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Giulio Cesare
Handel’s Giulio Cesare tells the story of how Julius Caesar tries to bring peace to the turbulent r...
I puritani
Set against the context of the English Civil War, Bellini’s I puritani is a story of romance and hea...
La liberazione di Ruggiero dall’isola d’Alcina
Following the myths of the knight Ruggiero from Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, this opera is set on and...
Lohengrin
When King Heinrich of Saxony arrives at Brabant castle, Telramund and his wife, the pagan princess O...
Semiramide
The day appointed by the gods when Queen Semiramide must give up her throne and choose a successor t...
Serse
On hearing a beautiful voice singing in the garden King Serse, naturally, falls in love. The fact th...
Adriana Lecouvreur
The actress Adriana has been waiting for news from her beloved Maurizio for the past four years, and...
Agrippina
Agrippina will do anything she can to see her son Nerone as the Emperor of Rome. When she hears that...
Akhnaten
Akhnaten was a pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt, and reigned from 1353-1336 BC. He took the thro...
Alcina
The famous knight Ruggiero has been abducted by a sorceress. His fiancee, Bradamante, is determined...
Armide (Gluck)
After victoriously defeating the armies of King Godefroi of Jerusalem using only her magic power, Ar...
Billy Budd
Billy Budd is proud to be a new sailor aboard the H.M.S. Indomitable. Nevertheless, Billy's strengt...
