Ivanhoé
This three-act French pastiche opera is based on Walter Scott's novel Ivanhoe and draws on music from several operas by Gioachino Rossini.
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This three-act French pastiche opera is based on Walter Scott's novel Ivanhoe and draws on music from several operas by Gioachino Rossini.
Jean de Leyde, a Dutch innkeeper, is drawn into an Anabaptist uprising after Count Oberthal abducts his fiancée Berthe and threatens his mother Fidès. The movement’s leaders proclaim Jean a prophet and king in Münster, where he takes power and later confronts Fidès. He repents and reunites with Berthe and his mother, but when imperial forces and the Anabaptists turn against him, Berthe dies and Jean destroys the palace, killing those inside.
During the French Wars of Religion, Catholic noble Valentine and Huguenot Raoul fall in love, but Raoul mistakenly believes she is Count de Nevers’s mistress and rejects her. The Queen attempts to arrange their marriage to reconcile Catholics and Protestants. Valentine marries Nevers, while conflict intensifies between the religious factions. She warns Raoul of a plot against him, and he realizes her love. On the night of the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, Nevers is killed defending Protestants. Valentine joins Raoul and his servant Marcel in refusing to renounce their faith. They are killed by Catholic soldiers, and Saint-Bris realizes too late that he has murdered his daughter.
In Venice, the Duke of Pesaro abducts Léonor, but singer Stradella helps her escape. The Duke pursues the lovers to Rome and hires assassins. During Holy Week, Stradella’s sermon moves the killers to abandon their mission, and the Duke forgives the couple.
In Venice, Stradella tries to protect and flee with Léonor, who is pursued by the Duke of Pesaro. In Rome, Stradella’s singing during Holy Week moves hired assassins to abandon their plan; the Duke later captures and condemns him, but yields to pleas from Léonor and the people.
This three-act French pastiche opera is based on Walter Scott's novel Ivanhoe and draws on music from several operas by Gioachino Rossini.
Jean de Leyde, a Dutch innkeeper, is drawn into an Anabaptist uprising after Count Oberthal abducts his fiancée Berthe and threatens his mother Fidès. The movement’s leaders proclaim Jean a prophet and king in Münster, where he takes power and later confronts Fidès. He repents and reunites with Berthe and his mother, but when imperial forces and the Anabaptists turn against him, Berthe dies and Jean destroys the palace, killing those inside.
During the French Wars of Religion, Catholic noble Valentine and Huguenot Raoul fall in love, but Raoul mistakenly believes she is Count de Nevers’s mistress and rejects her. The Queen attempts to arrange their marriage to reconcile Catholics and Protestants. Valentine marries Nevers, while conflict intensifies between the religious factions. She warns Raoul of a plot against him, and he realizes her love. On the night of the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, Nevers is killed defending Protestants. Valentine joins Raoul and his servant Marcel in refusing to renounce their faith. They are killed by Catholic soldiers, and Saint-Bris realizes too late that he has murdered his daughter.
In Venice, the Duke of Pesaro abducts Léonor, but singer Stradella helps her escape. The Duke pursues the lovers to Rome and hires assassins. During Holy Week, Stradella’s sermon moves the killers to abandon their mission, and the Duke forgives the couple.
In Venice, Stradella tries to protect and flee with Léonor, who is pursued by the Duke of Pesaro. In Rome, Stradella’s singing during Holy Week moves hired assassins to abandon their plan; the Duke later captures and condemns him, but yields to pleas from Léonor and the people.