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Amahl and the Night Visitors
Based on Italian folk tales of the Nativity and Epiphany, Gian Carlo Menotti’s Amahl and the Night V...
Götterdämmerung
Siegfried is now in possession of the Ring of power, forged by Alberich from the Rhinegold. Unknown...
Il Trovatore
A story of witchcraft, murder, and vengeance, the plot to Il Trovatore begins in the acts of the par...
Macbeth
A witches’ prophecy, and fierce ambition, lead Macbeth and his wife to commit ruthless acts of viole...
Suor Angelica
Suor Angelica is the tragic tale of a woman who bears a child out of wedlock and is sent to a conven...
Tristan und Isolde
Tristan has been tasked with deliver the Irish princess, Isolde, to his uncle and her husband to be,...
Pagliacci
A dramatic tale of love and betrayal, Pagliacci revolves around a commedia dell'arte troupe. Canio a...
Rusalka
Considered to be the operatic retelling of The Little Mermaid story, Rusalka is a Czech fairy-tale a...
Samson et Dalila
Samson has been given strength and courage from God to lead the Hebrews in a deadly rebellion agains...
The Sorcerer
The rich but witless Alexis has a vision that the joy of marriage shall overrule all earthly unhapp...
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Tannhäuser
Having been led astray by the goddess Venus, Tannhäuser is desperate to return to his beloved Elisab...
Albert Herring
In the small town of Loxford in East Sussex, the old-fashioned autocrat Lady Billows is in a tizzy....
