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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Abchordis Ensemble
Accademia Bizantina
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Alban Berg
Alessandro Scarlatti
Alessandro Stradella
Amilcare Ponchielli
Andrea Buccarella
André Messager
Anett Fritsch
Anna Besson
Anna Rakitina
Antonio Vivaldi
Arthur Honegger
Arthur Sullivan
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Bedřich Smetana
Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Godard
Berliner Philharmoniker
Bernhard Forck
Camille Saint-Saëns
Carl Maria von Weber
Carl Orff
Carlo Maria Giulini
Carlo Rizzi
Charles Gounod
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Claudio Monteverdi
César Franck
Daniel Barenboim
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Domenico Cimarosa
Edward Gardner
Elizaveta
Emily D'Angelo
Emőke Baráth
English Chamber Orchestra
Ermonela Jaho
Evgeny Svetlanov
Fatma Said
Flanders Symphony Orchestra
Franz Lehár
Fritz Kreisler
Gaetano Donizetti
Georg Philipp Telemann
George Frideric Handel
Georges Bizet
Giacomo Meyerbeer
Giacomo Puccini
Gioachino Rossini
Giuseppe Verdi
Haitham Haidar
Houston Grand Opera
Il Pomo D'oro
J'nai Bridges
Jac van Steen
Jamie Barton
Jeremy Ovenden
John Moran
John Storgårds
Joseph Kosma
Joyce DiDonato
Jules Massenet
Kristiina Poska
Kwamé Ryan
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven
Maxim Emelyanychev
Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Ottavio Dantone
Ottorino Respighi
Pauline Viardot
Philharmonia Orchestra
Pietro Mascagni
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pēteris Vasks
Riccardo Muti
Richard Strauss
Richard Wagner
Roberta Mameli
Ruggero Leoncavallo
Sarah Connolly
Sir Henry Wood
Sir John Barbirolli
Sir Malcolm Sargent
Sir Neville Marriner
Sir Simon Rattle
Thomas Gropper
Tomaso Albinoni
Valerio Contaldo
Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
Victoria de los Ángeles
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Sawallisch
Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
London Symphony Orchestra
Berliner Philharmoniker
Ludwig van Beethoven
Andrea Bocelli
Antonio Vivaldi
Herbert von Karajan
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Wiener Philharmoniker
Philharmonia Orchestra
berlioz
Camille Saint-Saëns
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Claudio Abbado
Sir Neville Marriner
Luciano Pavarotti
George Frideric Handel
Sir Simon Rattle
English Chamber Orchestra
Giuseppe Verdi
Daniel Barenboim
Giacomo Puccini
Il Volo
Georges Bizet
Andre de Ridder
Richard Bonynge
Academy of Ancient Music
Zubin Mehta
ERA
National Philharmonic Orchestra
The Cleveland Orchestra
Sarah Brightman
Riccardo Muti
John Eliot Gardiner
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Plácido Domingo
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Gioachino Rossini
Richard Wagner
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly
Adrian Chandler
Alexander Briger
Alberto Lizzio
English Baroque Soloists
Lorin Maazel
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
Maria Callas
Jules Massenet
Karel Gott
John Adams
Dmitry Yablonsky
Richard Strauss
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Orchestre de chambre de Paris
Christopher Hogwood
Matteo Bocelli
Michael Halasz
James Levine
Barry Wordsworth
Sir Georg Solti
Tomaso Albinoni
Georg Philipp Telemann
Valery Gergiev
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Ottorino Respighi
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus
Pietro Mascagni
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
René Jacobs
Charles Gounod
Katharina Thalbach
Michel Plasson
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Peter Schneider
Stephen Sondheim
Carl Orff
Orchestre de Paris
Miriam van Steeg
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Pablo González
Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia
Staatskapelle Dresden
Jean-François Paillard
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Eric Hollaway
Andrew Mogrelia
Antal Doráti
Tullio Serafin
Wiener Symphoniker
Fritz Kreisler
Leonard Slatkin
The Monteverdi Choir
Helmut Müller-Brühl
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
David Parry
Gaetano Donizetti
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Bedřich Smetana