“She never loved me,” laments the King of Spain. He is referring to Elisabeth, the fiancée of his son, who in turn has never loved Princess Eboli, though she loves him, likely because the King has never loved her. Additionally, Elisabeth does not love Lady Eboli, and neither Don Carlos is loved by his father nor the father by his son. As is the case in Verdi's Don Carlos, great operas can only be truly appreciated after clarifying the content. It is therefore helpful to have this opera guide at hand: 56 operas by Wagner, Mozart, Puccini, Verdi, Handel, Rossini, and many others – almost entirely narrated by Loriot.