Opera Synopses | A rich collection of opera synopses, libretti and sung texts available at Naxos

Naxos for Opera Lovers is the ultimate companion to this timeless art form called ‘opera‘. Whether you are a seasoned aficionado or a curious newcomer, our synopses offer a convenient way to unravel the mysteries and intricate plots and characters of each opera.

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Abandon d’Ariane, L’ (The Desertion of Ariadne)
Abisso (Abyss)
Abstrakte Oper Nr. 1 (Abstract Opera No. 1)
Abu Hassan
Acide (Acis)
Acis and Galatea
Actéon (Actaeon)
Adelaide di Borgogna (Adelaide of Burgundy)
Adelson e Salvini (Adelson and Salvini)
Adieux, Les (The Farewells)
Adina
Admeto (Admetus)
Adriana Lecouvreur
Adriana Mater
Adriano in Siria (Hadrian in Syria)
Adriano in Siria (Hadrian in Syria) (Giovanni Battista Pergolesi)
Adriano in Siria (Hadrian in Syria) (Pasquale Anfossi)
Adriano in Siria (Hadrian in Syria) (Antonio Caldara)
Adventures of Pinocchio, The
Aeneas
Aeneas i Cartago, eller Dido och Aeneas (Aeneas in Carthage, or Dido and Aeneas)
Aeolsharfe, oder Der Triumph der Musik und Liebe, Die (The Aeolian Harp, or The Triumph of Music and Love)
Africaine, L’ (The African Maid)
Agnes Bernauer (Bernauerin, Die)
Agrippina
Ägyptische Helena, Die (The Egyptian Helen)
Aida
Aiglon, L’ (The Young Eagle)
Ainadamar (Fountain of Tears)
Ajo nell’imbarazzo, L’ (The Tutor in Difficulties)
Akhnaten
Al gran sole carico d’amore (In the Bright Sunshine Heavy with Love)
Albert Herring
Alceste
Alceste (Anton Schweitzer)
Alceste (Christoph Willibald von Gluck) (Italian version)
Alceste (Christoph Willibald von Gluck) (French version)
Alceste (Jean-Baptiste Lully)
Alcina
Aleko
Alessandro
Alessandro Severo
Alexander
Alfonso und Estrella
Almira
Alzira
Amadigi di Gaula (Amadis of Gaul) (George Frideric Handel)
Amadis (Jean-Baptiste Lully)
Amadis de Gaule (Amadis of Gaul) (Johann Christian Bach)
Amadis de Grèce (Amadis of Greece) (André Cardinal Destouches)
Amahl and the Night Visitors
Amanti sposi, Gli (The Married Lovers)
Amaya
Amelia al ballo (Amelia Goes to the Ball)
Amica
Amico Fritz, L’ (Friend Fritz)
Amor coniugale, L’ (Conjugal Love)
Amore dei tre re, L’ (The Love of Three Kings)
Amore medico, L’ (Love the Doctor)

Amori d’Apollo e di Dafne, Gli (The Loves of Apollo and Daphne)
Amour de loin, L’ (Love from Afar)
Amphion
Andrea Chénier
Andromache
Andromeda
Aniara
Anna Bolena (Anne Boleyn)
Anna Nicole
Antigonae (Carl Orff)
Antigone
Antigone (Arthur Honegger)
Antikrist (Antichrist)
Antonio e Cleopatra (Antony and Cleopatra) (Gian Francesco Malipiero)
Antony and Cleopatra (Samuel Barber)
Apollo et Hyacinthus
Appel de la mer, L’ (The Call of the Sea)
Arabella
Arbore di Diana, L’ (The Tree of Diana)
Arden Must Die (Arden muss sterben)
Ariadne
Ariadne auf Naxos (Ariadne on Naxos) (Jiří Antonín (Georg) Benda)
Ariadne auf Naxos (Ariadne on Naxos) (Richard Strauss)
Ariane (Ariadne) (Bohuslav Martinů)
Ariane (Ariadne) (Jules Massenet)
Ariane et Barbe-Bleu (Ariadne and Bluebeard)
Ariane, ou, Le mariage de Bacchus (Ariadne, or, The Marriage of Bacchus)
Arianna (Ariadne) (Alexander Goehr)
Arianna (Ariadne) (Claudio Monteverdi)
Arianna in Creta (Ariadne in Crete)
Arianna in Nasso (Ariadne on Naxos) (Nicola Porpora)
Ariodant
Ariodante
Arlecchino (Harlequin)
Arlesiana, L’ (The Girl from Arles)
Arme Heinrich, Der (Poor Heinrich)
Armida
Armida (Antonín Dvořák)
Armida (Gioachino Rossini)
Armida (Joseph Haydn)
Armide (Christoph Willibald von Gluck)
Armide (Jean-Baptiste Lully)
Arminio
Aroldo (Stiffelio)
Artaserse
Artaxerxes (Thomas Augustine Arne)
Ascanio in Alba
Assedio di Calais, L’ (The Siege of Calais)
At the Boar’s Head
Atalanta
Atomtod (Atomic Death)
Attila
Atys
Aucassin et Nicolette (Aucassin and Nicolette)
Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny)
Aureliano in Palmira (Aurelianus in Palmyra)
Aventures du roi Pausole, Les (The Adventures of King Pausole)
Axur, re d’Ormus (Axur, king of Ormus)