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La Bohème
by Giacomo Puccini
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29 editions published between 1977 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 1,727 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Metropolitan Opera's production of the opera by Puccini. The relationships of two Bohemians and their sweethearts develop stormily until both couples separate. While the two men are lamenting their loneliness in their Paris attic, one of the girl friends comes for help for the other who has consumption and wants to be taken to her lover to die. The opera is followed by a special program showing behind the scenes preparation for the production
The Metropolitan Opera stories of the great operas
by Ira Maximilian Freeman
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3 editions published in 1984 in English and held by 1,500 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
La traviata
by Giuseppe Verdi
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24 editions published between 1982 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 1,375 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Performance of Verdi's opera, telling the story of a beautiful courtesan dying from consumption, her love for a poor nobleman and the sacrifices she makes for him
Lucia di Lammermoor dramma tragico in due parti
by Gaetano Donizetti
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19 editions published between 1982 and 2013 in Italian and English and held by 939 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A tale of love, murder, and vengeance set in seventeenth-century Scotland
Carmen
by Georges Bizet
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12 editions published between 1988 and 2010 in French and English and held by 852 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Richard Eyre's stunning new production of Bizet's opera was the talk of the town when it was unveiled on New Year's Eve 2009. Elīna Garanča leads the cast as the iconic gypsy of the title--a woman desired by every man but determined to remain true to herself. Roberto Alagna is Don José, the soldier who falls under her spell and sacrifices everything for her love, only to be cast aside when the toreador Escamillo (Teddy Tahu Rhodes) piques Carmen's interest. With dances created by star choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and conducted by rising maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin, this Carmen brings every aspect of Bizet's tale to thrilling life, from its lighthearted beginning to its inevitably tragic climax
Turandot
by Giacomo Puccini
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21 editions published between 1988 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 830 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Set in mythical Peking, Princess Turandot declares she will marry any man of royal blood who can solve three riddles she sets him. Failure to solve the riddles will result in execution. Prince Calaf, in spite of many entreaties not to do so, wishes to seek the hand of Turandot. Calaf solves the riddles, but gives Turandot another chance to be rid of him. Ultimately, Turandot discovers that love is the answer she needs
Tosca
by Giacomo Puccini
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33 editions published between 1978 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 809 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Opera, in three acts
Sing me a story : the Metropolitan Opera's book of opera stories for children
by Jane Rosenberg
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7 editions published between 1989 and 1996 in English and held by 752 WorldCat member libraries worldwide An illustrated retelling of the plots of fifteen well-known operas
L'elisir d'amore
by Gaetano Donizetti
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29 editions published between 1981 and 2012 in Italian and held by 743 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Shy pesant Nemorino falls in love with Adina from a distance but comes to believe that she is in love with Belcore. Listening to Adina tell the story of Tristan and Iseult, he becomes convinced that by taking a magic love potion he will gain Adina's love. Following a series of misteps, Nemorino enlists in the army so that he can earn enough money to buy more of the so called love potion. Adina, aware of Nemorino's love buys his enlistment contract and professes her love for him
Die Walküre
by Richard Wagner
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20 editions published between 1989 and 2012 in German and English and held by 737 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Videorecording of a performance sung in German of the second part of Wagner's Ring Cycle at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, in 1989
Aida
by Giuseppe Verdi
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23 editions published between 1985 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 702 WorldCat member libraries worldwide An Egyptian soldier falls in love with a princess-turned-slave girl
Die Zauberflöte
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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12 editions published between 1991 and 2000 in German and held by 698 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Mozart's opera, based on Masonic motifs, in which the hero Tamino obtains the hand of Pamina aster passing three tests in the Temple of Light, and the forces of darkness represented by the Queen of the Night are defeated
Un ballo in maschera
by Giuseppe Verdi
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30 editions published between 1980 and 2012 in Italian and held by 696 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Luciano Pavarotti in his first Met Ballo heads an illustrious cast in the revolutionary production of Verdi's opera. His portrayal of the ill-fated Riccardo is 'peerless Pavarotti.' Also stars Aprile Millo
Das Rheingold
by Richard Wagner
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22 editions published between 1990 and 2012 in German and English and held by 665 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The first segment of the "Ring" cycle, Das Rheingold is concerned with a precious treasure -- the Rhinegold -- which, if made into a ring, would enable the wearer dominion over the world, however, whoever would steal the gold would have to renounce love
Götterdämmerung
by Richard Wagner
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19 editions published between 1990 and 2012 in German and English and held by 636 WorldCat member libraries worldwide This performance of Wagner's opera Gotterdamerung recorded at the Metropolitan Opera House features vocalists such as Wendy Bryn Harmer, Deborah Voigt, Jay Hunter Morris, and Hans-Peter Konig in the leading roles
Der Ring des Nibelungen
by Richard Wagner
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14 editions published between 1991 and 2012 in German and held by 609 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Wagner's dream: "Wagner's dream takes you deep into the artistic and musical challenges of the epic Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner. Visionary director Robert Lepage begins a five-year journey to create the most ambitious staging in Metropolitan Opera history, featuring a 90,000-pound set ("The Machine") conceived to meet Wagner's immense theatrical demands. The film follows heroic singers from rehearsals to performance as they take on many of the most daunting roles in opera. Soprano Deborah Voigt is torn between excitement and fear as she prepares to play the warrior goddess Brünnhilde, while unexpected drama arises as a new tenor, Jay Hunter Morris, steps in as the Ring's hero, Siegfried - days before the production's world premiere. An intimate look at the challenges of live theater and the risks that must be taken, the film chronicles the tremendous creativity and unflagging determination behind this daring attempt to realize Wagner's dream of a perfect Ring."--Container
Il trovatore
by Giuseppe Verdi
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17 editions published between 1988 and 2012 in Italian and English and held by 588 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The Count di Luna fights Manrico over Leonora. He does not know that Manrico, a troubador who was raised by the gypsy woman Azucena, is actually his long-lost brother
Manon Lescaut
by Giacomo Puccini
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20 editions published between 1980 and 2008 in Italian and No Linguistic content and held by 567 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Puccini's opera about a pair of doomed lovers
Siegfried
by Richard Wagner
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17 editions published between 1990 and 2002 in German and English and held by 554 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The third opera in the "Ring cycle." Siegfried follows the adventures of the son of demigods Siegmund and Sieglinde as he conquers his enemies and rescues the beauteous Brunnhilde with the help of his magic sword
Ariadne auf Naxos
by Richard Strauss
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16 editions published between 1988 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 538 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Met en scène les péripéties qui accompagnent la représentation d'un opéra dans l'hôtel particulier d'un riche bourgeois de Vienne. Le prologue montre les préparatifs de la représentation et les réactions des personnages à la décision prise par le maître d'intercaler des scènes comiques dans l'opéra sérieux. L'acte unique représente Ariane à Naxos évoque sa solitude, l'arrivée de Bacchus et leurs noces triomphales. Les scènes sont entrecoupées d'intermèdes et de commentaires comiques more
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