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Gloriana
Gloriana depicts the relationship between Queen Elizabeth I of England and the Earl of Essex. In th...
The Golden Cockerel
The opera tells the story of a lazy and gluttonous King who seeks advice from his sons, a general an...
Griselidis
Griselidis is a story about a common theme: the problems caused when one makes a deal with the Devil...
Háry János
The story is of an Austrian army veteran in the first half of the 19th century who sits in the villa...
Hänsel und Gretel
Hänsel und Gretel is a fairy tale opera that follows two young siblings, Hänsel and Gretel, as they...
I Capuleti e i Montecchi
The story of this opera is taken from the source of Matteo Bandello instead of the Shakespearean tex...
Il campanello
The scene in Naples. Don Annibale Pistacchio, an old apothecary, have just married the young Serafin...
Il Giasone
The legendary warrior, Giasone has set out with his Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece, knowi...
Il mondo della luna
Bogus astrologer, Ecclitico, is deeply in love with Clarice, but her father, Bonafede, is very prote...
Il re pastore (The Shepherd King)
The king of Macedonia, Alessandro, has overthrown Stratone, the tyrant of Sidon, but aims to find th...
Il Signor Bruschino
Florville is desperate to marry his lover, Sofia. After he discovers that she is betrothed to anothe...
Les Indes galantes
Cupids, in the prologue, resolve to find out examples of love in exotic climates. Le turc généreux...
