Project Gutenberg 2018-07-30 Public domain in the USA. 147 Pardon, George Frederick 1824 1884 Redgap Crawley, Rawdon Crawley, Captain 08011673 Tales from the Operas Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti) -- Don Giovanni (Mozart) -- La traviata (Verdi) -- Don Pasquale (Donizetti) -- La somnambula (Bellini) -- L'elisir d'amore (Donizetti) -- Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) -- Rigoletto (Verdi) -- I puritani (Bellini) -- La figlia del reggimento (Donizetti) -- Norma (Bellini) -- Roberto il diavolo (Meyerbeer) -- Il trovatore (Verdi) -- Ernani (Verdi) -- Martha (Flotow). Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "Tales from the Operas" by George Frederick Pardon is a collection of operatic tales written in the mid-19th century. This work seeks to retell the narratives of famous operas in a graphic and engaging style, aiming to provide readers with an understanding of the plots behind celebrated operatic productions. The book features tales inspired by renowned works such as "Lucrezia Borgia," "Don Giovanni," and "La Traviata," capturing the essence of characters and stories beloved by audiences. The opening of "Tales from the Operas" introduces the story of "Lucrezia Borgia," set in the opulent atmosphere of Venice four hundred years ago during a lavish masked ball at the Palazzo Barberigo. Amidst the festivities, two young men, Gennaro and Orsini, share tales, mixing playful banter with hints of foreboding about the infamous Lucrezia Borgia. As Gennaro sleeps, a mysterious woman clad in black approaches him, ultimately revealing herself to be Lucrezia. The tension escalates as Gennaro's friends recognize her and accuse her of past crimes. In this dramatic encounter, the novel sets the stage for a complex exploration of love, betrayal, and the ominous legacy of the Borgia name, intertwining personal narratives with broader themes of fate and vengeance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Operas -- Stories, plots, etc. MT Text Category: Short Stories Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 553558 2025-06-23T05:29:13.421216 text/html 568087 2021-01-24T13:41:04 text/html 355621 2025-06-23T05:29:24.621200 application/epub+zip 360781 2025-06-23T05:29:15.405259 application/epub+zip 252290 2025-06-23T05:29:14.393226 application/epub+zip 542180 2025-06-23T05:29:30.739627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 503014 2025-06-23T05:29:23.256206 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394501 2022-09-26T04:34:58.499979 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 489082 2025-06-23T05:29:10.944259 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 488933 2018-07-30T10:56:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19084 2025-06-23T05:29:30.906625 application/rdf+xml 18566 2025-06-23T05:29:14.517212 image/jpeg 1528 2025-06-23T05:29:14.455211 image/jpeg 182845 2018-07-30T10:56:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 330862 2021-01-24T13:41:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 331404 2025-06-23T05:29:13.476214 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia