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By: Karen Finch
Mozart wrote many works intended as part of Masonic practice. There are elements within Flute that can be seen as symbolic of Masonry, but the issue has not been settled. more...
Opera Synopsis - Mozart's The Magic Flute.
By: Karen Finch
The Magic Flute - Die Zauberflöte - by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) with librettist, Emanuel Schikaneder, premiered on Vienna in September 30, 1791. more...
Opera Guide– Das Heimchen am Herd
By: Amelia Hill
Characters, synopsis, and history of the Hungarian composer Karl Goldmark's opera The Cricket on the Hearth (Das Heimchen am Herd), based on the novella by Dickens. more...
Im Herbst, da Muss Man Trinken
By: Amelia Hill
Analysis of the structure, history, and purpose in the story of "Im Herbst, da muss man trinken," the drinking song (quartet, later quintet and chorus) from Der Vampyr. more...
Opera Guide– Königskinder (The Royal Children)
By: Amelia Hill
Guide and synopsis for Engelbert Humperdinck's opera Königskinder (Children of Kings), which premiered in 1910. more...
Opera Guide– Der Vampyr, by Heinrich Marschner
By: Amelia Hill
Characters and plot summary for the opera Der Vampyr (The Vampire) by Heinrich August Marschner, with a libretto by Wilhelm August Wohlbrück based on "The Vampyre." more...
Opera Guide– Hans Heiling, by Heinrich Marschner
By: Amelia Hill
Characters and plot summary for the opera Hans Heiling by Heinrich August Marschner, with a libretto based on German folk tales by Eduard Devrient. more...
Opera Guide– The Templar and the Jewess
By: Amelia Hill
Characters and plot summary for the opera Der Templer und die Jüdin (The Templar and the Jewess), by Heinrich August Marschner, based on Sir Walter Scott's novel Ivanhoe. more...
Kurt Weill The Three Penny Opera
By: Tel Asiado
The Three Penny Opera, a German satire by composer Kurt Weill: opera plot summary, character list, and other Weill opera information. more...
By: Tel Asiado
Wozzeck, a German musical opera by Alban Berg: opera plot summary, character list, and other Berg opera information. more...
By: Tel Asiado
Lulu, a German opera by Alban Berg: opera plot summary, character list, and other Berg opera information. more...
Carl Maria von Weber Opera Euryanthe
By: Tel Asiado
Romantic opera Euryanthe by German composer Carl Maria von Weber: plot synopsis, character list, and other Weber opera information. more...
Richard Strauss Opera Ariadne auf Naxos
By: Tel Asiado
Ariadne auf Naxos, a German lyric comedy by Richard Strauss: opera plot summary, character list, and other Strauss opera information. more...
By: Tel Asiado
Parsifal, a German opera by Richard Wagner. Opera plot synopsis, character list, and other opera information. more...
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