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A woman forced into a political marriage with a brutal older man falls madly in love — with her brother-in-law. The story is told in the second circle of hell.

Rossini was a genius composer, but he was also practical. After moving to France he needed a quick hit, so he remade one of his earlier operas, Maometto II, a story of conflicting passions and divided loyalties.

Thanks to Donizetti, the historical figure Anne Boleyn has been sung by some of the world's greatest divas — from Maria Callas to Montserrat Caballé. With this new Vienna production, Anna Netrebko joins the list.

A gruesome tale of one very dysfunctional family, courtesy of Richard Strauss' intense one-act opera.

An opera inspired by ancient Greece that gives a glimpse of what might have been — had its composer only lived past the age of 26.

An opera that's wound its way into a host of other works, from Anna Karenina to Martin Scorsese's The Departed.

How Vivaldi — as well as Handel, Haydn and Rossini — made hits out of a single poem filled with passion, violence, mystery and magic.

It wasn't just Shakespeare who inspired Verdi to new creative heights — he also drew from the author of 'Les Miserables.'

In their new book On Minimalism, musicologists William Robin and Kerry O'Brien capture the lesser-known stories of the musical movement and its development, era by era.

A single, mysterious episode from the life of Ivan the Terrible — his third marriage, which lasted only a few days and ended with his bride's death.