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Opera Plot Summaries: Part 1

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Die Walküre

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Part of Wagner's 'Ring Cycle', this opera tells the tale of the warrior Siegmund, his lover Sieglinde, and the valkyrie Brünnhilde.

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Carmen

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Set in Spain, it's about the seductress Carmen who entangles the soldier Don José in a tragic love affair leading to death.

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Die Zauberflöte

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Another name for 'The Magic Flute', this opera follows Tamino and Pamina's trials of wisdom, friendship, and love, guided by a magical instrument.

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Pagliacci

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A commedia dell'arte troupe is torn apart by jealousy, culminating in a play-within-a-play that ends in real murder.

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La Traviata

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The story of Violetta, a courtesan who falls in love with Alfredo but sacrifices her happiness for his family's reputation.

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Otello

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Based on Shakespeare's play, it depicts the tragic downfall of the Moorish general Otello, driven by jealousy and manipulation.

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Turandot

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Set in ancient China, Prince Calaf attempts to win the cold Princess Turandot's hand by solving her three riddles.

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Falstaff

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An adaption of Shakespeare's 'Merry Wives of Windsor', it follows the misadventures of Sir John Falstaff as he attempts to woo wealthy wives.

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Elektra

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Elektra is obsessed with avenging the murder of her father, King Agamemnon, by her mother and her lover.

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The Flying Dutchman

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A ghostly sea captain is doomed to sail until he finds a woman who will be true to him until death.

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Madama Butterfly

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The story of a Japanese geisha, Cio-Cio-San, who marries an American naval officer, resulting in heartbreak and tragedy.

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La Bohème

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Follows the lives of young bohemians in Paris, focusing on the love between the poet Rodolfo and the ill seamstress Mimì.

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Tosca

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Singer Tosca is caught in a dangerous political web, leading to murder and suicide.

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Rigoletto

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The hunchbacked court jester Rigoletto tries to protect his daughter from the Duke of Mantua, with disastrous consequences.

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The Marriage of Figaro

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Count Almaviva's valet Figaro navigates a day of madness as he attempts to marry Susanna while thwarting the Count's advances.

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Tristan und Isolde

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Tristan and Isolde fall hopelessly in love due to a love potion, leading to one of the most tragic love stories in opera.

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Fidelio

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Beethoven's only opera is about Leonore, who disguises herself as a prison guard to rescue her husband from political imprisonment.

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Norma

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A Druid priestess, Norma, is caught between her duty to her people and her forbidden love for a Roman proconsul.

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Parsifal

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Wagner's final opera, telling the story of a 'pure fool', knight Parsifal, who redeems the knights of the Holy Grail.

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L'elisir d'amore

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A simple peasant, Nemorino, wins the heart of the beautiful Adina, with the help of a dubious 'love potion'.

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La Fille du Régiment

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A young woman raised by soldiers must prove her noble birth to marry her true love.

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Cosi fan tutte

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The title translates to 'Thus Do They All' and it comically explores the fidelity of two young women after a scheming bet.

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The Magic Flute

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Sarastro kidnaps Pamina leading Tamino to embark on a quest to rescue her, testing their love and virtue.

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Der Rosenkavalier

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A comedic yet poignant look at the love life of an aging aristocrat, her young lover, and a charming nobleman.

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Don Giovanni

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The tale of the libertine Don Giovanni, who seduces women and commits crimes until he is finally punished.

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Aida

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An Ethiopian princess, Aida, is captured in Egypt and falls in love with an Egyptian general, Radamès, leading to a tragic conflict of loyalties.

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The Barber of Seville

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The cunning Figaro helps Count Almaviva win the love of the beautiful Rosina away from her guardian Dr. Bartolo.

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Götterdämmerung

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In the last part of the 'Ring Cycle', treachery leads to the downfall of heroes and gods, culminating in the twilight of the gods.

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Il Trovatore

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A troubadour, a noble lady, a mysterious gypsy, and an obsessed count are entangled in love, revenge, and tragedy.

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Lucia di Lammermoor

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Lucia is manipulated into forsaking her true love Edgardo and marrying another man, leading to madness and death.

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