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The Marriage of Figaro recounts the further comic adventures of Figaro, first introduced in Rossini's previous opera, The Barber of Seville. Figaro's master, Count Almaviva,...
Act I A market-place in Barcelona Kitri, an inn-keeper´s daughter, steals out of her house to meet her beloved, the barber Basilio. Her father, Lorenzo,...
Making his name not only as a true genius of Italian opera, but also as an inventive author of finest recipes, Gioacchino Rossini has predicted...
ACT I: Gérard, servant to the Countess de Coigny, mocks the aristocracy and their manners. Seeing his father struggle with a piece of furniture, Gérard...
The story of Mahagonny begins with three criminals on the run from the law. They decide to found a city where people can do anything...
ACT I On the eve of his wedding, James, a young Scotsman, sees a vision of an enchanting, winged sylph. She is an ethereal spirit...
Act I Scene: In front of the castle. A tavern is nearby. Thunder and lightning. There is no overture. The curtain rises upon a storm...
Scene 1. A hall in the royal palace Courtiers awaiting the arrival of the king sing his praises, while malcontents conspire to bring about his...
La Forza del Destino Composer: Giuseppe Verdi ACT I. Seville, mid-eighteenth century. After the Marquis of Calatrava bids good night to his daughter, Leonora di...
La Forza del Destino Composer: Giuseppe Verdi ACT I. Seville, mid-eighteenth century. After the Marquis of Calatrava bids good night to his daughter, Leonora di...
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