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Beatrice di Tenda
Beatrice di Tenda’s marriage to Filippo, the Duke of Milan, has lost any of the romance it might onc...
La belle Hélène
Offenbach’s comic retelling of how the Trojan war began treats the legend with more than a pinch of...
Bluebeard's Castle
Judith has just married the mysterious Duke Bluebeard. She finds that his castle is always dark and...
The Boatswain's Mate
Since the death of her husband, Mrs Waters has not considered the possibility of remarrying. The con...
Boris Godunov
Mussorgsky’s vast opera Boris Godunov is centered on the historical figure who was tsar of Russia in...
La Calisto
Jupiter is in love with the goddess Diana's votary, Callisto. On the advice of Mercury, Jupiter take...
Cavalleria Rusticana
A story deeply rooted in love, betrayal, and a couple love triangles, Cavalleria Rusticana follows...
The Cave
The Cave is a multimedia opera that asks questions like "Who is Sarah?" and "Who is Ismael?" from Is...
Cendrillon (Viardot)
Pauline Viardot’s Cendrillon is a retelling of Charles Perrault’s fairy tale, composed in an operett...
Le Comte Ory
Faced with a castle full of women whose husbands and brothers are away on a Crusade, the young Count...
The Cunning Little Vixen
The fable of The Cunning Little Vixen, also known as The Adventures of Vixen Sharp-Ears, is a story...
Der Rosenkavalier
Time is passing for the Marschallin, and her passionate affair with the young Count Octavian Rofrano...
