La Traviopera

A man named Hoffmann reminisces on some of his past great loves. Through these tales he tells of falling in love with a robot, a girl who dies from singing, and a woman who played him. He ends up realizing whom he truly loves....but it is not what we're expecting.

Sources:

https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/resources-for-educators/classroom-resources/media-and-interactives/media/opera/rep/late-romantic/the-tales-of-hoffmann/

https://www.metopera.org/user-information/synopses-archive/les-contes-dhoffmann

A forbidden love that ends in a happy marriage....but why is everyone getting with their relatives??? A story that follows Josephine, an upper-class lady, and Ralph Rackstraw, a lowly sailor, and their journey as a couple. When a dark secret is revealed about Josephine's father, Captain Corcoran, and Ralph Rackstraw, the story is turned upside down. Follow this wild tale of the H.M.S. Pinafore!

Sources:

https://stageagent.com/shows/operetta/387/hms-pinafore/characters

https://www.eno.org/operas/hms-pinafore/

https://www.gsarchive.net/pinafore/html/plot_summary.html