No previous knowledge of opera is necessary as this program is designed to inform and entertain newcomers to opera as well as opera enthusiasts. All that is required is enthusiasm for opera and a desire to learn more about how opera treats particular subjects in different ways. This program will introduce and explore a selection of operas which feature as their main character women in situations requiring great courage and nobility of character in order to have the strength to sacrifice for goals for which they must risk their happiness and at times even their lives to save a loved one. With operas’ unmatched language of beauty, genius and power enhancing these stories you will see and hear examples of devotion, sacrifice, love, honor and responsibility. Featuring compositions by: Beethoven, Puccini, Verdi and others.