Biblical operas.- Bible stories in opera and oratorio.- Rubinstein and his "Geistlich oper."- "Samson et Dalila."- "Die königin von Saba."- "Hérodiade."- "Lakmé."- "Pagliacci."- "Cavalleria rusticana."- The career of Mascagni.- "Iris."- "Madame Butterfly."- "Der rosenkavalier."- "Königskinder."- "Boris Godounoff."- "Madame Sans-Gêne" and other operas by Giordano.- Two operas by Wolf Ferrari.
