Prompt List!
Ladies! Here is a prompt list for you to preview before claims begin Sunday, though these are only suggestions. If you'd like to choose an opera that's not on the list just send me a PM (squishy kisses and bacon to tebtosca for helping compile the list) :D
Claims for spnopera will open Sunday May 3rd at noon Eastern Time and will last 48 hours. Teams are totally cool, so feel free to pair up on a prompt :D
1) Aida (by Verdi): The Egyptians have captured and enslaved Aida, an Ethiopian princess. An Egyptian military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the Pharaoh. To complicate the story further, the Pharaoh's daughter Amneris is in love with Radamès, although he does not return her feelings.
2) Bartered Bride (by Smetana): Marenka has no interest in an arranged marriage, and breaks off the deal by disguising herself, finding her husband-to-be Vasek, and convincing him that this Marenka chick is a slut and he’d be better off looking elsewhere. Imagine Marenka’s hurt feelings when Vasek takes her advice and falls madly in love with a hot circus dancer instead.
3) Billy Budd (by Britten): The story of the persecution and destruction of a pure-hearted sailor by a predatory master-at-arms.
4) Bluebeard's Castle (by Bartok): Judith and Count Bluebeard arrive at his castle, where, despite disturbing rumors about the fate of his previous three wives, Judith insists that all the doors be opened, which are in turn a torture chamber, riches, a garden, etc, until she comes to her own grave as his fourth wife.
5) Carmen (by Bizet): Don Jose falls hopelessly in love with the fiery gyspy Carmen, but can he withstand jealousy when she grows bored with him and chooses other lovers?
6) Cavalleria Rusticana (by Mascagni): A pious young woman is seduced and abandoned by a young rake, who is engaging in a fatal affair with another man's wife.
7) Daughter of the Regiment (by Bellini): A young orphan is raised by an army regiment, before being discovered by her rich aunt, who attempts to turn her into a proper lady.
8) Der Freischutz (by Weber): In an effort to woo his lady love, young hunter Max asks for help from another hunter Caspar, whose soul is to be forfeited to the devil on the following day, and hopes to obtain three more years of grace by substituting Max in his place.
9) Dido and Aeneas (by Purcell): Queen Dido is too proud to marry…until she meets the charming young soldier Aeneas.
10) Die Walkure (by Wagner): Where the mighty warrior Siegmund pulls a magic sword from a tree and marries his twin sister Sieglinde, only to be murdered by her jealous husband and have Sieglinde kidnapped by a troop of breast-plated warrior-women, the Valkyrie.
11) Don Carlo (by Verdi): Can Carlo resist the charms of Elizabeth, his love, his Queen… his stepmother?
12) Don Giovanni (by Mozart): Don Giovanni, a young, arrogant, wealthy womanizer, attempts to seduce the peasant girl Donna on her wedding day, will she remain faithful or fall for his charms?
13) Elegy for Young Lovers (by Henze): Set in an inn during a snowstorm, a poet manipulates the people around him to create the tragedy that inspires his last great artwork.
14) Elektra (by Strauss): The world's most dysfunctional family.
15) Elixir of Love (by Donizetti): Nemorino, a poor peasant, is in love with Adina, a beautiful landowner, who torments him with her indifference. When Nemorino hears Adina reading to her workers the story of Tristan and Isolde, he is convinced that a magic potion will help him to gain Adina's love.
16) Eugene Onegin (by Tchaikovsky): The insufferably handsome Eugene and fey romantic poet Lensky are best friends, but when a woman gets between them, a duel to the death is the only solution.
17) Faust (by Gounod): Trading his soul to the devil Méphistophélès, Faust transforms back into a handsome young man and the two go off in search of beautiful women and adventure.
18) Fidelio (by Beethoven): A woman goes undercover as a man to rescue her imprisoned lover.
19) Giulio Cesare (by Handel): Monarchs of two opposing armies, Cleopatra and Caesar start a whirlwind affair that could bring both their kingdoms crashing down.
20) Il Pirata (by Bellini): A noblewoman is confronted with the unexpected return of her presumed dead pirate lover.
21) Iolanta (by Tchaikovsky): Princess Iolanta has been blind from birth, but no one has ever told her, nor does she know she is a princess. Handsome Lord Vaudémont falls instantly in love with the mysterious girl, and will do anything to restore her sight...even unto death.
22) L’Orfeo (by Monteverdi): Orfeo, the beautiful young musician, goes to Hell to rescue his beloved Eurydice, but on the condition that he cannot look upon her until they reach the safety of Earth again.
23) La Boheme (by Puccini): Penniless poet Rodolfo is madly in love with the sickly Mimi, but pushes her away in the hopes that her wealthy suitor will be able to provide her with a better life. Will their love survive the harsh Paris winter?
24) La Gioconda (by Ponchielli): A woman, Gioconda, so loves her mother that when Laura, her rival in love for the heart of Enzo, saves her mother's life, Gioconda puts aside her own romantic love to repay her. The villain Barnaba tries to seduce Gioconda, but she prefers death.
25) La Sonnambula (by Bellini): Innocent girl sleepswalks into strange men’s bedrooms. Shenanigans ensue.
26) La Traviata (by Verdi): The beautiful, and consumptive, courtesan Violetta is the toast of Paris, but will the love of a good man see through her party-girl act and save her in the end?
27) Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (by Shostakovich): While her husband is away, the bored, frustrated Katerina Izmailova murders her father-in-law and takes a lover.
28) Lohengrin (by Wagner): A mysterious knight saves Princess Elsa from a terrible fate and asks for her hand in marriage. He asks but one thing in return: she is never to ask him his name or where he has come from.
29) Lucia da Lammermoor (by Donizetti): Though she is promised to another, Lucia is madly in love with Edgardo, only to be given a forged letter claiming Edgardo has taken a new lover and wants nothing to do with her. Mad with grief, she murders her new husband in their marriage bed and walks into the wedding feast in a bloody nightgown to tell everyone about it.
30) Lulu (by Berg): She seduces, she kills, she winds up a prostitute, and then gets murdered by Jack the Ripper!
31) Madame Butterfly (by Puccini): In 1904, U.S. Naval officer Pinkerton weds his 15-year-old Japanese child-bride Butterfly, only to go missing in the war for several years and return with an American wife.
32) Magic Flute (by Mozart): Tamino, a handsome prince lost in a distant land, is captured by the sorceror Sarastro, where he must endure several trials before he is freed.
33) Manon Lescaut (by Puccini): Trapped in hooker prison, beautiful courtesan Manon is about to be deported to Lousiana unless her lover Lescaut can find another way.
34) Marriage of Figaro (by Mozart): Having gratefully given Figaro a job as head of his servant-staff, Count Almaviva is now persistently trying to seduce Figaro's bride-to-be, Susanna. The Count keeps finding excuses to delay their wedding so he might bed her first.
35) Merry Widow (by Lehar): Hanna Glawari, who has inherited a fortune from her late husband, is to be a guest at a grand ball, and the ambassador Baron Zeta wants to ensure that she will marry a local nobleman and thereby keep her money in the country. But can the Baron convince Hanna that he’s been in love with her since she was a young girl, before she became a wealthy heiress?
36) Norma (by Bellini): A druid priestess secretly has two children and an erring lover, with catastrophic results.
37) Pagliacci (by Leoncavallo): Canio, head of a comedy troupe, discovers his wife has been unfaithful, and murders her and her lover onstage in full clown make-up.
38) Pelleas and Melisande (by Debussy): Prince Golaud finds a mysterious young woman, Mélisande, lost in a forest, marries her, and brings her back to his castle. Here Mélisande becomes increasingly attached to Golaud’s younger half-brother Pelléas, arousing Golaud’s jealousy, even if it means her death.
39) Rake’s Progress (by Stravinsky): Tom Rakewell is bored until Nick Shadow, the Devil in disguise, comes under his employ and introduces him to the sleazier side of London life.
40) Rigoletto (by Verdi): At a ball in his palace, the Duke sings of a life of pleasure with as many women as possible, while his jester Rigoletto mocks a Count whose daughter the Duke has slept with. The Count lays a terrible curse on both the Duke and his jester.
41) Rosenkavalier (by Strauss): Princess Marie ditches her 16-year-old boy toy Octavian, insisting he ought to woo someone his own age, but shenanigans ensue when Octavian disguises himself as a housemaid and is seduced by the wealthy and lecherous Baron Ochs.
42) Salome (by Strauss): When the beautiful teenage princess Salome is unable to seduce the prisoner John the Baptist, she strips for the king and in exchange demands John the Baptist’s head on a plate.
43) Samson and Delilah (by Saint-Saens): The hero of Israel, Samson is blessed with great strength in battle, so long as he doesn't cut his hair. All goes well...until the temptress Delilah comes along.
44) Suor Angelica (by Puccini): Having birthed a son out of wedlock, Angelica is interred at a convent, only to learn grave news of her child.
45) Tannhauser (by Wagner): Having spents years as a willing love slave of the goddess Venus, Tannhauser leaves behind the orgies of Venusberg to earn the love of the virtuous Elisabeth.
46) The Makropulos Case (by Janacek): A celebrated opera diva turns out to be existing on a 300 -year-long youth elixir that is demanding another dose.
47) The Tales of Hoffman (by Offenbach): A poet dreams of three women-a mechanical performing doll, a bejeweled siren, and the consumptive daughter of a famous composer-all of whom break his heart in different ways.
48) Tosca (by Puccini): Tosca begs the chief of police Scarpia to free her lover from prison, but Scarpia only desires one thing in exchange---her submission.
49) Tristan and Isolde (by Wagner): Having unwittingly drunk a love potion, the king's nephew Tristan falls madly in love with Isolde, the king's sorcerous bride-to-be.
50) Werther (by Massenet): An ardent young poet, driven to his death from pining too much.
Claims for spnopera will open Sunday May 3rd at noon Eastern Time and will last 48 hours. Teams are totally cool, so feel free to pair up on a prompt :D
1) Aida (by Verdi): The Egyptians have captured and enslaved Aida, an Ethiopian princess. An Egyptian military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the Pharaoh. To complicate the story further, the Pharaoh's daughter Amneris is in love with Radamès, although he does not return her feelings.
2) Bartered Bride (by Smetana): Marenka has no interest in an arranged marriage, and breaks off the deal by disguising herself, finding her husband-to-be Vasek, and convincing him that this Marenka chick is a slut and he’d be better off looking elsewhere. Imagine Marenka’s hurt feelings when Vasek takes her advice and falls madly in love with a hot circus dancer instead.
3) Billy Budd (by Britten): The story of the persecution and destruction of a pure-hearted sailor by a predatory master-at-arms.
4) Bluebeard's Castle (by Bartok): Judith and Count Bluebeard arrive at his castle, where, despite disturbing rumors about the fate of his previous three wives, Judith insists that all the doors be opened, which are in turn a torture chamber, riches, a garden, etc, until she comes to her own grave as his fourth wife.
5) Carmen (by Bizet): Don Jose falls hopelessly in love with the fiery gyspy Carmen, but can he withstand jealousy when she grows bored with him and chooses other lovers?
6) Cavalleria Rusticana (by Mascagni): A pious young woman is seduced and abandoned by a young rake, who is engaging in a fatal affair with another man's wife.
7) Daughter of the Regiment (by Bellini): A young orphan is raised by an army regiment, before being discovered by her rich aunt, who attempts to turn her into a proper lady.
8) Der Freischutz (by Weber): In an effort to woo his lady love, young hunter Max asks for help from another hunter Caspar, whose soul is to be forfeited to the devil on the following day, and hopes to obtain three more years of grace by substituting Max in his place.
9) Dido and Aeneas (by Purcell): Queen Dido is too proud to marry…until she meets the charming young soldier Aeneas.
10) Die Walkure (by Wagner): Where the mighty warrior Siegmund pulls a magic sword from a tree and marries his twin sister Sieglinde, only to be murdered by her jealous husband and have Sieglinde kidnapped by a troop of breast-plated warrior-women, the Valkyrie.
11) Don Carlo (by Verdi): Can Carlo resist the charms of Elizabeth, his love, his Queen… his stepmother?
12) Don Giovanni (by Mozart): Don Giovanni, a young, arrogant, wealthy womanizer, attempts to seduce the peasant girl Donna on her wedding day, will she remain faithful or fall for his charms?
13) Elegy for Young Lovers (by Henze): Set in an inn during a snowstorm, a poet manipulates the people around him to create the tragedy that inspires his last great artwork.
14) Elektra (by Strauss): The world's most dysfunctional family.
15) Elixir of Love (by Donizetti): Nemorino, a poor peasant, is in love with Adina, a beautiful landowner, who torments him with her indifference. When Nemorino hears Adina reading to her workers the story of Tristan and Isolde, he is convinced that a magic potion will help him to gain Adina's love.
16) Eugene Onegin (by Tchaikovsky): The insufferably handsome Eugene and fey romantic poet Lensky are best friends, but when a woman gets between them, a duel to the death is the only solution.
17) Faust (by Gounod): Trading his soul to the devil Méphistophélès, Faust transforms back into a handsome young man and the two go off in search of beautiful women and adventure.
18) Fidelio (by Beethoven): A woman goes undercover as a man to rescue her imprisoned lover.
19) Giulio Cesare (by Handel): Monarchs of two opposing armies, Cleopatra and Caesar start a whirlwind affair that could bring both their kingdoms crashing down.
20) Il Pirata (by Bellini): A noblewoman is confronted with the unexpected return of her presumed dead pirate lover.
21) Iolanta (by Tchaikovsky): Princess Iolanta has been blind from birth, but no one has ever told her, nor does she know she is a princess. Handsome Lord Vaudémont falls instantly in love with the mysterious girl, and will do anything to restore her sight...even unto death.
22) L’Orfeo (by Monteverdi): Orfeo, the beautiful young musician, goes to Hell to rescue his beloved Eurydice, but on the condition that he cannot look upon her until they reach the safety of Earth again.
23) La Boheme (by Puccini): Penniless poet Rodolfo is madly in love with the sickly Mimi, but pushes her away in the hopes that her wealthy suitor will be able to provide her with a better life. Will their love survive the harsh Paris winter?
24) La Gioconda (by Ponchielli): A woman, Gioconda, so loves her mother that when Laura, her rival in love for the heart of Enzo, saves her mother's life, Gioconda puts aside her own romantic love to repay her. The villain Barnaba tries to seduce Gioconda, but she prefers death.
25) La Sonnambula (by Bellini): Innocent girl sleepswalks into strange men’s bedrooms. Shenanigans ensue.
26) La Traviata (by Verdi): The beautiful, and consumptive, courtesan Violetta is the toast of Paris, but will the love of a good man see through her party-girl act and save her in the end?
27) Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (by Shostakovich): While her husband is away, the bored, frustrated Katerina Izmailova murders her father-in-law and takes a lover.
28) Lohengrin (by Wagner): A mysterious knight saves Princess Elsa from a terrible fate and asks for her hand in marriage. He asks but one thing in return: she is never to ask him his name or where he has come from.
29) Lucia da Lammermoor (by Donizetti): Though she is promised to another, Lucia is madly in love with Edgardo, only to be given a forged letter claiming Edgardo has taken a new lover and wants nothing to do with her. Mad with grief, she murders her new husband in their marriage bed and walks into the wedding feast in a bloody nightgown to tell everyone about it.
30) Lulu (by Berg): She seduces, she kills, she winds up a prostitute, and then gets murdered by Jack the Ripper!
31) Madame Butterfly (by Puccini): In 1904, U.S. Naval officer Pinkerton weds his 15-year-old Japanese child-bride Butterfly, only to go missing in the war for several years and return with an American wife.
32) Magic Flute (by Mozart): Tamino, a handsome prince lost in a distant land, is captured by the sorceror Sarastro, where he must endure several trials before he is freed.
33) Manon Lescaut (by Puccini): Trapped in hooker prison, beautiful courtesan Manon is about to be deported to Lousiana unless her lover Lescaut can find another way.
34) Marriage of Figaro (by Mozart): Having gratefully given Figaro a job as head of his servant-staff, Count Almaviva is now persistently trying to seduce Figaro's bride-to-be, Susanna. The Count keeps finding excuses to delay their wedding so he might bed her first.
35) Merry Widow (by Lehar): Hanna Glawari, who has inherited a fortune from her late husband, is to be a guest at a grand ball, and the ambassador Baron Zeta wants to ensure that she will marry a local nobleman and thereby keep her money in the country. But can the Baron convince Hanna that he’s been in love with her since she was a young girl, before she became a wealthy heiress?
36) Norma (by Bellini): A druid priestess secretly has two children and an erring lover, with catastrophic results.
37) Pagliacci (by Leoncavallo): Canio, head of a comedy troupe, discovers his wife has been unfaithful, and murders her and her lover onstage in full clown make-up.
38) Pelleas and Melisande (by Debussy): Prince Golaud finds a mysterious young woman, Mélisande, lost in a forest, marries her, and brings her back to his castle. Here Mélisande becomes increasingly attached to Golaud’s younger half-brother Pelléas, arousing Golaud’s jealousy, even if it means her death.
39) Rake’s Progress (by Stravinsky): Tom Rakewell is bored until Nick Shadow, the Devil in disguise, comes under his employ and introduces him to the sleazier side of London life.
40) Rigoletto (by Verdi): At a ball in his palace, the Duke sings of a life of pleasure with as many women as possible, while his jester Rigoletto mocks a Count whose daughter the Duke has slept with. The Count lays a terrible curse on both the Duke and his jester.
41) Rosenkavalier (by Strauss): Princess Marie ditches her 16-year-old boy toy Octavian, insisting he ought to woo someone his own age, but shenanigans ensue when Octavian disguises himself as a housemaid and is seduced by the wealthy and lecherous Baron Ochs.
42) Salome (by Strauss): When the beautiful teenage princess Salome is unable to seduce the prisoner John the Baptist, she strips for the king and in exchange demands John the Baptist’s head on a plate.
43) Samson and Delilah (by Saint-Saens): The hero of Israel, Samson is blessed with great strength in battle, so long as he doesn't cut his hair. All goes well...until the temptress Delilah comes along.
44) Suor Angelica (by Puccini): Having birthed a son out of wedlock, Angelica is interred at a convent, only to learn grave news of her child.
45) Tannhauser (by Wagner): Having spents years as a willing love slave of the goddess Venus, Tannhauser leaves behind the orgies of Venusberg to earn the love of the virtuous Elisabeth.
46) The Makropulos Case (by Janacek): A celebrated opera diva turns out to be existing on a 300 -year-long youth elixir that is demanding another dose.
47) The Tales of Hoffman (by Offenbach): A poet dreams of three women-a mechanical performing doll, a bejeweled siren, and the consumptive daughter of a famous composer-all of whom break his heart in different ways.
48) Tosca (by Puccini): Tosca begs the chief of police Scarpia to free her lover from prison, but Scarpia only desires one thing in exchange---her submission.
49) Tristan and Isolde (by Wagner): Having unwittingly drunk a love potion, the king's nephew Tristan falls madly in love with Isolde, the king's sorcerous bride-to-be.
50) Werther (by Massenet): An ardent young poet, driven to his death from pining too much.