Kalmus Opera Library

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's (1756-1791) singspiel Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, was written in 1791 and premiered on September 30th of that same year at the Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden,...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's (1756-1791) singspiel Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, was written in 1791 and premiered on September 30th of that same year at the Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden,...

La Clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus), K. 621 was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) in 1791 after he had almost finished Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute). Commissioned to celebrate...

La Clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus), K. 621 was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) in 1791 after he had almost finished Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute). Commissioned to celebrate...

Finished in 1848 and premiered in 1950 in Weimar, Germany, Richard Wagner's (1813-1883) LOHENGRIN tells a story of a tragic medieval German romance in the Knight of the Swan tradition. Elsa, a princes...

Finished in 1848 and premiered in 1950 in Weimar, Germany, Richard Wagner's (1813-1883) LOHENGRIN tells a story of a tragic medieval German romance in the Knight of the Swan tradition. Elsa, a princes...

Finished in 1848 and premiered in 1950 in Weimar, Germany, Richard Wagner's (1813-1883) LOHENGRIN tells a story of a tragic medieval German romance in the Knight of the Swan tradition. Elsa, a princes...

Basé sur les légendes héroïques nordiques, l'opéra dramatique DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN a pris plus de vingt-cinq ans à Richard Wagner (1813-1883) pour être achevé. À travers un vaste réseau de leitmoti...

Basé sur les légendes héroïques nordiques, l'opéra dramatique DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN a pris plus de vingt-cinq ans à Richard Wagner (1813-1883) pour être achevé. À travers un vaste réseau de leitmoti...

Norma is a two-act lyric tragedy by Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835). A leading example of the bel canto genre, the opera premiered at La Scala in Milan on December 26th, 1831. The story tells of a love t...

Norma is a two-act lyric tragedy by Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835). A leading example of the bel canto genre, the opera premiered at La Scala in Milan on December 26th, 1831. The story tells of a love t...

MADAMA BUTTERFLY, one of the most popular operas of Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), is the story of the conflicting expectations of Lieutenant Pinkerton, an American naval officer, and Madame Butterfly (...

MADAMA BUTTERFLY, one of the most popular operas of Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), is the story of the conflicting expectations of Lieutenant Pinkerton, an American naval officer, and Madame Butterfly (...

IL MATRIMONIO SEGRETO (LE MARIAGE SECRET) de Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801) est sa seule œuvre encore régulièrement jouée aujourd'hui et figure sans doute parmi les plus grands opéras bouffes du XVIIIe...

IL MATRIMONIO SEGRETO (THE SECRET MARRIAGE) by Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801) is his only work still to be regularly performed today and arguably among the greatest 18th century opera buffa. The dramma...

Le compositeur italien Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945) a écrit L'amico Fritz en 1891, un an seulement après que son chef-d'œuvre Cavalleria rusticana eut entamé le mouvement Versimo. Charmant opéra léger...

Composed by Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835) in 1830, the two-act opera I Capuletti e i Montecchi (The Capulets and the Mantagues) stands as one of only two successful opera adaptations of Shakespeare's R...

Gioacchino Rossini's (1792-1868) last comic opera LE COMTE ORY, set in rural France at the time of the Crusades, tells the story of Count Ory, who attempts to seduce a Countess Adèle as she awaits the...

Gioacchino Rossini's (1792-1868) last comic opera LE COMTE ORY, set in rural France at the time of the Crusades, tells the story of Count Ory, who attempts to seduce a Countess Adèle as she awaits the...

Souhaitant réitérer le succès de son premier opéra LE VILLI, l'éditeur Ricordi commande à Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) EDGAR, SC 62, sur un livret de Ferdinando Fontana d'après la pièce d'Alfred de Mus...

Souhaitant réitérer le succès de son premier opéra LE VILLI, l'éditeur Ricordi commande à Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) EDGAR, SC 62, sur un livret de Ferdinando Fontana d'après la pièce d'Alfred de Mus...

MANON, written by Jules Massenet (1842-1912) was composed in 1883 and premiered the following year on January 19 at the Opéra-Comique. Telling the story of a young woman who, despite being a good pers...

MADAMA BUTTERFLY, one of the most popular operas of Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), is the story of the conflicting expectations of Lieutenant Pinkerton, an American naval officer, and Madame Butterfly (...

MADAMA BUTTERFLY, one of the most popular operas of Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), is the story of the conflicting expectations of Lieutenant Pinkerton, an American naval officer, and Madame Butterfly (...

LA RONDINE est un opéra-comique composé par Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), sur un livret italien de Giuseppe Adami, traduit et adapté d'un livret allemand d'Alfred M. Willner et Heinz Reichert. Magda, l...