Opera

Opera is a classical music genre characterized by dramatic vocal performances, orchestral accompaniment, and elaborate productions. Emerging in 16th-century Italy, opera evolved through the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods, with masterpieces by Verdi, Puccini, and Mozart. Its golden age, spanning the late 18th to early 20th centuries, saw the rise of famous opera houses and iconic singers. Opera's cultural significance lies in its ability to convey complex emotions and tell powerful stories through a unique blend of music, drama, and visual spectacle. Distinguished by its grand orchestration, operatic vocal styles, and dramatic intensity, opera is closely related to classical music, musical theater, and ballet, yet its distinct fusion of elements sets it apart. The genre's enduring appeal is evident in its continued influence on contemporary music and its enduring popularity worldwide.

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ATOM (Artists of the Opera MISSING)
Alban Berg
Alceo Galliera
Alessandro Scarlatti
Amilcare Ponchielli
André Messager
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry
Antonio Vivaldi
Arrigo Boito
Arthur Sullivan
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Bavarian Radio Chorus
Bedřich Smetana
Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Godard
Berliner Philharmoniker
Bryan Balkwill
Camille Saint-Saëns
Carl Maria von Weber
Carl Orff
Carlo Maria Giulini
Charles Gounod
Christina Landshamer
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Christophe Rousset
Claudio Monteverdi
César Franck
Daniel Barenboim
Dario Salvi
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Edward Gardner
Enea Scala
Felix Koch
Florian Boesch
Franz Lehár
Fritz Kreisler
Furio Zanasi
Gaetano Donizetti
Georg Philipp Telemann
George Frideric Handel
Georges Bizet
Giacomo Meyerbeer
Giacomo Puccini
Gioachino Rossini
Giovanna Alparone
Giuseppe Verdi
Gábor Takács-Nagy
Helmut Deutsch
Il Pomo D'oro
Jonas Kaufmann
Jonathan Cohen
Joseph Boulogne Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Joseph R. Olefirowicz
Jules Massenet
Julia Lezhneva
Karina Canellakis
Karl Goldmark
Kenneth Woods
La Palatine
Leonard Slatkin
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven
Mathieu Herzog
Maxim Emelyanychev
Nahuel di Pierro
National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center
Nicolai Gedda
Noreen Berry
Oleg Caetani
Opera Wave
Ottorino Respighi
Philharmonia Orchestra
Pietro Mascagni
Piotr Beczala
Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
RIAS Kammerchor
Rachmaninoff International Orchestra
Raffaella Milanesi
Riccardo Frizza
Richard Strauss
Richard Wagner
Roberto González-Monjas
Ruggero Leoncavallo
Sakari Oramo
Sir Thomas Beecham
Timothy Long
Tomaso Albinoni
Umberto Giordano
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
Vincenzo Bellini
Welsh National Opera Chorus
Wiener Philharmoniker
Wilhelm Furtwängler
Will Liverman
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
西山まりえ
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
London Symphony Orchestra
Berliner Philharmoniker
Ludwig van Beethoven
Antonio Vivaldi
Andrea Bocelli
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Herbert von Karajan
Wiener Philharmoniker
berlioz
Camille Saint-Saëns
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Philharmonia Orchestra
Claudio Abbado
Luciano Pavarotti
George Frideric Handel
English Chamber Orchestra
Giuseppe Verdi
Daniel Barenboim
Sir Simon Rattle
Giacomo Puccini
Il Volo
Andre de Ridder
Georges Bizet
Zubin Mehta
Richard Bonynge
Academy of Ancient Music
Sarah Brightman
ERA
The Cleveland Orchestra
National Philharmonic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Riccardo Muti
Richard Wagner
Gioachino Rossini
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Plácido Domingo
Riccardo Chailly
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Adrian Chandler
Alberto Lizzio
Alexander Briger
Dmitry Yablonsky
Richard Strauss
Karel Gott
John Adams
Orchestre de chambre de Paris
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jules Massenet
Maria Callas
Lorin Maazel
English Baroque Soloists
Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Michael Halasz
Barry Wordsworth
James Levine
Matteo Bocelli
Christopher Hogwood
Tomaso Albinoni
Sir Georg Solti
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus
Valery Gergiev
Georg Philipp Telemann
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Ottorino Respighi
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Pietro Mascagni
Charles Gounod
René Jacobs
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Peter Schneider
Katharina Thalbach
Michel Plasson
Orchestre de Paris
Miriam van Steeg
Stephen Sondheim
Carl Orff
Pablo González
Staatskapelle Dresden
Jean-François Paillard
Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Eric Hollaway
Andrew Mogrelia
Tullio Serafin
Antal Doráti
Helmut Müller-Brühl
Gaetano Donizetti
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
David Parry
Leonard Slatkin
Fritz Kreisler
The Monteverdi Choir
Wiener Symphoniker
Katherine Jenkins
Concerto Köln
Montserrat Caballé