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At the poet Anacréon’s birthday gathering, Cupid arrives disguised as a runaway child and uses his powers to disrupt the guests’ romances. Venus grants Anacréon’s wishes, including that Corine return his love.
A three-act tragédie lyrique based on Metastasio’s Demofoonte, featuring the King of Thrace and his sons Osmide and Néade.
Florindo, believing that Eliza is engaged to another, leaves for a glacier intending suicide. Eliza follows him after her father’s death clears the way for their marriage; monks rescue Florindo from an avalanche, and the lovers reunite.
Zamoski orders Faniska abducted and imprisoned after she resists his advances. Her husband Rasinski is also captured while attempting to rescue her; the couple escape with help, and Rasinski’s soldiers defeat Zamoski.
A French-language comic opera by Luigi Cherubini, reconstructed for its first performance in 2010 after remaining unperformed during the composer’s lifetime.
One-act French opéra comique.
The Marquise separates Hortense and Arthur, who love one another, and arranges Hortense’s marriage to Vernillac. Her poisoning scheme kills Vernillac, and she later poisons her accomplice Galifard. Before the Marquise can permanently separate the lovers, Galifard exposes her crimes and she is taken to trial.
At an imagined congress in Prussia, European monarchs plan to divide France. Cagliostro and six women secretly manipulate the gathering, while staged ghosts foretell revolution. French patriots seize the palace, the monarchs flee in disguise, and the patriots celebrate the republic and the fall of tyranny.
Major Frankenstein hopes to marry Sophie but cannot tolerate the noise at the wedding celebration. He persuades his nephew Alphonse, whom Sophie loves, to marry her instead, fulfilling Sophie’s plan.
In Granada in the late 15th century, Abencerrage warrior Almanzor is to marry Zegri princess Noraïme, despite the feud between their families. Almanzor has also negotiated peace between Muslims and Christians with his friend Gonzalve of Cordoba. Called away to suppress a revolt, Almanzor loses Granada’s sacred standard and is condemned to exile. He returns secretly to Noraïme but is captured and sentenced to death unless a champion defends him. Gonzalve appears with the standard, defeats the Zegris’ champion, and proves that Octaïr and other conspirators hid it. Almanzor and Noraïme marry.
Water carrier Mikeli helps Count Armand and his wife Constance escape Paris, which is surrounded by Cardinal Mazarin’s soldiers. Mikeli disguises Constance as his daughter and hides Armand in his cart. They reach Gonesse, where Mikeli reports that the queen has pardoned the parliamentarians, allowing the couple to reunite safely.
Count Floreski searches for Lodoïska, who was hidden by her father after he opposed their marriage. He learns she is imprisoned in Baron Dourlinski’s castle and allies with Titzikan, a Tartar leader whose people have suffered under the baron. Dourlinski threatens to kill Floreski unless Lodoïska marries him, but Titzikan’s forces storm the castle, defeat the baron and rescue the lovers.
At Corinth, Dircé prepares to marry Jason, who had taken the Golden Fleece with Médée’s help before abandoning her. Médée returns and demands that Jason return to her; he refuses, and she vows vengeance. Ordered to leave Corinth, she asks for one more day with her children and sends wedding gifts to Dircé. One gift poisons Dircé. Médée, Néris and the children take refuge in a temple; Médée emerges with a bloodied knife after killing her children, curses Jason and disappears as the temple burns.
The sculptor Pygmalion falls in love with his statue Galatea. Venus and Cupid bring the statue to life; Galatea returns his love and they celebrate their wedding.
Epicurus loves his pupil Aspasia but believes she sees him only as a friend. Four suitors for her hand suspect Epicurus and denounce him to the Areopagus. In prison, his philosophy helps him and converts his warder; he also dreams of Wisdom. At trial, Aspasia exposes the accusers' motives, Epicurus is acquitted, and he pardons them.
At the poet Anacréon’s birthday gathering, Cupid arrives disguised as a runaway child and uses his powers to disrupt the guests’ romances. Venus grants Anacréon’s wishes, including that Corine return his love.
A three-act tragédie lyrique based on Metastasio’s Demofoonte, featuring the King of Thrace and his sons Osmide and Néade.
Florindo, believing that Eliza is engaged to another, leaves for a glacier intending suicide. Eliza follows him after her father’s death clears the way for their marriage; monks rescue Florindo from an avalanche, and the lovers reunite.
Zamoski orders Faniska abducted and imprisoned after she resists his advances. Her husband Rasinski is also captured while attempting to rescue her; the couple escape with help, and Rasinski’s soldiers defeat Zamoski.
A French-language comic opera by Luigi Cherubini, reconstructed for its first performance in 2010 after remaining unperformed during the composer’s lifetime.
One-act French opéra comique.
The Marquise separates Hortense and Arthur, who love one another, and arranges Hortense’s marriage to Vernillac. Her poisoning scheme kills Vernillac, and she later poisons her accomplice Galifard. Before the Marquise can permanently separate the lovers, Galifard exposes her crimes and she is taken to trial.
At an imagined congress in Prussia, European monarchs plan to divide France. Cagliostro and six women secretly manipulate the gathering, while staged ghosts foretell revolution. French patriots seize the palace, the monarchs flee in disguise, and the patriots celebrate the republic and the fall of tyranny.
Major Frankenstein hopes to marry Sophie but cannot tolerate the noise at the wedding celebration. He persuades his nephew Alphonse, whom Sophie loves, to marry her instead, fulfilling Sophie’s plan.
In Granada in the late 15th century, Abencerrage warrior Almanzor is to marry Zegri princess Noraïme, despite the feud between their families. Almanzor has also negotiated peace between Muslims and Christians with his friend Gonzalve of Cordoba. Called away to suppress a revolt, Almanzor loses Granada’s sacred standard and is condemned to exile. He returns secretly to Noraïme but is captured and sentenced to death unless a champion defends him. Gonzalve appears with the standard, defeats the Zegris’ champion, and proves that Octaïr and other conspirators hid it. Almanzor and Noraïme marry.
Water carrier Mikeli helps Count Armand and his wife Constance escape Paris, which is surrounded by Cardinal Mazarin’s soldiers. Mikeli disguises Constance as his daughter and hides Armand in his cart. They reach Gonesse, where Mikeli reports that the queen has pardoned the parliamentarians, allowing the couple to reunite safely.
Count Floreski searches for Lodoïska, who was hidden by her father after he opposed their marriage. He learns she is imprisoned in Baron Dourlinski’s castle and allies with Titzikan, a Tartar leader whose people have suffered under the baron. Dourlinski threatens to kill Floreski unless Lodoïska marries him, but Titzikan’s forces storm the castle, defeat the baron and rescue the lovers.
At Corinth, Dircé prepares to marry Jason, who had taken the Golden Fleece with Médée’s help before abandoning her. Médée returns and demands that Jason return to her; he refuses, and she vows vengeance. Ordered to leave Corinth, she asks for one more day with her children and sends wedding gifts to Dircé. One gift poisons Dircé. Médée, Néris and the children take refuge in a temple; Médée emerges with a bloodied knife after killing her children, curses Jason and disappears as the temple burns.
The sculptor Pygmalion falls in love with his statue Galatea. Venus and Cupid bring the statue to life; Galatea returns his love and they celebrate their wedding.
Epicurus loves his pupil Aspasia but believes she sees him only as a friend. Four suitors for her hand suspect Epicurus and denounce him to the Areopagus. In prison, his philosophy helps him and converts his warder; he also dreams of Wisdom. At trial, Aspasia exposes the accusers' motives, Epicurus is acquitted, and he pardons them.