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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A Nocte Temporis
Adolphe Adam
Alan Gilbert
Alban Berg
Alexander Borodin
Ambroise Thomas
Andrea Vitello
Antonio Vivaldi
Antonín Dvořák
Arrigo Boito
Atalanta Fugiens Orchestra
Bavarian Radio Chorus
Benjamin Britten
Berliner Philharmoniker
Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra
Budapest Scoring Orchestra
Carl Maria von Weber
Carl Orff
Charles Gounod
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Claudio Monteverdi
Corul National de Camera Madrigal - Marin Constantin
Daniel Behle
Dmitri Shostakovich
Domenico Scarlatti
Edvard Grieg
Edward Elgar
Edward Gardner
English Chamber Orchestra
Folkwang Kammerorchester Essen
Francesco Capodaglio
François-Xavier Roth
Gaetano Donizetti
Georg Philipp Telemann
George Frideric Handel
George Gershwin
Georges Bizet
Giacomo Meyerbeer
Giacomo Puccini
Gioachino Rossini
Giovanni Antonini
Giuseppe Verdi
Gustav Holst
Gustav Mahler
Hector Berlioz
Helga Dernesch
Henry Purcell
Herbert von Karajan
I Solisti Ambrosiani
Il Giardino Armonico
Ingar Bergby
Jaap Schröder
Jacques Offenbach
Jean-Jacques Kantorow
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Jeremiah Clarke
John Eliot Gardiner
Joseph Haydn
Joyce DiDonato
Jules Massenet
Jóhann Sigurðarson
Katherine Jenkins
Kaunas State Choir
Leonard Slatkin
Les Siècles
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Luciano Pavarotti
Ludwig van Beethoven
Martin Yates
Maurice Ravel
Michele Pertusi
Mikael Tariverdiev
Neal Goren
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Opera Lafayette Orchestra
Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana
Paul Mann
Philharmonia Orchestra
Philip Glass
Pierre Bleuse
Pietro Mascagni
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Richard Strauss
Richard Wagner
Sergei Prokofiev
Shuichi Okada
Southwest German Chamber Orchestra
The Rose Ensemble
Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
Tomaso Albinoni
Vienna Boys' Choir
Vladimir Spivakov
Wiener Philharmoniker
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Ádám Fischer
Сергей Одинцов
Berliner Philharmoniker
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
London Symphony Orchestra
Andrea Bocelli
Ludwig van Beethoven
Herbert von Karajan
Wiener Philharmoniker
Antonio Vivaldi
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
berlioz
Claudio Abbado
George Frideric Handel
Philharmonia Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
English Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim
Giuseppe Verdi
Luciano Pavarotti
Edvard Grieg
Dmitri Shostakovich
Antonín Dvořák
Giacomo Puccini
Il Volo
Andre de Ridder
Richard Bonynge
Maurice Ravel
Zubin Mehta
Sarah Brightman
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Philip Glass
ERA
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustav Mahler
Georges Bizet
Sergei Prokofiev
Riccardo Muti
Adrian Chandler
Academy of Ancient Music
Plácido Domingo
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Alberto Lizzio
Edward Elgar
Alexander Briger
Riccardo Chailly
Joseph Haydn
Dmitry Yablonsky
Karel Gott
Gioachino Rossini
John Adams
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner
Lorin Maazel
Maria Callas
Vienna Boys' Choir
Richard Wagner
Barry Wordsworth
Michael Halasz
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Christopher Hogwood
Gustav Holst
Henry Purcell
Katherine Jenkins
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Strauss
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Valery Gergiev
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Jacques Offenbach
Léo Delibes
Orchestre de chambre de Paris
Jules Massenet
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Katharina Thalbach
Stephen Sondheim
Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
Sir Colin Davis
René Jacobs
Sir Georg Solti
Miriam van Steeg
Peter Schneider
James Levine
Pietro Mascagni
Georg Philipp Telemann
Carl Orff
Michel Plasson
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Domenico Scarlatti
Tomaso Albinoni
Eric Hollaway
Andrew Mogrelia
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Pablo González
Jean-François Paillard
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia
Staatskapelle Dresden
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra