La Traviata
La Traviata tells the story of Violetta Valéry, a Parisian courtesan who abandons her libertine lif…
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The Magic Flute
Prince Tamino is sent to rescue Pamina, daughter of the Queen of the Night, from the priest Sarastro…
Tosca
Puccini's thriller unfolds in Rome during Napoleon's invasion. Singer Floria Tosca, her lover Mario …
Rigoletto
The hunchbacked jester Rigoletto shields his daughter Gilda from the decadent Duke of Mantua. A curs…
Aida
An Ethiopian princess enslaved in Egypt loves the warrior Radamès, who is condemned for treason. Gr…
Madama Butterfly
Cio-Cio-San, the young geisha known as Butterfly, waits three years for her American husband Pinkert…
Don Giovanni
The legendary seducer Don Giovanni defies society, religion, and the Commendatore's ghost until he i…
Carmen
The free-spirited Carmen seduces soldier Don José, then turns to the toreador Escamillo — jealous…
La Bohème
Poet Rodolfo and seamstress Mimì fall in love in a Paris garret; poverty and illness separate them …
Turandot
Princess Turandot poses three riddles to suitors; failure means death. Calaf answers correctly and o…
Otello
Verdi's Shakespearean tragedy: the Moor Otello, manipulated by Iago, murders his innocent wife Desde…