List of opera topics

Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work (called an opera), which combines a text (called a libretto) and a musical score.^[1] Opera is part of the Western classical music tradition. While the scale of opera can be larger or smaller—there are many different genres of opera—performance typically involves different types of artist (singers, instrumentalists and often dancers and actors) and technical staff. Usually an orchestra led by a conductor accompanies the singers. In contrast to spoken theatre, the opera world is international. Italian, German, French, English, and Russian works are performed worldwide in their original languages, and artists travel from country to country performing.^[2]

The following is a list of articles on general opera topics:

Essence of opera

History of opera

• Origins of opera
• Querelle des Bouffons

Opera in different national traditions

Operas have been written in a diversity of languages with many countries or regions developing their own operatic style, tradition and history.^[3]

Component parts

Operatic genres

Over the centuries, the original form of opera, as established by Claudio Monteverdi and his contemporaries, has diversified into distinct and recognisable genres, in addition to the national traditions listed above. These include, but are not limited to, the following.

General opera concepts

Music concepts relevant to opera

Theatre concepts relevant to opera

Opera house

People in opera

Opera composers, librettists, directors

• List of major opera composers – an annotated compilation of the most frequently named composers on ten lists by opera experts.
• List of opera librettists – inclusive list of libretto writers.
• List of opera directors (in the sense of stage director, not general manager or general director (often also called opera director).

Opera singers categories

Participants in opera

The participants in an opera performance are similar to, but more specialized than those in other theatrical productions.^[2] Opera performers are at the same time both singers and actors, and often dancers as well.

Other participants are:

Opera lists

• List of Christmas operas
• List of fictional literature featuring opera
• List of films based on operas
• List of historical opera characters
• List of important operas – an annotated chronological list of operas which are included for their historical significance or widespread popularity (or both).
• List of opera festivals
• List of opera genres
• List of opera houses – lists opera houses by name (or name of performing arts centres in which they are located, if appropriate and best known that way).
• List of operas by composer – an extended list of more than 2,300 works by more than 720 composers.
• List of operas by title – an alphabetical list by title of operas with Wikipedia articles.
• List of operas set in the Crusades
• List of Orphean operas – list of operas dealing with the myth of Orpheus.
• List of radio operas
• List of television operas
• Lists of opera companies

Opera discographies

• Opera discographies

Books about opera

• The Complete Opera Book
• The New Grove Dictionary of Opera
• Opera and Drama

Films about opera

• Il Bacio di Tosca
• Karajan: The Maestro and His Festival
• Pappano's Essential Ring Cycle
• This is Opera
• Wagner's Dream

See also

• Glossary of music terms – list of music topics, with definitions for ease of reference
• Country house opera
• Opera film

References

Additional sources

• Apel, Willi (1968). Harvard Dictionary of Music (Second ed.). Belknap Press. ISBN 978-0-674-37501-7.
• Grout, Donald (2003). A Short History of Opera. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-11958-0.
• Sadie, Stanley, ed. (1992). The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-522186-2.
• Boyden, Matthew (2007). The Rough Guide to Opera. Rough Guides. ISBN 978-1-84353-538-6.
• Boldrey, Richard (1994). Guide to Operatic Roles and Arias. Caldwell Publishing Company. ISBN 978-1-877761-64-5.
• Warrack, John and West, Ewan (1992), The Oxford Dictionary of Opera, 782 pages, ISBN 0-19-869164-5

External links

• Operabase – database for opera companies, artists, managers and performances
• OperaGlass – a resource at Stanford University including libretti, source texts, performance histories, synopses, discographies and lists of rôle creators.
• Operissimo – resource for composers and works as well as houses, companies and artists.

This page was last edited on 11 March 2022, at 03:08