About opera

The Elixir of Love: A melodramma giocoso by Gaetano Donizetti
L’elisir d’amore (The Elixir of Love) is a melodramma giocoso (opera buffa) in two acts by the Italian composer Gaetano

When Carnival meets opera: The best operatic titles that refer to the Carnival
Anything goes at Carnival time! During this festive season that occurs before the liturgical season of Lent, people set aside

Pelleas and Melisande: Opera in five acts by Claude Debussy
Pelléas and Mélisande is an opera in five acts with music by Claude Debussy. The French libretto was adapted from

Tristan and Isolde: Opera in three acts by Richard Wagner
Tristan and Isolde is an opera in three acts by Richard Wagner to a German libretto by the composer, based

What is Opera buffa? The new genre of comic opera in the first half of the 18th century
When thinking about lyric opera, the classic image of the comedy and tragedy masks often comes to mind. Many early

Covid fan tutte: A comic opera about life during the pandemic
This is neither a typo nor a slip. The Finnish National Opera commissioned and produced “Covid fan tutte”, a comic