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which it was believed that the fair young mistress and her child were burned to death. After this terrible deed, Boland retired to his castle, a prey to Constant remorse, living the life of a hermit; and here his son Gerald has been brought up alone, and, his mother having died in his early childhood, he has never come under the influence of a woman. On attaining manhood, his father desires him to marry, since it is the wish of their vassals; but Gerald has never yet seen a maiden who pleases him. One day, however, when out hunting, he meets Silvana, a lovely maiden who lives with Ratto, a collier, whom she regards as heir father; and the pair fall mutually in love with each other. A forest nymph, who follows Silvana as a guardian wherever she goes, endeavours to lure the young Count away from the maidens side; but Gerald is determined to wed the lovely girl, and with the help of his followers, he makes the collier drunk, and then steals Silvana away whilst he is sleeping. Silvana is not left unprotected, however; for the forest nymph still accompanies her in the disguise of a troubadour, and guards her from all harm. The old Count Boland, only too pleased that his son should consent to take a wife, receives Silvana with kindness, being attracted to her by a strange influence which he cannot fathom; and he even consents to attend the ceremony, and to watch the peasants revels which are to accompany it. When the wedding party gathers together, the nymph, still in troubadour attire, asks permission to sing; and this being granted, she begins to relate the story of the old Counts crime as the introduction to her story. Old Boland is filled with horror that his dreadful deed should become known; and he forbids the minstrel to continue, even making an attempt to kill him. Gerald for the first time has doubts about his unknown bride, and asks an explanation of the story; but Silvana gently informs him that she is not at liberty to speak on the matter. Ratto the collier now appears and claims Silvana as his daughter; and when it is seen that the bride comes of such a low family, she is treated with contumely, and the mystery about her deepening, she is accused of witchcraft, and thrust into prison. As she still refuses to speak of her ancestry, she is declared to be a child of the devil, and is condemned to be burnt at the stake. Gerald, however, firmly believes in her innocence, and still loving her passionately resolves to perish with her; but when the lovely maiden is led out to meet her awful death, the minstrel nymph appears once more, and continuing her interrupted song-story, relates that when Count Boland fired his brothers castle, the fair mistress and her child, who were supposed to have perished in the flames, in reality escaped to the distant forest, where they took refuge in the hut of the poor collier, Ratto, who, when the distracted mother died, brought up the little girl, Silvana, as his own child. The old Count now understands his strange attraction to the lovely maiden; and with a cry of joy he welcomes her as his beloved niece, whom he very gladly bestows upon the now happy Gerald as his wife, the opera ending with the wedding revels of the peasants. ALPHABETICAL LIST OF OPERAS OPERA COMPOSER Acté Manen Adrienne Lecouvreur Cilea Africaine, L' Meyerbeer
Aïda Verdi Alceste Gluck Amber Witch, The Wallace Amico Fritz, L' Mascagni André Chénier Giordano Apothecary, The Haydn Armida Gluck Armourer, The Lortzing Barber of Bagdad, The Cornelius Barber of Seville Rossini Basso Porto, A Spinelli Bat, The Strauss, Johann Bearskin Wagner, Siegfried Beggar Student, The Millöcker Belle Hélène, La Offenbach Benvenuto Cellini Berlioz Black Domino, The Auber Boccaccio Suppé Bohemian Girl, The Balfe Bohème, La Puccini Carlo Broschi Auber Carmen Bizet Cavalleria Rusticana Mascagni Cid, The Massenet Circe Bungert Cloches de Corneville, Les Planquette Cosi Fan Tutte Mozart Cricket on the Hearth, The Goldmark Crispino Ricci Crown Diamonds, The Auber Czar and the Carpenter, The Lortzing
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TWO HUNDRED OPERA PLOTS By Gladys D
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56. Iphigenia in Aulis 57. Iphigeni
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Offenbach 118. La Belle Hélène Pa
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Wagner (Richard) 180. The Flying Du
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Madame de la Tour, and wishing to p
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his suspicions thus confirmed, and
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7. THE CROWN DIAMONDS Opera Comique
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challenges the Marquis to fight wit
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Bertrand; and the unhappy young wif
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they desire in order to compromise
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had two sons. At the opening of the
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circumstance a means of avenging he
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establish his identity. When the Ca
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Romantic Opera in One Act By George
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ings forth the hidden treasure, tog
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Libretto By Mosenthal, adapted from
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26. ODYSSEUS' RETURN Grand Opera in
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y Despoina, who has managed to esca
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insults upon her, she is unable to
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ing the lady to be La Duclos, they
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lovers, asks the irate father to co
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35. THE KING HAS SAID IT Opera Comi
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moment,. the angry Nilakantha appea
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partner, and willingly hands her ov
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takes her to some luxurious rooms,
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amongst the guests, and has also sw
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Court, where he sees Lady Henrietta
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First Produced Dresden, October, 18
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50. NANON Opera Comique in Three Ac
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part). Elizabeth is horrorstruck at
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condemned to death. He has, however
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obtained the love she craved for, t
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Grand Opera in Three Acts By Christ
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stand with his sweetheart, May. The
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plot having been evolved by the lib
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Gringoire suddenly appears with Pho
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with remorse and grief, since her l
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Bertram becomes more jealous of him
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calling himself Samuel, and thus ma
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eloved ones are in greater danger t
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74 THE FOLKUNGS Grand Opera in Five
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elease of the noble prisoner; and F
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78. MAIA Opera in Three Acts By R.
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First Produced Hamburg, 1846 Chief
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Here he sees Undine, a lovely but m
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victim; and whilst the flames leap
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defend her; and though Brian, now r
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88. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA Tragic Ope
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trick which has been played upon hi
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is overlooked by the King, who best
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the convent as a brother and re-nou
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since he has the means to provide h
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Chief Characters Charlotte, Sophia,
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two of the inhabitants, a male and
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etween the Catholics and Huguenots
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and despairing Bertha to the tyrant
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lovers. 106. THE STAR OF THE NORTH
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108. MUGUETTE Opera Comique in Four
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fact that he is pursued by another
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however, their trials are not over,
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determination to die rather than be
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himself an arrant coward. The situa
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good looks and gallant bearing of a
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In Act 2 we are taken to Venice, wh
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it to the test. When he has gone, R
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her. The disguised Prince obeys wit
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First Produced Turin, February, 189
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jealous anger of her rough friends
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husband, and trustfully expecting h
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131. LA TOSCA Tragic Opera in Three
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sent to tempt him from is enterpris
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her transitory suspicions, and next
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character, and is herself leading a
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shackles of Rome and proclaims hims
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Opera in Three Acts By Max Schillin
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Chief Characters Mary, Agnes Micha,
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146. JESSONDA Opera in Three Acts B
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een sentenced to a weeks imprisonme
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151. THE QUEENS LACE HANDKERCHIEF O
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