Opera Plots

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1. A slave girl of royal birth tricks her boyfriend into betraying his country and spends the rest of her life with him in the basement. L'Africaine Aida Armide L'Amore dei tre Re

2. Amorous count enlists the aid of a factotum to win the hand of a fair maiden who is held cloistered by her lecherous guardian. Barber of Seville Fra Diavolo Bartered Bride La Giocondca

3. Starving French author falls for a sick and starving neighbor; relationship has its ups and downs; poor girl dies in the end. Herodiade La Favorita La Boheme Girl of the Golden West

4. Gypsy girl lures infatuated hick soldier into a life of crime; leaves him for a bullfighter; she meets a bad end. Ariane et Barbe-Bleu Elektra Dinorah Carmen

5. Country bumpkin woos local hotty but needs help from 'Dr. Feelgood' who cons him. A couple of bottles later, the rube wins the lass by a twist of fate. The Elixir of Love Forza Del Destino Ernani Le Prophete

6. Faithful cross-dressing wife frees political prisoner husband. Zampa L'Amico Fritz Fidelio Don Pasquale

7. Asian military bride loses sailor husband to his American wife; gives up child; gives up life. Lakme Thais Manru Madama Butterfly

8. Manservant's future wife is pursued by the Count while the Countess, yearning for the Count, is being chased by a teenage boy who is also after another servant girl. Manservant, his bride, the Countess, and the boy entrap the Count in a rendevouz. (Whew!) All's well that ends well. Martha Marriage of Figaro Navarraise Zaza

9. Double-crossed henchman plots revenge on his libertine master but pays the price with the life of his daughter. Mignon Robert Le Diable Rigoletto Werther

10. Druid high priestess is thrown over by Roman boyfriend and vows revenge. In the end, both are burned up. The Queen of Sheba Semiramide Linda De Chamounix Norma