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The Complete Opera Book / The Stories of the Operas, together with 400 of the Leading Airs and Motives in Musical Notation

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The book presents concise synopses of a wide range of operas grouped by schools and composers, accompanied by musical notation of principal airs and motifs. It outlines the plots and dramatic highlights of each work, summarizes stylistic characteristics across Italian, French, German, Russian, and modern theaters, and provides composer-focused discussions and performance notes. Illustrations and portraits appear alongside indexes and curated lists of leading numbers, while editorial notes guide readers on editorial inconsistencies in early editions. The arrangement balances narrative summaries with musical examples to serve both general readers and performers seeking an accessible reference to opera repertoire.

Ronconi, 387

Rondine, La, 639, 676

ROQUETTE, OTTO (Librettist), 769

Rosa, Parepa, 546

Rosario, 850

Rosaura, 704 ff.

Rosenkavalier, Der, 376, 759, 807

Rose, 725

ROSENFELD, SYDNEY, 374

Rosette, 736 ff.

Rosick, Signor, 295

Rosina, 295, 306, 308

ROSMER, ERNST (Librettist), 776

Rossa, La, 708 ff.

ROSSI, GAETANO (Librettist), 309, 367

Rossi, Giulio, 335, 844

ROSSINI, GIOACHINO ANTONIO, 1, 22, 25, 293, 307, 309, 312, 334, 426, 493, 494, 498, 510, 608

Rothier, Léon, 762, 765

Roucher, 713 ff.

Roustan, 707 ff.

Rouvel, Baron, 720

Roxana, 841

ROYER, ALPHONSE (Librettist), 359

Roze, Marie, 736

Rozenn, 727

Rubini, 45, 329

Rudolph, 313, 643

Ruedi, 313 ff.

Rufina, 716 ff.

Ruffo, Titta, 387, 475, 585, 717

Ruggero, 676 ff.

Ruin of Athens, The, 56

Ruiz, 402 ff.

Russitano, 466

Russlan, 818

Russlan und Ludmilla, 818

Rustighello, 339 ff.

Ruysdael, Basil, 769, 772, 844

S

SABINA, R. (Librettist), 815

Sachs, Hans, 145, 246

Sacrifice, The, 832

SAGANA, LUIGI (Librettist), 704

St. Bris, Count de, 504 ff.

St. Elizabeth, 769

ST. GEORGE, 559

SAINT-SAËNS, 725

Salammbô, 752

Salammbô, 752

Saléza, Albert, 575, 587, 715, 752

Salignac, Mr., 752

SALIERI, 24, 466

Salome, 769, 800

Salome, 749, 801

Saluce, Marquis de, 728

Salvi, 502, 516

Salviati, Cardinal, 536 ff.

Salvini-Donatelli, 417

Samaritana, 680 ff.

Sammarco, Mr., 458, 705, 837

Sammares, 699

Samson, 725

Samson et Dalila, 14, 725

Samuel, 427 ff.

Sancho, 743 ff.

Sänger, 227

Sanderson, Sibyl, 736, 741

Sans-Gêne, Madame, 707 ff.

Sante, 705

Santley, 503, 562, 585

Santuzza, 612 ff.

Saporiti, Teresa, 32

Sapho, 561, 728, 749

Sarastro, 45 ff.

SARDOU (Librettist), 728, 761

Saretsky, 825

Satan, 728

Sauteriot, Le, 764

Savoie, Euryanthe de, 69 ff.

Scalchi, 309, 458, 466, 483, 562, 580

Scaramuccio, 814

Scaria, 272

SCARLATTI, ALESSANDRO, 5

Scarpia, Baron, 652 ff.

Schaunard, 643 ff.

Schauspieldirektor, Der, 52

Scheff, Fritzi, 23, 830

Schefsky, Fräulein, 89

Schicchi, 679

SCHIKANEDER, EMANUEL (Librettist), 45, 46, 55

SCHILLER (Librettist), 434, 437

Schlegel, Carl, 769, 835, 844

Schlosser, 89

Schmidt, 713 ff.

Schneider, Der, 776

Schott, Anton, 107, 163, 497, 516

Schreiber, Heinrich der, 107 ff.

Schröder-Devrient, Mme., 56, 84

Schroeder-Hanfstaengl, 516

Schumann-Heink, 140, 246, 340, 516, 806

Schwartz, Hans, 246 ff.

Schwerlein, Martha, 562 ff.

Sciarrone, 653 ff.

Scolara, 440

Scotti, Antonio, 23, 45, 335, 372, 427, 458, 466, 504, 620, 640, 652, 665, 686, 705, 752

SCRIBE (Librettist), 436, 495, 498, 501, 503, 516, 523, 528

Segreto di Susanna, Il, 698, 705

Seidl, Anton (Director), 62, 69, 117, 140, 227, 246, 255

Seidl-Kraus, 107, 117, 163, 191, 207, 246

Selika, 523 ff.

Sélysette, 759 ff.

Sembach, Johannes, 18, 772, 843

Sembrich, 23, 45, 295, 306, 319, 325, 335, 343, 355, 372, 377, 416, 483, 503, 546, 565, 725, 830

Semiramide, 309 ff.

Semiramide, 310 ff.

Seneschal, 769

Senta, 98 ff.

Sentlinger, Ortolf, 797

Serafina, 375

Serena, 699 ff.

Séso, 757

Setti, 503

Sforza, Cardinal, 765

Shahabarim, 752

Shanewis, 834

Shanewis, or The Robin Woman, 834

Sharpless, 665 ff.

Sheba, The Queen of, 773

Sheba, Queen of, 773

Sheehan, Joseph F., 665

Shouisky, 822

Siberia, 714

Sid, 674 ff.

Sidonie, 14 ff.

Siebel, 562 ff.

Siegfried, 87, 89, 91, 140, 191

Siegfried, 89, 140, 143, 208

Sieglinde, 89, 140, 142, 146, 164

Siegmund, 89, 140, 142, 146, 163

Siehr, 89, 272

Silvain, 728

Silvan, 427 ff.

SILVESTRE, ARMAND (Librettist), 727

Silvio, 628 ff.

Siméon, 495

SIMONI, RENATO (Librettist), 707

Singspiel, 51

Sinico, Mme., 586

Siriex, de, 720

Sizes, 752

Skoula, 820

Slach, Anna, 107

Slezak, 458

Smaradi, 680 ff.

SMETANA, FRIEDRICH, 769, 815

Solomon, King, 773

Somarone, 538

SOMMA-SCRIBE (Librettist), 426

Songe d'une Nuit d'Été, Le, 467

Sonnambula, La, 7, 318, 331, 376, 426, 608

SONNLEITHNER, JOSEPH (Librettist), 54, 55

Sonora, 674 ff.

Sontag, 355

Sophie, 748, 807

Sophie, Landgravine, 769

Spalanzani, 724

Sparafucile, 386 ff.

Sparkes, Lenore, 765

Spendius, 752

Spielmann, Der, 776

Splendiano, 605

SPOHR, LUDWIG, 79

Spoletta, 653 ff.

SPONTINI, GASPARO, 80

Springer, 816

Stackareff, Count, 836

Stagno, 483

Stallmagd, Die, 776

Stapps, 721

STASSOFF (Librettist), 819

Staudigl, 163

Stchelakov, Andrey, 822

Steffanone, 402, 501, 503, 516

Stella, 699, 724

STERBINI, CESARE (Librettist), 295

Stockton, Fanny, 562

Stolzing, Walther von, 246 ff.

Storchio, 665

Strakosch, Max (Director), 440

STRAUSS, JOHANN, 808

STRAUSS, RICHARD, 7, 20, 32, 306, 769, 796, 798, 800, 804, 807, 813

Stritt, 117, 246

SUARATONI (Librettist), 618

Sulamith, 773

Sulpice, 355 ff.

Sulzer, Henrietta, 562

Sundelius, Marie, 834, 844

Suor Angelica, 677

Susanna, 23 ff.

Susini, 326

Suzanne, Countess, 705

Suzel, 619 ff.

Suzuki, 665 ff.

Sviatoslav, Prince, 820

Svietosar, 818

Szamozy, Elsa, 665

T

Tabarro, Il, 677

Tackleton, 775

Tagliafico, 516

Taglioni, 501

Talazac, M., 724

Talbot, Lord Arthur, 330 ff.

Tamagno, 313, 458

Tamburini, 329, 374

Taming of the Shrew, The, 772

Tamino, 45 ff.

Tancredi, 12, 294, 307

Tannhäuser, 68, 69, 79, 85, 86, 88, 99, 106, 118, 226, 303, 516

Tannhäuser, 107 ff.

Tan Taanach, 752

TARGIONI-TOGGETTI, GIOVANNI (Librettist), 612

Taskin, M., 724

Tatiana, 825

Tavannes, 504 ff.

Tchernomor, 819

Teal, Jeannie, 612

Tegani, Riccardo, 844

Tell, William, 313 ff.

Temple Dancer, The, 834

Templer und die Judin, Der, 79

Tenebrun, 744

Teresa, 319, 536

Ternina, Milka, 140, 227, 272, 652

Tetrazzini, Luisa, 295, 319, 325, 329, 343, 355, 388, 416, 458, 531, 725

Thaïs, 728, 731

Thaïs, 732

Thallus, Primus, 788

Thérèse, 779

Thoas, 18 ff.

THOMAS, AMBROISE, 580, 585, 586

Thore, 504 ff.

Three Pintos, The, 76

THUILLE, LUDWIG, 791

Tichatschek, 84

Tietjens, 306, 339

Tiffany, Marie, 765, 844

Timon, 756 ff.

Tio Lucas, 793

Titurel, 272 ff.

Toinet, 767

Toinette, 708, 767

Tolak, 767

Tom (Tommaso), 427 ff.

Tomaso, 832

Tomes, Dr., 706

Tommaso Chatterton, 626

Tonio, 355, 628, 716

Tonuelo, 793

Torriani, Mlle., 440

Torvaldo e Dorliska, 300

Tosca, 638, 644, 652

Tosca, Floria, 652 ff.

Toscanini (Director), 705

Traviata, La, 376, 416, 438, 471

Trebelli, 475, 581

TREITSCHKE, GEORG FRIEDRICH (Librettist), 54, 56

Trentini, 602

Trim, 674 ff.

Trine, 764

Triquet, 825

Tristan, 227 ff.

Tristan und Isolde, 87, 88, 91, 119, 227, 247, 335

Trompeter von Säkkingen, Der, 784

Trouble (Cio-Cio-San's child), 665 ff.

Trovatore, Il, 376, 402, 471

Troyens à Carthage, 540 ff.

Troyens, Les, La Prise de Troie, 539 ff.

Truffaldin, 814

TSCHAIKOWSKY, MODESTE (Librettist), 825, 827

TSCHAIKOWSKY, PETER ILITSCH, 825, 827

Turiddu, 609, 612

Tybalt, 575 ff.

U

Ubalde, 15 ff.

Ugalde, Mlle. Marguerite, 724

Ulana, 831

Ulrica, 427 ff.

Undine, 80

Unger, 89

Urbain, 504 ff.

Urok, 831

Ursula, 538

Utobal, 495