MyWiki:WikiProject Opera/SotM/March2017

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In celebration of Women's History Month, the Operas of the Month for March are all based on historical female figures.

Articles for creation...

• Lennox Berkeley's Ruth based on the biblical figure, Ruth (pictured)
• Tomaso Albinoni's Zenobia based on Zenobia, queen of the Palmyrene Empire

Stubs needing expansion...

• Saariaho's Émilie, based on the life of Émilie du Châtelet
• Gomes's Maria Tudor, based on the life of Mary Tudor, Queen of France
• Mercadante's Nitocri, based on the life of Nitocris
• Kálmán's Kaiserin Josephine, based on the life of Joséphine de Beauharnais