Merritt, Chris 1952-

Saint François d'Assise by Olivier Messiaen ( Recording )
6 editions published in 1999 in 3 languages and held by 331 libraries worldwide

Moses und Aron by Arnold Schoenberg ( Recording )
15 editions published between 1996 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 291 libraries worldwide

Guglielmo Tell by Gioacchino Rossini ( Recording )
33 editions published between 1989 and 2006 in 4 languages and held by 245 libraries worldwide
A filmed performance at the Teatro alla Scala of Rossini's final stagework. The story of William Tell, who had prompted the Swiss to overthrow their Hapsburg rulers, entwines the tale of Arnold and Matilde, a villager and a Hapsburg princess torn between their love for one another and their loyalty to their countries.

I vespri siciliani by Giuseppe Verdi ( Recording )
22 editions published between 1990 and 2006 in 5 languages and held by 228 libraries worldwide
With occupied Sicily seething under French oppression, a nationalistic Sicilian patriot returns from exile to lead a rebellion. As the unarmed French guests gather for a betrothal party, the wedding bells sound the knell for the tragic couple and signal the beginning of a bloodbath.

Guglielmo Tell melodramma tragico in quattro atti ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2004 in Italian and held by 222 libraries worldwide
"Riccardo Muti conducts a fine cast led by Giorgio Zancanaro in the title role of Rossini's towering and opulent last opera with the Corps de Ballet, Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro alla Scala."--Container.

A life for the Tsar (Ivan Susanin) by Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka ( Recording )
9 editions published in 1991 in Russian and Undetermined and held by 214 libraries worldwide

I vespri siciliani dramma in cinque atti ( Visual )
4 editions published between 2002 and 2004 in Italian and held by 191 libraries worldwide
With occupied Sicily seething under French oppression, a nationalistic Sicilian patriot returns from exile to lead a rebellion. As the unarmed French guests gather for a betrothal party, the wedding bells sound the knell for the tragic couple and signal the beginning of a bloodbath.

La donna del lago ( Visual )
7 editions published between 1993 and 2005 in Italian and Multiple languages and held by 185 libraries worldwide
"Director Werner Herzog and conductor Riccardo Muti combine with the finest of casts to lavish Rossini's rarely performed Neapolitan masterpiece, set in feudal sixteenth-century Scotland, with the genius it deserves. June Anderson is an outstanding Elena (the Lady of the Lake) in the 1992 production of the melodrama based on Sir Walter Scott's poem."--Container.

Zelmira by Gioacchino Rossini ( Recording )
10 editions published between 1989 and 1996 in 3 languages and held by 117 libraries worldwide
Zelmira: Dramma per musica in due atti. Libretto: Andrea Leone Tottola.

Stabat Mater by Gioacchino Rossini ( Recording )
2 editions published in 1997 in Latin and held by 112 libraries worldwide