling to join in the happy mood, and we lear... |
_sullivan_yeoman_of_the_guard_ | Yeoman of the Guard Synopsis
Meanwhile Fairfax, still disguised as Leonard Meryll, laments his hurried marriage to a bride he cannot identify, for her face was concealed by the blindfold. Sergeant Meryll says that Elsie, the girl who fainted at the execution, and who has been placed in Meryll's charge, has recovered, ... |
_suppé_die_schöne_galathee_ | Die Schöne Galathee Synopsis
The sculptor Pygmalion has fallen madly in love with his statue of Galathée and accordingly does not want to sell it to Mydas, a patron of the arts. Instead he prays to Venus, the goddess of the love, that the statue be brought to life. The wish is granted but Galathée turns out to be a ve... |
_tate_the_lodger_ | The Lodger Synopsis
Emma Bunting, a poverty-stricken landlady in Victorian London, takes in a gentlemanly lodger who gives financial help to her and her husband George. Slowly it emerges that the lodger is not what he seems, and his religious mania indicates mental and other problems. As the tension mounts and the atm... |
_tchaikovsky_cherevichki_ | Cherevichki Synopsis
Time: The end of the 18th centuryPlace: In the village of Dikanka, Ukraine; St. PetersburgAct 1The widow Solokha agrees to help the Devil steal the moon. The Devil is annoyed with Solokha's son Vakula who painted an icon mocking him. The Devil decides to create a snowstorm to prevent Vakula from s... |
_tchaikovsky_eugene_onegin_ | Eugene Onegin Synopsis
ACT I |
_tchaikovsky_iolanta_ | Iolanta Synopsis
Time: The 15th centuryPlace: The mountains of southern FranceScene 1Iolanta has been blind from birth, but no one has ever told her, nor does she know she is a princess. She lives in a beautiful enclosed garden on the king's estate. Her attendants bring flowers and sing to her. She declares her sadnes... |
_tchaikovsky_mazeppa_ | Mazeppa Synopsis
Time: Beginning of the 18th centuryPlace: UkraineOverture: Mazeppa's rideAct IScene 1: Kochubey's estate on the banks of the DnieprA group of peasant girls sail on the river, singing of making garlands of flowers to cast on the river and so divine their husband as a fortune-telling game. Mariya arrive... |
_tchaikovsky_the_queen_of_spades_ | The Queen of Spades Synopsis
ACT I
Scene 1: The Summer Garden in St Petersburg in the time of Catherine II (late 18th century)
It is a fine spring day and everyone is promenading in the park: nannies, governesses, children, soldiers. Among these are Surin and Chekalinsky, who discuss the strange behavior of their c... |
_thomas_hamlet_ | Hamlet Synopsis
Place: Denmark at the castle of Elsinore.Act 1Scene 1: The Coronation HallThe royal Danish court is celebrating the coronation of Queen Gertrude who has married Claudius, brother of the late King Hamlet. Claudius places the crown on Gertrude's head. All leave, and Prince Hamlet, son of the late King an... |
_thomas_mignon_ | Mignon Synopsis
Wilhelm has brought Mignon and Lothario to a castle in Italy which he considers buying. There an old man watches over Mignon and prays for her recovery. Antonio relates how the castle's previous owner had gone mad after his wife had died of grief over the loss of their young daughter. Wilhelm decides t... |
_tippett_king_priam_ | King Priam Synopsis
Act 1King Priam takes a private view of the events of the Trojan War, focusing on individual moments of moral choice. The opera begins soon after the birth of Paris, when an Old Man prophesies that the baby will grow up to cause his father's death. Queen Hecuba immediately declares that her child m... |
_traette_antigona_ | Antigona Synopsis
Antigone cremates Polynices by night. Haemon comes to warn her just before Adrastus and his guards arrive. Adrastus realises Creon's orders have been disobeyed. He believes Haemon is the culprit and arrests him. Creon sentences him to death, but Antigone arrives to explain that the cremation is all h... |
_verdi_aida_ | Aida Synopsis
ACT I
Scene 1: The hall of the king's palace at Memphis
The high priest Ramfis tells Radames that the Ethiopians have invaded Egypt. He is on his way to tell the king the name of the general who has been named by the goddess Isis as leader of the defending army. Radames hopes that he has been chosen an... |
_verdi_alzira_ | Alzira Synopsis
Place: PeruTime: 16th centuryPrologue: The PrisonerPeruvian Indians drag the Spanish governor, Alvaro, into the square and are about to execute him. Suddenly Zamoro, an Inca, appears and asks them to release the man; they do so.Zamoro tells the Indians that he had been captured and tortured by Gusmano,... |
_verdi_aroldo_ | Aroldo Synopsis
Time: Around 1200 A.D.Place: Kent, England and near Loch Lomond, ScotlandAct 1Scene 1: A hall in Egberto's castle in KentThe people of Aroldo's castle welcome him home from the Crusades. Then Mina enters distraught and remorseful, confessing her adultery (ciel, ch'io respiri / "Heavens, let me breathe"... |
_verdi_attila_ | Attila Synopsis
Time: Mid-5th CenturyPlace: Aquileia, the Adriatic lagoons, and near RomePrologueScene 1: The ruined city of AquileiaAttila and his victorious horde are surprised to see a group of women spared as prisoners of war. Their leader, Odabella, asks why the Huns' women remain at home (Allor che i forti corro... |
_verdi_don_carlo_ | Don Carlo Synopsis
ACT I
The forest of Fontainebleau in France
Don Carlos, son of King Philip of Spain and heir to the throne, is to be married to Elisabeth of Valois, daughter of the King of France. Secretly and against his father's orders, he has joined the party of the ambassador, the Count of Lerma, and gone to... |
_verdi_ernani_ | Ernani Synopsis
Time: 1519.Place: Aragon, Aachen, and Zaragoza.Act 1Mountains of AragonThe bandits demand the reason for Ernani's gloom. (Chorus: Eviva! Beviam! Beviam! / "To you we drink" and Ernani pensoso! / "Ernani, so gloomy? Why, oh strong one, does care sit on your brow?"). Ernani replies (Recitative: "Thanks, ... |
_verdi_falstaff_ | Falstaff Synopsis
ACT I
Scene 1: Inside the Garter Inn
Falstaff is writing letters. Dr Caius enters and complains of various outrages committed against him by Falstaff and his followers, Pistola and Bardolfo. Falstaff unrepentantly admits to the accusations against him, but Pistola and Bardolfo deny the charges, cla... |
_verdi_giovanna_d_arco_ | Giovanna d'Arco Synopsis
Time: 1429Place: Domrémy, Rheims and near Rouen, FrancePrologueScene 1: The French village of DomrémyCharles (the not-yet-crowned King of France) describes to his officers and the villagers his vision of the Virgin Mary commanding him to surrender to the invading English army and laying down h... |
_verdi_il_corsaro_ | Il Corsaro Synopsis
Place: A Greek island in the Aegean and the Turkish city of Corone.Time: The early 1800sAct 1The Greek IslandScene 1: Corrado's shipThe island is controlled by the corsairs, or pirates. A chorus introduces Corrado, the chief corsair, who is in exile. He laments his present condition: Tutto parea so... |
_verdi_il_trovatore_ | Il Trovatore Synopsis
The Troubadour
ACT I - THE DUELScene 1: Aragon: a hall in the palace of Aliaferia, in Saragossa
The followers of the Count di Luna keep watch as he makes his nightly vigil under the windows of Leonora, one of the queen's ladies in waiting, whom he loves.
Ferrando, the captain of the guard, k... |
_verdi_i_due_foscari_ | I due Foscari Synopsis
Place: VeniceTime: 1457Act 1Scene 1: Outside the Council Chamber of the Doge's PalaceMembers of the Council of Ten are waiting to enter the Council Chamber to try the case of Jacopo Foscari, the son of the Doge, who has been accused of murder. Upon the arrival of Loredano (Jacopo's sworn enemy) ... |
_verdi_i_masnadieri_ | I Masnadieri Synopsis
Place: GermanyTime: between 1755 and 1757.Act 1Scene 1: A tavern on the borders of Saxony.During a break from his studies at Dresden University, Carlo, the elder and favourite son of Count Massimiliano Moor has fallen amongst thieves, literally. He has become a member of a notorious gang of highw... |
_verdi_i_vespri_siciliani_ | I Vespri Siciliani Synopsis
Place: Palermo, ItalyTime: 1282Act 1Palermo's main squareTebaldo, Roberto, and other French soldiers have gathered in front of the Governor's palace. As they offer a toast to their homeland, they are observed by the local Sicilians, unhappy with the occupation.Elena enters dressed in mourni... |
_verdi_jérusalem_ | Jérusalem Synopsis
Time: 1095 and 1099 ADPlace: Toulouse (Act 1); Palestine, near Jerusalem (Acts 2 - 4)Act 1Scene 1: The palace of the Count of ToulouseLate at night Hélène is with her lover, Gaston. His family and hers have long been in conflict, but on the following day and prior to Gaston's departure for the First... |
_verdi_la_battaglia_di_legnano_ | La Battaglia di Legnano Synopsis
Time: 1176Place: Northern ItalyAct 1 - "He is Alive!"Scene 1: Milan, not far from the city wallsArrigo, a young soldier who is believed by all to be dead, is part of the forces of the Lombard League which has assembled to set out on a campaign against Frederick Barbarossa, the German E... |
_verdi_la_forza_del_destino_ | La Forza del destino Synopsis
ACT IA room in the country house of the Marquis of CalatravaThe marquis bids his daughter Leonora an affectionate goodnight, assuring her that the country air will help her to forget the unworthy stranger (who has aspired to her hand). Leonora, on the point of eloping with Don Alvaro, the... |
_verdi_la_traviata_ | La Traviata Synopsis
ACT I
A room in Violetta's house in Paris
A brilliant party is in progress and Violetta is receiving her guests. One of them begs leave to introduce a friend, Alfredo Germont, who has long admired her from afar. Baron Douphol, Violetta's current protector, takes a dislike to Alfredo and refuses ... |
_verdi_lombardi_prima_crociata_ | Lombardi Prima Crociata Synopsis
Time: 1096/97Place: Milan, in and around Antioch, and near JerusalemAct 1: La VendettaScene 1: A square outside the church of Sant' Ambrogio in MilanThe two sons of Lord Folco, Pagano and Arvino, are reconciled, having previously feuded over which man would win the hand of Viclinda. Pa... |
_verdi_luisa_miller_ | Luisa Miller Synopsis
ACT I: Love
The action takes place in the Tyrol, during the first half of the eighteenth century. Luisa, the daughter the aging soldier Miller, is in love with Rodolfo, whom they know only as the peasant Carlo. Miller has a premonition that their relationship is doomed, and his fears are confir... |
_verdi_macbeth_ | Macbeth Synopsis
ACT I
Scene 1: A wood
Returning from a victory, Macbeth is greeted by witches who hail him not only by his rightful title, Thane of Glamis, but also as Thane of Cawdor and future king. They hail his companion Banquo as the ancestor of a line of kings.
Messengers from the king greet Macbeth as Thane... |
_verdi_nabucco_ | Nabucco Synopsis
ACT I: Jerusalem
Thus saith the Lord: Behold I will give this city into the hands of the king of Babylon: he will burn it with fire.
The interior of the Temple of Solomon
The Hebrews are taking refuge in the temple from the wrath of the Assyrians, who are advancing under the command of their king, ... |
_verdi_oberto_ | Oberto Synopsis
Time: 1228Place: Northern ItalyBefore the action takes place, a battle has been fought between Oberto, Count of San Boniface, and the Salinguerra, led by Ezzelino da Romana. Oberto has lost and has retreated to Mantua. Meanwhile, his daughter Leonora has been seduced and abandoned by Riccardo, Count of... |
_verdi_otello_ | Otello Synopsis
ACT I
Cyprus, near the harbour; an inn nearby, the castle in the background
It is night and a storm is raging. The people of the island are looking out to sea, anxious for Otello's ship. It arrives safely and he greets the crowd with a shout of triumph: the storm which has spared him has completed th... |
_verdi_rigoletto_ | Rigoletto Synopsis
ACT I
Scene 1: The grand hall of the palace of the Duke of Mantua
A ball is in progress. The duke tells Borsa about a beautiful girl who has caught his eye in church, but to whom he has not spoken. His attention is caught by the appearance of the Countess Ceprano and he expounds his philosophy tha... |
_verdi_simon_boccanegra_ | Simon Boccanegra Synopsis
Time: The middle of the 14th century.Place: In and around Genoa.ProloguePaolo, the leader of the Plebian party, persuades Pietro to support the nomination of Simon Boccanegra for doge of Genoa. Boccanegra arrives and agrees to stand, thinking that Fiesco would then allow him to wed his daught... |
_verdi_stiffelio_ | Stiffelio Synopsis
Place: Count Stankar's castle by the River Salzbach, GermanyTime: Early 19th CenturyAct 1Scene 1: A hall in Count Stankar's castleStiffelio, a minister, is expected to return from a mission. His wife Lina, her father Stankar, and her cousins Dorotea and Federico are waiting for him. In addition, the... |
_verdi_un_ballo_in_maschera_ | Un Ballo in maschera Synopsis
ACT I |
_verdi_un_giorno_di_regno_ | Un Giorno di regno Synopsis
Time: 1733Place: Baron Kelbar's castle near Brest, FranceAct 1Scene 1: A gallery in the home of Baron KelbarBelfiore, impersonating the Polish king Stanislaus, is a guest at the home of Baron Kelbar and he comments to himself on his change of fortune: Compagnoni di Parigi...Verrà purtroppo... |
_vivaldi_dorilla_in_tempe_ | Dorilla in tempe Synopsis
The story takes place in Tempe. Like the music, the plot intertwines pastoral and heroic elements and centers on the shepherd Nomio, who is in fact Apollo in disguise. Nomio falls in love with Dorilla, the daughter of Admeto, King of Thessaly, who is herself in love with the shepherd Elmiro. ... |
_vivaldi_farnace_ | Farnace Synopsis |
_vivaldi_giustino_ | Giustino Synopsis |
_vivaldi_griselda_ | Griselda Synopsis
Act OneYears before the action begins, Gualtiero, King of Sicily, had married a poor shepherdess, Griselda. The marriage was deeply unpopular with the king's subjects and when a daughter, Costanza, was born, the king had to pretend to have her killed while secretly sending her to be brought up by Pri... |
_vivaldi_il_bajazet_ | Il Bajazet Synopsis |
_vivaldi_juditha_triumphans_ | Juditha Triumphans Synopsis |
_vivaldi_la_fida_ninfa_ | La Fida ninfa Synopsis |
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