Elena Obrazt︠s︡ova

In 19th century Seville, Carmen seduces a naive Army corporal, Don José, who abandons his carrer, his fiancee, and his dying mother for Carmen.

In Cavalleria rusticana, Santuzza, pregnant by Turiddu, is distraught when she finds he has deserted her in favor of the attractive young Lola. A melodrama in one act. In Pagliacci, A traveling troupe of entertainers, Canio, his wife Nedda, Peppe and Tonio, arrive in the village for an evening performance. Nedda and her lover, Silvio a young lad from the village, plan to leave together that night. Tonio overhears the plot and tells Canio. A drama...