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<p> <i>Opera treated in an irreverent tenor.</i> </p><p> <b>Grabbing Operas by Their Tales</b> flippantly retells the plots of fifteen of the best known and well-loved operas. Using irreverent humor, word play, footnotes, and absurdities, each opera plot is described in an entertaining and educational way. </p><p> The fifteen operas are: <ul> <li>Carmen by Bizet</li> <li>Faust by Gounod</li> <li>Romeo and Juliet by Gounod</li> <li>Hansel and Gretel by Humperdinck</li> <li>Don Giovanni by Mozart</li> <li>Tales of Hoffmann by Offenbach</li> <li>Tosca by Puccini</li> <li>Turandot by Puccini</li> <li>Cinderella by Rossini</li> <li>Samson and Delilah by Saint-Saens</li> <li>Il Trovatore by Verdi</li> <li>Aida by Verdi</li> <li>Otello by Verdi</li> <li>Lohengrin by Wagner</li> <li>Die Walkure by Wagner.</li> </ul></p><p> Grabbing Operas by Their Tales is great reading for music lovers. </p>