Well, that certainly puts a number of limitations on available operas, since you're basicly talking baroque opera there, not really even Mozart from the timeframe you want. So you have a choice of Handel, Handel, Handel and . . . Handel. With a bit of Monteverdi and Purcell tossed on for garnish. Maybe some Rameau if you are feeling exotic.
Given your betrayal & love story requirements, I'd suggest Dido and Aeneas by Purcell. It also has the advantage of being in English and having a lovely lament by Dido when she realizes her betrayal. The male role isn't that major, compared to something like Handel's Rinaldo, but it's the one that comes to mind as the best fit for your requirements.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2007-11-01 05:01 pm (UTC)Given your betrayal & love story requirements, I'd suggest Dido and Aeneas by Purcell. It also has the advantage of being in English and having a lovely lament by Dido when she realizes her betrayal. The male role isn't that major, compared to something like Handel's Rinaldo, but it's the one that comes to mind as the best fit for your requirements.
Persephone