216. I Medici (Leoncavallo)

"What a great era for the artist, for the philosopher, and for the historian this grand period in our history, the Renaissance!"

215. Manon Lescaut (Auber)

Manon Lescaut skips merrily along with a coquettish smile and a swirl of skirts to the tragic ending in the Louisiana desert.

Guilt, blackmail, and revenge in Venice.