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Subcategories. This category has the following 18 subcategories, out of 18 total. Opera singers by century (16 C, 9 P) Opera singers by ethnicity (4 C) Opera singers by nationality (71 C, 1 P)
The following is a list of operas and operettas with entries in Wikipedia. The entries are sorted alphabetically by title, with the name of the composer and the year of the first performance also given. For a list of operas sorted by name of composer, see List of operas by composer.
The 19th century was the golden age of Russian opera, with such prominent composers as Mikhail Glinka, Alexander Dargomyzhsky, Modest Mussorgsky, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Alexander Borodin and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Their traditions were carried on to the 20th century by Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Sergei Prokofiev and Dmitri Shostakovich.
Thelma Camacho. AnnaMaria Cardinalli. Kitty Carlisle. Bobby Clark (tenor) Anthony Roth Costanzo. Sarah Mundell Crane. Robert Crowe (singer) Diane Curry.
Among his most famous works are Nabucco, Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, La traviata, Don Carlos, Aida, and Otello. [ 33 ] Charles Gounod (1818–1893) Wrote lyrical operas on literary themes, including Roméo et Juliette and Mireille. His Faust still holds the stage today, [ 29 ] in spite of criticisms of its "Victorianism".
Gioachino Rossini. 1805 Fidelio (Ludwig van Beethoven). Beethoven's only opera was inspired by the composer's passion for political liberty. [ 44 ] 1807 La vestale (Gaspare Spontini). Spontini's opera about a vestal virgin in love was a great influence on Berlioz and a forerunner of French grand opera.
This is a list of the singers, conductors, and dancers who have appeared in at least 100 performances at the Metropolitan Opera, last updated March 17, 2024.Performers are listed by the number of the performances they have appeared in as found at the Metropolitan Opera Archives. [1]
1. Almira (Der in Krohnen erlangte Glücks-Wechsel, oder: Almira, Königin von Castilien) Friedrich Christian Feustking, after Giulio Pancieri. 8 January 1705. Hamburg, Oper am Gänsemarkt. 4 June 1994, Handel Festival, Bad Lauchstädt. Some music lost; announced as a Singspiel but has no spoken dialogue. 2.