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La chute de la maison Usher

Opera · 1977

Roderick Usher lives in his crumbling ancestral home with his twin sister Madeline and her doctor. Roderick’s friend arrives. After Madeline is found dead and buried in a vault, the friend reads Roderick a medieval tale as a storm rises. At its climax, Madeline appears bloodied: she was buried alive and drags her brother to his death. The house collapses as the friend escapes. Debussy’s version heightens Roderick’s incestuous feelings and makes the doctor, his rival for Madeline, more sinister.

La cigale et la fourmi

Opera · 1886

In eighteenth-century Flanders, prudent Charlotte and impulsive Thérèse are cousins. Thérèse leaves the village for Bruges, becomes a florist and then an opera singer under a duke’s patronage. She discovers that the duke and Frantz have used her as cover for their affair with the duchess. Thérèse publicly exposes the deception and leaves the city. Months later, she returns exhausted and dreams that her family rejects her; they find and comfort her. Frantz’s love proves sincere, and Thérèse accepts his proposal.

La clemenza di Tito

Opera · 1791

Vitellia, daughter of a deposed emperor, seeks revenge against Tito and persuades Sesto, who loves her, to join a plot against him. Sesto takes part in an attack on the Capitol, believing Tito has been killed, but the emperor survives. The Senate condemns Sesto, and Tito initially accepts the verdict. After wrestling with the decision, Tito destroys the execution warrant and chooses mercy. Vitellia confesses that she instigated the plot; Tito pardons her as well as Sesto, and the people praise his generosity.

La diavolessa

Opera · 1755

Poor lovers Giannino and Dorina scheme with innkeeper Falco to deceive treasure-seeker Don Poppone. Poppone mistakes them and the visiting Count and Countess for other guests, including Turks, amid a series of misunderstandings. Disguised as devils, Dorina and Giannino terrify and beat Poppone while pretending to search for his treasure. After the truth emerges, Falco explains the deception; Giannino inherits a fortune, Poppone forgives the couple, and agrees to marry Ghiandina.

La fanciulla del West

Opera · 1910

During the California Gold Rush, Minnie runs the Polka saloon and guards the gold the miners have collected. She becomes close to Dick Johnson, whom she had met earlier, and learns that he is the bandit Ramerrez. When Sheriff Jack Rance captures Johnson, Minnie wagers her future against Rance at poker and wins his release. Johnson is captured again, but Minnie persuades the miners to spare him by reminding them of all she has done for them. They forgive him, and Minnie and Johnson leave California to begin a new life.

La favorite

Opera · 1840

Fernand leaves a monastery to seek the woman he loves, Léonor, without knowing she is the mistress of Alphonse, King of Castile. After Fernand distinguishes himself in battle, the king agrees to his request to marry Léonor. She tries to tell Fernand about her past, but her messenger is arrested, and Fernand learns the truth only after the wedding. He breaks his sword and leaves her to return to religious life. The king’s wife dies, and Léonor arrives at the monastery exhausted. Fernand finally accepts her, but she collapses and dies in his arms.

La fedeltà premiata

Opera · 1781

In Cumae, lovers are sacrificed to a lake monster until a faithful lover offers his life. The priest Melibeo manipulates several couples in pursuit of Amaranta and tries to arrange a match between Celia and Lindoro. Celia is in love with Fileno, who believes she is dead. Melibeo frames Celia and the cowardly Count Perrucchetto as lovers and sends them to be sacrificed. Fileno offers his own life to save Celia; the monster becomes Diana, who accepts his selfless act and ends the city’s curse. Diana strikes down Melibeo, and the three couples unite.

La figlia del mago

Opera · 1981

Prince Tenor returns from an exotic land with Princess Soprano, but his father King Baritone rejects her as a foreigner and daughter of a sorcerer. Her father King Bass tries to take her home and magically turns exotic animals against Baritone’s court. Tenor saves his father but is still denied permission to marry. That night King Bass’s sea monster attacks Baritone, and Tenor drives it away. Baritone wakes, sees Tenor with a sword and falsely accuses him of attempted patricide, condemning the couple to death. King Bass arrives to rescue Soprano, who takes his wand and enchants the two fathers into a frantic dance until they consent to the marriage. Everyone celebrates.

La fille du régiment

Opera · 1840

During the Napoleonic Wars, Marie, a canteen girl raised by the Twenty-First Regiment after being found as a baby, falls in love with Tyrolean Tonio. The Marquise of Berkenfield takes Marie to her castle and tells her she is the daughter of an aristocratic family. Marie is later revealed to be the Marquise’s own daughter. After the regiment arrives and recounts Marie’s upbringing, the Marquise accepts her love for Tonio and consents to their marriage.

La finta semplice

Opera · 1769

At Cassandro’s estate near Cremona, Fracasso and Simone love Giacinta and Ninetta, but the brothers Cassandro and Polidoro oppose marriage. Rosina feigns naïveté, makes both brothers fall for her, and helps secure the couples’ marriages. The brothers believe Giacinta and Ninetta have fled with the family money and promise the finder a marriage and the loot. In the end, the young couples are united; Rosina marries Cassandro, leaving Polidoro alone.

La forza del destino

Opera · 1862

Leonora and Don Alvaro plan to elope, but when her father discovers them, Alvaro’s pistol accidentally kills him. Leonora and Alvaro are separated, and her brother Carlo seeks revenge. Leonora takes refuge as a hermit, while Alvaro joins the Spanish army under an assumed name and becomes friends with Carlo, who is also disguised. Carlo discovers Alvaro’s identity, and the two men repeatedly confront each other. In the revised ending, Carlo mortally wounds Leonora before Alvaro can reunite with her; the Father Superior urges Alvaro to seek forgiveness. In the original version, Alvaro kills Carlo and then throws himself into a ravine.

La gazza ladra

Opera · 1817

Ninetta, a servant, is in love with Giannetto, whose mother Lucia accuses her of stealing a silver spoon. Ninetta is also hiding her father Fernando, a deserter sentenced to death. She sells family silver to help him, and the mayor uses the transaction to strengthen the theft accusation. Ninetta is tried and condemned. Fernando arrives with a royal pardon, while Pippo and Antonio discover that a magpie took the missing silver. Ninetta is released and reunited with Giannetto.

La grand’tante

Opera · 1867

After returning from military service in Africa, Guy de Kerdrel claims an inheritance from a great-uncle he never met. He learns that the widow Alice had burned an unsigned will leaving the estate to her, allowing Guy to inherit. Guy has fallen in love with Alice and gives her the great-uncle’s portrait as a keepsake. A signed version of the will is found hidden in its frame; Alice doubts Guy’s honesty, but he leaves her the property and promises to return.

La hija de Rappaccini

Opera · 1991

In Padua, medical student Giovanni lodges in Isabela’s home and sees Dr. Rappaccini’s daughter Beatriz in her father’s garden. Beatriz’s touch is poisonous, and Giovanni becomes ill after meeting her. Baglioni warns him that Beatriz is dangerous and gives him an antidote. Giovanni returns to the garden, where Rappaccini claims his experiments have cured both young people and warns that the antidote will kill them. Beatriz takes the vial and drinks it despite their protests; she dies.

La mort d’Abel

Opera · 1810

In the later shortened version, Cain’s family pleads with him to reconcile with Abel. Cain agrees, but the demon Anamalech curses their happiness and destroys Cain’s altar. Anamalech shows Cain a vision of his descendants’ suffering and gives him a club from Hell. Abel urges Cain to return to the family, but Cain kills him during a storm. Cain confesses, descends into guilt and madness, and flees with his family; angels carry Abel to heaven.

La nonne sanglante

Opera · 1854

Agnès and Rodolphe love one another despite the feud between their families. They plan to elope with Agnès disguised as the ghost of a murdered nun. Rodolphe mistakenly marries the actual ghost, who later reveals that she can be released only when her murderer is killed. At a wedding feast, she identifies Rodolphe’s father Ludorf as her killer. When Moldaw’s retainers plan to abduct Rodolphe, Ludorf impersonates his son and is murdered in his place. The nun accepts his sacrifice and ascends to heaven.

La pietra del paragone

Opera · 1812

At his country villa, Count Asdrubale is unsure whether three women who claim to love him are sincere, and whether Clarice prefers him or his friend Giocondo. With his majordomo Fabrizio, he pretends to have lost his fortune and disguises himself as the creditor who has acquired his estate. Fulvia and Aspasia leave, while Clarice and Giocondo remain loyal. The guests then turn on one another, and a hunting outing and false duel bring further jealousies to the surface. Clarice disguises herself as her returning twin brother to make Asdrubale fear he has lost her. He sends her a note admitting his jealousy; she reveals her identity, and the lovers reconcile.

La púrpura de la rosa

Opera · 1701

The work begins with a prologue honoring Philip V. In the opera, Venus is rescued from a wild boar by Adonis, who says he has renounced love because of his incestuous birth. Venus pursues him, and Cupid shoots him with a golden arrow, making him desire her. Mars becomes jealous and plans revenge. After Mars arranges for a boar to attack Adonis, the animal mortally wounds him. Venus mourns his death, but Jupiter raises the lovers to Olympus, transforming Adonis into an anemone and Venus into the Evening Star.

La reine de Saba

Opera · 1862

Adoniram, architect of Solomon’s Temple, prepares a great bronze basin. His workers Amrou, Phanor and Méthousaël demand better pay and plot against him. When Balkis, Queen of Sheba, visits Jerusalem, she is impressed by the temple and gives Adoniram a necklace, provoking Solomon’s jealousy. The workers sabotage the casting of the basin, but it is later completed after the mould is mysteriously repaired. Balkis and Adoniram confess their love. The workers reveal their relationship to Solomon, and Balkis drugs Solomon, takes back her engagement ring and arranges to elope with Adoniram. The workers kill Adoniram when he refuses their renewed demands. Balkis finds him dead, places the ring on his finger and mourns him.

La secchia rapita

Opera · 1772

In 14th-century Modena, Renoppia receives a bucket taken from Bologna as a trophy from her lover Manfredi. Bologna’s ambassadors demand the bucket and Renoppia and Countess Ghereda as brides; Modena’s council rejects the offer and declares war. Later, Lorenzo and Antibo negotiate, with Bologna demanding either the bucket or Renoppia. During a banquet, the guests fear a bowl of soup is poisoned, then rush out to defend the city when Bologna attacks. The conflict ends in duels: Manfredi wins, while the Count feigns an injury and flees. The opera closes with the characters proclaiming the bucket’s seizure more historically famous than other legendary abductions.

La sonnambula

Opera · 1831

Amina is engaged to Elvino in a Swiss village. Count Rodolfo, the long-lost son of the former lord, returns and recognizes the area. That night, Amina sleepwalks into his room; Rodolfo leaves without disturbing her, but villagers find her there and Elvino rejects her as unfaithful. Elvino plans to marry Lisa instead. Rodolfo explains that Amina is a sleepwalker, but Elvino demands proof. As Amina crosses a mill bridge in her sleep, she relives her grief at his rejection and safely reaches the other side. Elvino restores her ring, she wakes, and they reconcile.

La statue

Opera · 1861

In Damascus, wealthy Sélim meets Margyane and falls in love, but leaves to seek a buried treasure. Spirits promise him a thirteenth jeweled statue if he marries an innocent girl and delivers her to them. In Mecca, he marries Margyane, unaware she is the girl from the desert. Torn between his vow and love, he refuses to surrender her, but Amgiad takes her away while Sélim sleeps. He returns to claim the treasure and plans to smash the statue; Margyane appears in its place, and Amgiad reveals that love is a greater treasure than gold.

La toison d’or

Opera · 1786

Jason and the Argonauts reach Colchis after Jason defeats fire-breathing bulls. His wife Hypsipyle, who followed him, learns Medea is expected to marry him. Medea discovers Jason is already married and vows revenge. Jason and Hypsipyle reconcile, but Medea summons a storm that wrecks the fleet and stabs Hypsipyle. Later, Medea plans to kill Jason but instead helps the Argonauts defeat earth-born giants and puts the dragon guarding the Golden Fleece to sleep, allowing Jason to take it. Medea asks to accompany Jason to Greece; when he refuses, she curses him and flies away in a dragon-drawn chariot.

La vera costanza

Opera · 1779

Rosina is secretly married to Count Errico and has a young son, but he has left her. Baroness Irene pressures her to marry Villotto so Irene can marry Marquis Ernesto. Misunderstandings lead Errico to believe Rosina is unfaithful, and he orders her and her brother killed. After learning the truth, he finds Rosina and their child and repents. The Baroness later tries to separate the couple with forged letters, but they see through the deception and reconcile; she accepts them and agrees to marry Ernesto.

La vie parisienne

Opera · 1866

After singer Métella rejects them, Parisian dandies Gardefeu and Bobinet decide to pursue more respectable mistresses. Gardefeu takes the place of a Swedish couple’s guide and deceives them about their lodgings so he can court the baroness, while Bobinet stages a party with servants impersonating aristocrats. At a masquerade, Métella reconciles with Gardefeu, and the baron’s anger subsides when his wife intervenes; the company toasts Paris.

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