I don't mean like the fat singer actually died at the end, I mean, like the story of the opera was a tragedy, you know like Romeo and Juliet was a tragedy. Like that, but with operas!
Thanks.
2006-11-25 23:28:32 · 12 answers · asked by John Elias 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
Many, but not all, operas have tragic endings. Here are a few that I would consider "Most tragic":
Tosca
Madama Butterfly
La Boheme
Rigoletto
La Traviata
Otello
La Forza del Destino
Pagliacci
Cavalleria Rusticana
Tristan und Isolde
There are lots more, but that's a start!
2006-11-25 23:37:26 · answer #1 · answered by snide76258 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most operas are tragic. Check out the works of Puccini, or Giuseppe Verdi, and have yourself a good cry. Google these guys to get complete works. Mozart and Rossini are quite a bit different and not so sad, more about the music and what it can do. American opera is very tragic, and you can look at the works of Minnoti (The Telephone,etc.) When you consider the works of American Stephen Sondheim, look at The Assassins, and even the amazing Sweeney Todd. Puccini is the God of tragic opera in my opinion, and don't leave him out in your search. Hope this guides you in some direction you can use. Richardthelion.
2006-11-26 00:08:22 · answer #2 · answered by Richardthelion 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many. Someone has already mentioned Verdi's Otello. He also wrote one based on Macbeth. La Traviata is also a tragedy, as are Aida, Don Carlo, The Force of Destiny and many others by him. Look at Puccini's Madam Butterfly and La Boheme. Coming more up to date we have Britten's Peter Grimes. Is that enough for the moment?
2006-11-25 23:40:40 · answer #3 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are there any real Grand Operas that aren't?
Rigaletto (that one is a corker), Wagner's ring cycle is a sob story (among other things), Tosca, Carmen, I think that there is an operatic Romeo and Juliet (modern) Il Travatore, La traviarta, and loads of others.
2006-11-25 23:40:50 · answer #4 · answered by jimmyfish 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From a younger prospective...I'd recommend "Tommy", great tragic story, wonderful bizarre characters, and easily the best musical score of any opera written in the last several centuries.
2006-11-26 06:48:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Othello is an opera tragedy too.
2006-11-25 23:31:05 · answer #6 · answered by Avner Eliyahu R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-17 13:44:21 · answer #7 · answered by saleh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about Orpheus
2006-11-25 23:36:28 · answer #8 · answered by braveheart321 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They all are. TRAGIC
2006-11-25 23:30:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry dont know ...may be beauty and the beast !!!!!!!!!
2006-11-25 23:30:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋