Operas Set in Mythological Places
33 entries in the Operas Set in Mythological Places compendium.
Abesalom da EteriGeorgian opera based on a medieval folk poem.Achilles (opera)A burlesque parody of Achilles on Skyros.Aquarius (opera)An opera about the transition to a new society.Die beiden KalifenAn 1813 opera by Meyerbeer based on an Arabian Nights tale.The Corridor (opera)A chamber opera about Orpheus looking back at Eurydice.Le dernier sorcierA chamber opera about an aging sorcerer and elven mischief.Dienstag aus LichtOpera by Stockhausen, fourth in the Licht cycle.Donnerstag aus LichtFirst opera of Stockhausen's seven-day cycle Licht.Die FeenWagner's first completed opera, unperformed in his lifetime.Die Frau ohne SchattenA fairy-tale opera about love and the quest for a shadow.Freitag aus LichtStockhausen's fifth Licht opera retells the Genesis creation myth.Hans HeilingMarschner's most successful opera, blending folk legend with supernatural elements.IdomeneoMozart's first mature opera, set on Crete after the Trojan War.Kashchey the DeathlessA one-act opera based on a Russian fairy tale about an immortal wizard.Das LabyrinthA sequel to Mozart's The Magic Flute from 1798.Lycksalighetens öA Swedish opera of bliss, time, and a king's lost centuries.The Mask of OrpheusAn opera exploring the Orpheus myth through multiple simultaneous versions.MindiaAn opera about a hero who gains nature's voice.Mittwoch aus LichtThe sixth opera in Stockhausen's Licht cycle, last to be staged.Mlada (Rimsky-Korsakov)An opera-ballet of ancient pagan Slavs with a scene in Cleopatra's palace.Montag aus LichtStockhausen's third opera in the Licht cycle, focused on Eve.Morgen und AbendAn opera of microtonal soundscapes depicting a fisherman's birth and death.Oberon (Seyler)A Singspiel that influenced the development of fairy tale opera.Ossian, ou Les bardesAn epic French opera inspired by the Ossian poems.Pelléas et Mélisande (opera)Debussy's only completed opera, a symbolist love triangle.Rusalka (Dargomyzhsky)A jilted maiden becomes a rusalka in Dargomyzhsky's operatic adaptation.Rusalka (opera)Dvořák's most successful opera, based on Slavic water-sprite tales.Samstag aus LichtSecond opera in Stockhausen's Licht cycle, centered on Lucifer.SardanapaloLiszt's unfinished opera based on Byron's Sardanapalus.Sigurd (opera)French grand opera based on the Nibelungenlied and Eddas.Sonntag aus LichtThe last-composed opera of Stockhausen's Licht cycle.Sukanya (opera)Ravi Shankar's only opera, completed after his death.Thespis (opera)Gilbert and Sullivan's first collaboration, now mostly lost.
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