Carmen: A young Spanish officer throws his life away for the love of a gypsy temptress. La traviata: Violetta, who is dying of consumption, leaves her beloved Alfredo at the request of his father, only to be reunited shortly before her death. Aida: Set in ancient Egypt, this opera tells the love story of the Ethiopian slave girl, Aida, and the Egyptian soldier, Radames, and of the jealousy of Amneris, the daughter of the Egyptian king.