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La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder or Die seidene Leiter)
Dormont is the teacher and guardian of the beautiful Giulia, and he is determined that she will marr...
Tamerlano
The defeated Ottoman Emperor, Beyazit, is a prisoner of Timurlenk. When Timurlenk releases him, Bey...
Teuzzone
After the emperor Troncone dies in battle he leaves his son Teuzzone as inheritor to the throne. Me...
The Vanishing Bridegroom
Judith Weir’s The Vanishing Bridegroom consists of three Scottish folktales, connected by the evolut...
La Vestale (The Vestal Virgin)
The Vestal virgin Julia finds herself divided between love and duty. She is duty bound to watch over...
Le Villi (The Willis)
Roberto and Anna's engagement is being celebrated in the house of the forest guard. However, Roberto...
X, The Life and Times of Malcolm X
The story of Malcolm X is an important one in the political and social history of American. He was a...
Ça Ira
Ça Ira Ira is an opera about real life events that occurred during the French Revolution between 178...
