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Excerpt from Opera Stories: Most Persons Attending an Opera Wish to Know Only Its Story Without Reading Its Entire Libretto; Opera Stories Is Published for This Reason and Contains, in a Few Words, the Stories (Divided Into Acts) Of About 200 Operas and Ballets; Also Portraits of Le
Napoleon is told that Neipperg is on his way to Vienna; he has words with his sisters whom he dismisses. The Duchess is announced. Napoleon upbraids her. She retaliates by producing an unpaid bill of his, of years ago. After repartee she is about to leave; she espies a man making for the Empress' boudoir; she tells the Emperor. The man is found to be Neipperg, who draws on Napoleon. He is over powered. Napoleon orders that Neipperg be executed by morning.
Act III The Duchess wishes to save Neipperg, duly grateful for his having once rescued her. She secures aid of her husband; tells him her plan. Fouche enters: they enlist his offices, also. They succeed. Catherine furthermore persuades Napoleon that he is mistaken about Neipperg and that the Empress is true to her Lord and Master. All ends happily.
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Napoleon is told that Neipperg is on his way to Vienna; he has words with his sisters whom he dismisses. The Duchess is announced. Napoleon upbraids her. She retaliates by producing an unpaid bill of his, of years ago. After repartee she is about to leave; she espies a man making for the Empress' boudoir; she tells the Emperor. The man is found to be Neipperg, who draws on Napoleon. He is over powered. Napoleon orders that Neipperg be executed by morning.
Act III The Duchess wishes to save Neipperg, duly grateful for his having once rescued her. She secures aid of her husband; tells him her plan. Fouche enters: they enlist his offices, also. They succeed. Catherine furthermore persuades Napoleon that he is mistaken about Neipperg and that the Empress is true to her Lord and Master. All ends happily.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - Henry L. Mason
Hardback
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ISBN - 9780266604860
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm
Page Count - 147
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ISBN - 9781331077954
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm
Page Count - 149
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