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Tosca and Cavaradossi

August 20, 2010 The opera's realistic approach to the passage of dramatic time includes scenes of emotional agony.

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April 6, 2007 Soprano Anna Netrebko stars in Masssenet's Manon, from the Vienna State Opera.

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December 12, 2006 Tenor Roberto Alagna has become the first singer in memory to walk off the stage at La Scala opera.

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Soprano Veronique Gens and tenor Joseph Kaiser star in a production of Gluck's Alceste at the 2010 Aix-en-Provence Festival.

March 8, 2012 The excesses of the early 18th century take a decisive hit from a reformer.

The tortured relationship between Carmen (mezzo-soprano Beatrice Uria-Monzon) and Don Jose (tenor Roberto Alagna) is at the center of one of opera's biggest blockbusters.

April 1, 2011 Georges Bizet is only known for one opera — but he packs more hummable tunes than usual into it.

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Francesca (Svetla Vassileva) is tricked into marrying an odious older man, but she still harbors feelings for his brother Paulo (Roberto Alagna).

March 11, 2011 A woman forced into a political marriage falls madly in love — with her brother-in-law.

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