Pablo wrote:

>Interesting question.  "Cavalleria Rusticana", "Billy Budd"?.  Love has
>obviously much to do at Orpheus myth, but there's no love scene (properly
>speaking) at Monteverdi's "L'Orfeo" and, if I don't remember bad, at
>Gluck's "Orfeo et Euridice".  There must be more examples.  Next point:
>a discussion on what a love scene is "properly speaking":-)

According the musicologist Tarushkin Mussorgsky was gay.

And Dave I'll admirer the way you keep the list going.  It must be an
enormous job.

Con gratulations! Best wishes, Henny