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Operas: Learn About the Stories & Characters from Important Operas





Search Results for Operas (page 5 of 17)


Show Title Synopsis Fans
Rusalka (Dargomyzhsky) ... 2
Tannhäuser ... 2
The Sorcerer The rich but witless Alexis has a vision (preached to teamsters, lunatic asylums, and technical inst... 2
Countess Maritza Maritza, a wealthy land-owner, is tired of men trying to marry her for her money. Thus, she announce... 2
L'Heure Espagnole L'Heure Espagnole takes place in an eighteenth century clock shop in Toledo, Spain. The clock-maker... 1
Semiramide With the help of Assur, Semiramide, the Queen of Babylon, has killed her husband King Nino. Thus, th... 1
Beatrice di Tenda In order to gain the title of Duke of Milan, Filippo has married the former Duke's wife, Beatrice. ... 1
Doktor Faust In order to gain the ability to perform black magic, Dr. Faust strikes a deal with the Devil's messe... 1
Les pêcheurs de perles (The Pearlfishers) The plot of Les Pechures de Perles centers around one beautiful Virgin, Leila, and two friends, Zurg... 1
La Clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus) Bitter that the Emperor of Rome, Titus, does not return her love, Vitellia, the daughter of the form... 1
La Rondine (The Swallow) As the poet Prunier speaks of romance and love, Magda, a prostitute, reminisces about her past. She... 1
Adelson e Salvini A three act opera about a young painter, Salvini, who falls in love with the fiancé of the wealthy ... 1
Capriccio In 18th century Paris, Countess Madeleine loves both music and poetry. And soon she finds herself wo... 1
Adriana Lecouvreur The action takes place in the year 1730 in Paris. Adriana Lecouvreur, an actress at the Comédie-Fr... 1
Akhnaten The opera explores the rise and fall of the “heretic” Pharaoh, Akhnaten. Akhnaten’s short-live... 1
Brundibár Aninka and Pepíček are fatherless sister and brother with an ill mother. They decide to sing... 1
Curlew River Curlew River is based on the Japanese noh play Sumidagawa (Sumida River) of Juro Motomasa (1395–14... 1
Doctor Atomic Against a backdrop of desert solitude and scorched landscapes, a new millennium in human history is ... 1
Don Carlos Don Carlos, the Infante of Spain, witnesses the love of his life, Elisabeth, princess of France, sto... 1
La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West) Minnie, the matron of the Polka saloon, is well-loved by the rough and unruly clientele. Trouble ens... 1