Adrienne Lecouvreur
Adrienne Lecouvreur "adrienne Lecouvreur," An Opera In Four Acts With Music By Francois Cilea And Text By A. Colautti After The Work Of Scribe And Legouve Was Produced In Milan In 1903. Maurice, Comte De Saxe. The Prince De Bouillon. The Abbe De Chazeuil. Michonnet, Prompter Of The Comedic Francaise. ...
Aida
Aida "aida," A Romantic Grand Opera In Four Acts, With Music By Giuseppe Verdi, And With Text Translated From The French Of Lode By Antonio Ghislanzoni, Received Its Pre Mier Performance In Cairo, Dec. 24, 1871. The Opera Was Written By The Order Of The Khedive Of Egypt. Aida, A ...
Ariana Et Barbe Bleue
Ariana Et Barbe-bleue "ariana Et Barbe-bleue " Or "ariana And Blue Beard," An Opera In Three Acts, The Text Arranged By Maurice Maeterlinck With Music By Paul Dukas Was Produced In Paris At The Opera Comique In March, 1907. Ariana. The Nurse. Selysette, Melisande, Ygraine, The Five Wives. Bellangere, Alladine ...
Benvenuto Cellini
Benvenuto Cellini " Benvenuto Cellini," An Opera In Two Acts, With Music By Hector Berlioz And Text By Wailly And Barbier, Was First Produced In Paris In 1838. Benvenuto Cellini, A Florentine Goldsmith. Giacomo Balducci, The Papal Treasurer. Fieramosca, The Papal Sculptor. Cardinal Salviati, An Officer Of The Court Of ...
Billee Taylor
Billee Taylor " Billee Taylor," Or " The Reward Of Virtue," A Comic Opera In Two Acts With Text By Stephens And Music By Edward Solomon, Was First Presented In London In 1880. Captain, The Hon. Felix Flapper, R. N. Of H. M. S. Sir Mincing Lane, A Knight. Billee ...
Boccaccio
Boccaccio " Boccaccio, Or The Prince Of Palmero," A Comic Opera In Three Acts With Music By Franz Von Suppe And Text By Zell And Genee, Was First Produced At The Carl Theatre, Vienna, Feb. 1, 1879. Boccaccio, A Novelist And Poet. Leonetto, His Student Friend. Pietro, Prince Of Palmero. ...
Carmen
Carmen " Carmen," An Opera In Four Acts With Music By Georges Bizet And Text By Meilhac And Halevy, Was First Produced At The Opera Comique, Paris, March 3, 1875. It Follows The Story Of Prosper Merimee, Bearing The Same Title. Don Jose, A Brigadier. Escamillo, A Toreador. Ii Dancairo, ...
Cavalleria Rusticana
Cavalleria Rusticana " Cavalleria Rusticana," Or " Rustic Chivalry," Is An Opera In One Act With Words By Targioni-tozzetti And Menasci, After The Tale Of The Sicilian Novelist, Verga, And With Music By Pietro Mascagni. It Was Performed At The Teatro Constanzi, In Rome, May 20, 1890, Having Been Written ...
Characters
Characters. Carolina, Younger Daughter Of Geronimo. Fidalmo, Sister Of Geronimo. Elisetta, Elder Daughter Of Geronimo. Paolino, Clerk To Geronimo. Count Robinson. Geronimo, A Rich Merchant. The Scene Is Laid Near London In The House Of Geronimo. Carolina, The Fair And Amiable Young Daughter Of Gero Nimo, Has For The Past ...
Crispino
Crispino " Crispino E La Comare " Or " The Cobbler And The Fairy," A Comic Opera In Three Acts With Music Composed By The Brothers Luigi And Federico Ricci And Text By Francesco Maria Piave Was Produced In Venice In 1850. Crispino Tachetto, A Cobbler. Fabrizio, A Doctor. Mirabolino, ...
Czar Und Zimmermann
Czar Und Zimmermann " Czar And Zimmermann " (" Czar And Carpenter "), Or " Peter The Great In Saardam," A Comic Opera In Three Acts With Text And Music By Gustav Albert Lortzing, Was First Presented In Berlin In 1839. Peter The Great, Emperor Of Russia, Masquerading Under The ...
Das Nachtlager Von Granada
Das Nachtlager Von Granada " Das Nachtlager Von Granada " Or "a Night's Lodging In Granada," A Romantic Opera In Two Acts With Music By Konradin Kreutzer And Lines By Karl Johann Braun, After Frederick Kind's Play Of The Same Name, Was Produced At Vienna, At The Imperial Private Theatre ...
Das Rheingold
Das Rheingold The Action Of " Das Rheingold " Or " The Rhine Gold " Begins In The Depths Of The Rhine, The Scene Show Ing The Rock Caverns Of The River And The Entire Stage Seeming To Be Filled With Water. Wotan, Donner, Froh, Loki, Fafner, Giants. Iants. Alberich, ...
Der Barbier Von Bagdad
Der Barbier Von Bagdad " Der Barbier Von Bagdad " Or " The Barber Of Bag Dad " 'is A Comic Opera In Two Acts With Music And Text By Peter Cornelius. It Was First Presented At The Court The Atre, Weimar, In 1858. The Caliph. Baba Mustapha, A Cadi. ...
Der Barenhauter
Der Barenhauter " Der Barenhauter," Or " The Bearskin Weaver," An Opera In Three Acts, With Text And Music By Siegfried Wag Ner, Was Produced At The Hof Theatre In Munich, Jan. 22, 1899. Hans Kraft, A Young Soldier. Melchior Frolich, The Burgomaster. Lena, Gunda, His Daughters. Louise, Parson Wippenbeck. ...
Der Fliegende Hollander
Der Fliegende Hollander " Der Fliegende Hollander " Or " The Flying Dutch Man," A Romantic Opera In Three Acts With Words And Score By Richard Wagner, Was First Produced At The Royal Opera In Dresden, Jan. 2, 1843, With A Paris Production The Following Year Under The Title Of ...
Der Freischutz
Der Freischutz " Der Freischfitz," Or " The Freeshooter," A Romantic Opera In Two Acts, With Words By Friedrich Kind And Music By Carl Maria Von Weber, Was First Produced In Berlin, June 18, 1821. Prince Ottokar. Cuno, The Head Ranger. Max, Caspar, Two Young Foresters Serving Under Him. Kilian, ...
Der Ring Des Nibelungen
Der Ring Des Nibelungen " Der Ring Des Nibelungen " Or " The Ring Of The Nibelung " Is The Vastest Achievement In The History Of Opera. The Composition Of This Mighty Work Covered A Long Period Of Time, A Period Which Included The Years Of Richard Wagner's Prime. The ...
Development Of The Opera
Development Of The Opera The Title Of The Oldest Opera Extant Is " Eurydice." Its Classic Characters Little Prophetic Of The Motley Crowd Which Has Followed In Its Wake. The All-comprising Field Has Been As Wide As The Heavens Above And The Earth Beneath And The Waters Under The Earth, ...
Die Fledermaus
Die Fledermaus " Die Fledermaus " Or " The Bat," A Comic Operetta In Three Acts, The Book By Haffner And Genee And Music By Johann Strauss, Was First Performed In Vienna In July, 1874. It Is Founded On " Le Revillon, " By Meilhac And Halevv. Von Eisenstein, A ...
Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg
Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg " Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg " Or " The Master Singers Of Nuremberg," Richard Wagner's Only Comic Opera, Was Presented In Munich, June 21, 1868, Under The Direction Of Hans Von Billow. The Idea Of The Opera Was Suggested To The Composer In Boyhood, As Was ...
Die Walkure
Die Walkure With " Die Walkiire " Or " The Valkyrie " The Human Interest Of The Cycle Begins. As A Spectacle, The Drama Is Picturesque And Splendid. The Music Is A Wonderful Fabric Of Guiding Themes, So Expressive That The Auditor Familiar With Them Could Follow The Complete Development ...
Die Zauberflote
Die Zauberflote " Die Zauberflote " Or " The Magic Flute," An Opera In Three Acts, With Music By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, And Libretto By Emanuel Schickaneder, Was First Produced In Vienna, Sept. 30, 1791, Mozart Directing. The Text, Adapted From A Tale By Wieland, " Lulu Or The Magic ...
Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni " Don Giovanni," Or " The Libertine Punished," An Opera Buffa In Two Acts, With Music By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, And Words By Da Ponte, Was First Presented In Prague, Oct. 29, 1787. Don Giovanni, A Young Nobleman Of Dissolute Habits. Don Octavio, The Betrothed Of Donna Anna. ...
Don Pasquale
Don Pasquale " Don Pasquale " Is An Opera Buffa In Three Acts With Text And Music By Gaetano Donizetti. It Was First Pre Sented At The Theatre Des Italiens, Paris, On Jan. 4, 1843. Don Pasquale, An Antiquated Bachelor. Doctor Malatesta, The Physician And Friend Of Don Pasquale. Ernesto, ...
Erminie
Erminie " Erminie," A Comic Opera In Two Acts With Libretto By Bellamy And Paulton After Charles Selby's " Robert Macaire " And Music By E. Jakobowski, Was First Produced At The Comedy Theatre, London, Nov. 9, 1885. Marquis De Pontvert. Eugene Marcel, The Marquis' Secretary. Vicomte De Brissac. Delaunay, ...
Ernani
Ernani " Ernani," A Grand Opera In Four Acts With Music By Giuseppe Verdi And Words By Piave, Taken From Victor Hugo's " Hernani," Was First Produced At The Teatro Fenice, Venice, March 9, 1844. " Ernani " Encountered Various Difficulties. The Police Interfered Before The First Performance, Absolutely Prohibiting ...
Eugen Onegin
Eugen Onegin " Eugen Onegin," A Grand Opera In Three Acts, The Text By M. Kashkin, After Pushkin's Novel, And The Music By Peter Ilyitch Tschaikowsky, Was First Produced In St. Pe Tersburg In May, 1877. Larina, Owner Of A Country Estate. Tatjana, Olga, 1her Daughters. Filipjewna, A Nurse. Eugen ...
Euryanthe
Euryanthe " Euryanthe," A Romantic Opera In Four Acts With Music By Carl Maria Von Weber And Book By Mme. Helmine Von Chezy, Based Upon An Old French Story, Was Produced At The Karnthnerthor Theatre, Vienna, Oct. 25, 1823. King Louis. Adolar, Count Of Nevers. Lysiart, Count Of Forest. Rudolph, ...
Falka
Falka " Falka," A Comic Opera In Three Acts, With Score By Francis Chassaigne And Text By Leterrier And Vanloo, Was First Produced, Oct. 29, 1883, At The Comedy Theatre, London. Folbach, Military Governor Of Montgratz. Tancred, His Nephew, Usher In A Village School. Arthur, A Student, Son Of A ...
Falstaff
Falstaff " Falstaff," An Opera In Three Acts, With Music By Giuseppe Verdi And Text Arranged After Shakespeare By Arrigo Boito, Had Its First Performance At La Scala, Milan, March 12, 1893. Sir John Falstaff. Master Ford. Master Fenton. Dr. Caius. Bardolph, Followers Of Falstaff. Pistol, Mrs. Alice Ford. Mrs. ...
Fatinitza
Fatinitza Fatinitza, A Comic Opera In Three Acts With Music By Franz Von Suppe And Text By Zell And Genee, Was First Produced In Vienna, Jan. 5, 1876. Count Timofey Gavrilovitch Kantchukoff, A Russian General. Princess Lydia Imanovna, His Niece. Izzet Pasha, Governor Of The Turkish Fortress At Rust Chuk. ...
Fedora
Fedora " Fedora," A Lyric Drama In Three Acts With Text By V. Sardou, And Music By Umberto Giordano, Was First Pro Duced In Milan In 1898. Princess Fedora Romazov. Countess Olga Sukarev. Count Loris Ipanov. De Siriex, A Diplomat. Dimitri, A Groom. Desire, An Attendant. Baron Rouvel. Cyrill, A ...
Feuersnot
Feuersnot " Feuersnot " Or " The Fire Famine," A Song Poem In One Act With Text By Ernest Von Wolzogen, Suggested By A Tale In " The Collected Legends Of The Netherlands," And With Music By Richard Strauss, Was Produced In Weimar Oct. 28, 1902. Schwieker Von Gundelfingen, Custodian ...
Fidelio
Fidelio " Fidelio," Or " Conjugal Love," A Grand Opera In Two Acts, With Music By Ludwig Van Beethoven And A Libretto Freely Adapted By Sonnleithner From The French Of Bouilly, Was First Given To The Public In Vienna In 1805. It Appeared At An Unfavorable Time, For The French ...
Florodora
Florodora Florodora Is A Musical Comedy In Two Acts, With Music By Leslie Stuart, Dialogue By Owen Hall And Lyrics By Ernest Boyd Jones And Paul Reubens. It Was First Presented In London In 1899. Cyrus W. Gilfain, Holder Of The Island Of Florodora. Capt. Arthur Donegal, Lady Holyrood's Brother. ...
Fra Diavolo
Fra Diavolo " Fra Diavolo " Is A Comic Opera In Three Acts, The Words By Scribe And The Music By Daniel Francois Auber. Its Production Was At The Opera Comique, Paris, Jan. 28, 1830. Fra Diavolo, Under The Name Of The Marquis Of San Marco. Lord Rocburg (lord Allcash), ...
Girofle Girofla
Girofle-girofla " Girofle-girofla " Is An Opera Bouffe In Three Acts, Its Music By Charles Lecocq And Text By Van Loo And Aterrier. It Was First Produced At The Theatre Des Fantaisies Paris Iennes, Brussels, March 21, 1874. Don Bolero D'alcarazas, A Spanish Nobleman, Father Of The Twin Sisters. Marasquin, ...
Gotterdammerung
Gotterdammerung The Awakening Of Brunnhilde Marks The Commence Ment Of " Gotterdarnmerung " Or " The Dusk Of The Gods," For From That Moment The Dusk Of The Gods Begins To Lower. All The Threads Of The Great Mythical Fabric Now Are Brought Together To Form A Sublime And Transcendent ...
Guillaume Tell
Guillaume Tell " Guillaume Tell " Or " William Tell " Is A Grand Opera In Three Acts, With Words By Etienne Jouy, Hippolyte Bis And Armand Marast And Music By Gioachino Rossini. It Is Taken From Schiller's Drama Of The Same Name And Was First Presented At The Academie ...
Hans Heiling
Hans Heiling " Hans Heiling " Is A Romantic Opera In Three Acts And A Prologue, With The Score By Heinrich Marschner And Text By Edouard Devrient. It Was First Produced In Berlin In 1833. The Queen Of Elfland. Hans Heiling, Her Son. Anna, His Betrothed. Gertrude, Her Mother. Conrad. ...
Hansel And Gretel
Hansel And Gretel " Hansel And Gretel " Is A Fairy Opera In Three Acts, The Music Being By Engelbert Humperdinck And The Libretto By His Sister, Frau Adelheid Wette. It Is The Nursery Legend Of " The Babes In The Wood," Told In German Fashion. The Work Was First ...
Helene
Helene " Helene " Or " Helen Of Troy," A Lyric Poem In One Act With Words And Music By Camille Saint-saens, Was First Produced In Monte Carlo In 1904. Helen. Venus. Pallas. Paris. Spartans, Nymphs And Cupids, Trojans. The Work Is Founded On The Immortal Story Of Helen Of ...
Herodiade
Herodiade " Herodiade," An Opera In Four Acts And Seven Tableaux, With Words By Paul Milliet And Henri Gremont And Music By Jules Massenet, Was Produced At The Theatre De La Monnaie, Brussels, Dec. 19, 1881. John. Herod, King Of Galilee. Phanuel, A Chaldean. Vitellius, Roman Proconsul. The High Priest. ...
I Medici
I Medici " I Medici," An Historical Opera In Four Acts, With Words And Music By Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Was Produced At La Scala In Milan, In November, 1893. Lorenzo De' Medici. Giuliano De' Medici. Giambattista Da Montesecco, A Papal Captain. Francesco Pazzi. Bernardo Bandini. Salviati, The Archbishop. Il Poliziano. Simonetta ...
I Pagliacci
I Pagliacci " I Pagliacci " Or " The Players," A Tragic Opera In Two Acts And A Prologue, With Words And Music By Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Was First Performed At The Teatro Dal Verme, Milan, May 21, 1892. Canio (in The Play, Punchinello), Master Of A Troupe Of Strolling Players. ...
I Puritan
I Puritan! " I Puritani " Or " The Puritans " Is An Historical Opera In Three Acts Composed By Vincenzo Bellini And First Pre Sented At The Theatre Italien, Paris, Jan. 25, 1835, In The Last Year Of Its Gifted Composer's Life. The Librettist Was Count Pepoli. Lord Walter ...
Il Ballo In Maschera
Il Ballo In Maschera " Il Ballo In Maschera " Or " The Masked Ball," An Opera In Three Acts With Music By Verdi And Text By M. Somma, Was First Produced In Rome At The Teatro Apollo, Feb. 17, 1859. Richard, Count Of Warwick And Governor Of Boston. Reinhart, ...
Il Demonio
Il Demonio " Il Demonio " Or " The Demon," A Lyric Play In Three Acts, With Music By Anton Rubinstein And Text By Wisko Watov, After The Russian Of Lermantoff, Was Produced In St. Petersburg, Jan. 25, 1875. The Demon. Prince Gudal. Tamara, His Daughter. Prince Sinodal, Tamara's Fiancé. ...
Il Trovatore
Il Trovatore " Il Trovatore " Or " The Troubadour," A Grand Opera In Four Acts, With Words By Salvatore Cammanaro And Music By Giuseppe Verdi, Was First Produced In Rome, Jan. 19, 1853. It Had A Later English Production Under The Title " The Gypsy's Vengeance." The Story Was ...
Iolanthe
Iolanthe " Iolanthe," Or " The Peer And The Peri," Is A Comic Opera In Two Acts, With Music By Sir Arthur Sullivan And Text By W. S. Gilbert. It Was Produced At The Savoy Theatre, London, Nov. 25, 1882. Strephon. The Earl Of Mount Ararat. The Earl Of Tolloller. ...
Iphigenie En Aulide
Iphigenie En Aulide " Iphigenie En Aulide " Or " Iphigenia In Aulus," A Grand Opera In Three Acts With Music By Christoph Willibald Gluck And Text By Bailli Du Rollet, Based Upon The Tragedy Of Racine, Which, In Turn, Was Founded On The Play Of Euripides. Was Produced In ...
Iphigenie En Tauride
Iphigenie En Tauride " Iphigenie En Tauride " Or " Iphigenia In Tauris," A Grand Opera In Four Acts, With Score By Christoph Willibald Gluck And Text By Guillard, Was Produced In Paris In 1779. Iphigenia, Daughter Of Agamemnon. Diana, A Goddess. First Priestess Of Diana's Temple. Second Priestess Of ...
La Belle Helene
La Belle Helene " La Belle Helene " Or " The Fair Helen " Is An Opera Bouffe In Three Acts, The Music By Jacques Offenbach And The Words By Henry De Meilhac And Ludovic Halevy. It Was First Presented At The Theatre Des Varietes, Paris, Dec. 17, 1864. Paris, ...
La Boheme
La Boheme " La Boheme " Or " Bohemia," An Opera In Four Acts With Book By Giacosa And Illica And Music By Giacomo Puccini, Was First Presented At The Teatro Reggio, Turin, Feb. 1, 1896. The Plot Is Based On Murger's Novel, Bo Hemian Life. Rudolph, A Poet. Marcel, ...
La Dame Blanche
La Dame Blanche " La Dame Blanche " Or " The White Lady," A Comic Opera In Three Acts, Was First Presented At The Opera Comique, Paris, Dec. 10, 1825. Its Composer Is Francois Adrien Boieldieu, And The Book By Scribe Is Founded Upon Sir Walter Scott's Novels, The Monastery ...
La Favorita
La Favorita " La Favorita " Is A Grand Opera In Four Acts. Its Music Is By Gaetano Donizetti And Its Text By Alphonse Royer And Gustave. Waez. In Its Present Form It Was First Produced At The Academie, Paris, Dec. 2, 1840. It Is Adapted From A Drama Of ...
La Fille De Madame
La Fille De Madame Angot " La Fille De Madame Angot " Or " Madame Angot's Daughter," An Opera Bouffe In Three Acts, The Words By Clairville, Siraudin And Koning And The Music By Charles Lecocq, Was First Presented At The Fantaisies Parisiennes, Brussels, In November, 1872. Mademoiselle Lange, An ...
La Fille Du Regiment
La Fille Du Regiment " La Fille Du Regiment " Or " The Daughter Of The Regiment " Is A Light Opera In Two Acts, With Music By Gaetano Donizetti And Text By Bayard And St. Georges. It Was Produced At The Opera Comique, Paris, Feb. 11, 1840. Marie, Vivandiere ...
La Gioconda
La Gioconda " La Gioconda " Is A Grand Opera In Four Acts, The Words By Arrigo Boito And The Music By Amilcare Ponchielli. It Is An Adaption Of Victor Hugo's Drama, "angelo," And Was First Presented At La Scala. Milan. April 8. 1876. La Gioconda, A Ballad Singer. La ...
La Grande Duchesse De
La Grande Duchesse De Gerolstein " La Grande Duchesse De Girolstein " Or " The Grand Duchess Of Gerolstein," Is An Opera Bouffe In Three Acts, The Music By Jacques Offenbach And The Words By Halevy And Meilhac. It Was First Produced At The Varietes, Paris, April 12, 1867. The ...
La Juive
La Juive " La Juive " Or " The Jewess," A Grand Opera In Five Acts, With Words By Scribe And Music By Jacques Halevy, Was First Produced At The Academie In Paris, Feb. 23, 1835. Rachel, The Jewess. Eudossia, Niece Of The Emperor. Leopold, Prince Of The Empire. Cardinal ...
La Navarraise
La Navarraise " La Navarraise," Termed By Its Composer " A Lyric Episode In One Act," With Text By Jules Claretie And H. Cain, And Music By Jules Emile Frederic Massenet, Was Produced In London In 1894. Garrido, A General Of The Royalist Troops. Remigio, A Farmer. Araquil, His Son, ...
La Sonnambula
La Sonnambula " La Sonnambula " Or " The Sleep-walker," Composed By Bellini, Is A Light Opera In Three Acts, Produced In Milan, March 6, 1831. The Libretto By Romani Is Founded On A Vaudeville-ballet By Scribe. Amina, A Sleep-walker, Bride Of Elvino. Elvino, A Rich Young Farmer. Rodolfo, Lord ...
La Tosca
La Tosca " La Tosca," An Opera In Three Acts, With Score By Giacotno Puccini And Text By Illica And Giacosa After Sardou's Drama, Was Produced At The Constanzi Theatre, Rome, In January, 1900. Floria Tosca, A Celebrated Songstress. Mario Cavaradossi, A Painter. Baron Scarpia, Chief Of The Police. Cesare ...
La Traviata
La Traviata " La Traviata " Or " The Misguided One," A Grand Opera In Three Acts With Score By Giuseppe Verdi And Text By Piave, Was First Presented In Venice March 6, 1853. It Is Founded On Dumas' " Lady Of The Camelias " But The Period Is Changed ...
Lafricaine
L'africaine " L'africaine " Or " The African," A Grand Opera In Five Acts, The Last Of Giacomo Meyerbeer's Works, Was First Produced At The Academie, Paris, April 28, 1865. Scribe Had Written The Text In 1840, At The Same Time As That Of " The Prophet," But So Many ...