Massenet's opera follows the passionate poet Werther, who falls in love with Charlotte; she loves him too but is promised to another. Werther's unrequited love ...
Britten's opera tells of fisherman Peter Grimes, who becomes an outcast after his apprentice dies; as he takes on another apprentice, suspicion from the villagers ...
Wagner's prologue to the Ring Cycle follows the dwarf Alberich, who renounces love to steal the Rhinegold and forge a powerful ring; the theft unleashes ...
Verdi's historical drama depicts Prince Don Carlos, who loves Elisabeth but sees her marry his father King Philip II for political reasons; court intrigue and ...