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Opera Plot Summaries: Part 1
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La Bohème
Follows the lives of young bohemians in Paris, focusing on the love between the poet Rodolfo and the ill seamstress Mimì.
Don Giovanni
The tale of the libertine Don Giovanni, who seduces women and commits crimes until he is finally punished.
Norma
A Druid priestess, Norma, is caught between her duty to her people and her forbidden love for a Roman proconsul.
The Marriage of Figaro
Count Almaviva's valet Figaro navigates a day of madness as he attempts to marry Susanna while thwarting the Count's advances.
Tosca
Singer Tosca is caught in a dangerous political web, leading to murder and suicide.
Elektra
Elektra is obsessed with avenging the murder of her father, King Agamemnon, by her mother and her lover.
Rigoletto
The hunchbacked court jester Rigoletto tries to protect his daughter from the Duke of Mantua, with disastrous consequences.
La Fille du Régiment
A young woman raised by soldiers must prove her noble birth to marry her true love.
Die Zauberflöte
Another name for 'The Magic Flute', this opera follows Tamino and Pamina's trials of wisdom, friendship, and love, guided by a magical instrument.
Cosi fan tutte
The title translates to 'Thus Do They All' and it comically explores the fidelity of two young women after a scheming bet.
Il Trovatore
A troubadour, a noble lady, a mysterious gypsy, and an obsessed count are entangled in love, revenge, and tragedy.
Fidelio
Beethoven's only opera is about Leonore, who disguises herself as a prison guard to rescue her husband from political imprisonment.
Parsifal
Wagner's final opera, telling the story of a 'pure fool', knight Parsifal, who redeems the knights of the Holy Grail.
Lucia di Lammermoor
Lucia is manipulated into forsaking her true love Edgardo and marrying another man, leading to madness and death.
The Flying Dutchman
A ghostly sea captain is doomed to sail until he finds a woman who will be true to him until death.
Pagliacci
A commedia dell'arte troupe is torn apart by jealousy, culminating in a play-within-a-play that ends in real murder.
L'elisir d'amore
A simple peasant, Nemorino, wins the heart of the beautiful Adina, with the help of a dubious 'love potion'.
Falstaff
An adaption of Shakespeare's 'Merry Wives of Windsor', it follows the misadventures of Sir John Falstaff as he attempts to woo wealthy wives.
La Traviata
The story of Violetta, a courtesan who falls in love with Alfredo but sacrifices her happiness for his family's reputation.
Götterdämmerung
In the last part of the 'Ring Cycle', treachery leads to the downfall of heroes and gods, culminating in the twilight of the gods.
Otello
Based on Shakespeare's play, it depicts the tragic downfall of the Moorish general Otello, driven by jealousy and manipulation.
Der Rosenkavalier
A comedic yet poignant look at the love life of an aging aristocrat, her young lover, and a charming nobleman.
Aida
An Ethiopian princess, Aida, is captured in Egypt and falls in love with an Egyptian general, Radamès, leading to a tragic conflict of loyalties.
Carmen
Set in Spain, it's about the seductress Carmen who entangles the soldier Don José in a tragic love affair leading to death.
The Barber of Seville
The cunning Figaro helps Count Almaviva win the love of the beautiful Rosina away from her guardian Dr. Bartolo.
Tristan und Isolde
Tristan and Isolde fall hopelessly in love due to a love potion, leading to one of the most tragic love stories in opera.
Die Walküre
Part of Wagner's 'Ring Cycle', this opera tells the tale of the warrior Siegmund, his lover Sieglinde, and the valkyrie Brünnhilde.
The Magic Flute
Sarastro kidnaps Pamina leading Tamino to embark on a quest to rescue her, testing their love and virtue.
Madama Butterfly
The story of a Japanese geisha, Cio-Cio-San, who marries an American naval officer, resulting in heartbreak and tragedy.
Turandot
Set in ancient China, Prince Calaf attempts to win the cold Princess Turandot's hand by solving her three riddles.
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