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Castor et pollux
Castor et Pollux is the story of brotherly and romantic love that brings its own heroic rescue of Ca...
Celos aun del air matan
When Diana finds out that one of her nymphs has broken her vow of chastity and has been meeting with...
Le Cid
At the grand celebration of Spain’s recent victories, Don Rodrigue receives great honors and praise...
The Consul
When her family’s safety is put at risk, Magda Sorel must obtain visas for them to leave the country...
The Count of Luxembourg
The Grand Duke is in love with Angela but cannot marry her unless she bears a title. He therefore co...
Countess Maritza
Maritza, a wealthy land-owner, is tired of men trying to marry her for her money. Thus, she announce...
Curlew River
Curlew River is based on the Japanese noh play Sumidagawa of Juro Motomasa . The story is told thro...
La dame blanche (The White Lady)
Dickson, a tenant of Count Avenel, learns from the English officer George Brown that the wicked stew...
Dantons Tod
Dantons Tod concerns the story of Georges Danton and his attempts to fight back against the cruel ta...
The Death of Klinghoffer
The Death of Klinghoffer concerns the hijacking of the passenger liner Achille Lauro by the Palestin...
Der Kaiser von Atlantis
Exhausted and overworked, when Death hears Kaiser Overall’s decree that everyone must fight until t...
Der Schauspieldirektor
Der Schauspieldirektor revolves around the woes of an impresario, Frank, who must put together a com...
