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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Adrian Chandler
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Alain Altinoglu
Alban Berg
Alessandro Amoretti
Alessandro Scarlatti
Alexandra Chernyshova
André Messager
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry
Antonio Salieri
Antonio Vivaldi
Armin Jordan
Arthur Sullivan
Benjamin Britten
Berliner Philharmoniker
Bojan Čičić
Camerata Øresund
Camille Saint-Saëns
Carl Maria von Weber
Carlo Maria Giulini
Carlo Rizzi
Casey Robards
Charles Gounod
Christoph Traxler
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Claudio Monteverdi
Constantine Orbelian
Covent Garden Sinfonia
Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
César Franck
Daniel Barenboim
Dario Salvi
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Domenico Cimarosa
Eberhard Wächter
Edward Gardner
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Ensemble 1700
Filippo Pantieri
Fiorenza Cossotto
Franz Hauk
Franz Lehár
Georg Philipp Telemann
George Frideric Handel
Georges Bizet
Giacomo Puccini
Gioachino Rossini
Giulio Zappa
Giuseppe Taddei
Giuseppe Verdi
Harriet Burns
Helmut Deutsch
Hugh Cutting
Ian Tindale
Jack Sheen
Jascha Horenstein
Jiří Petrdlík
Jonas Kaufmann
Jonathan Cohen
Joseph Bastian
Jules Massenet
Jörg Faerber
Karine Babajanyan
Karl Goldmark
Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
Kent Nagano
Kevin Mallon
La Palatine
Liparit Avetisyan
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Ludwig van Beethoven
Markus Schäfer
Max Urlacher
Michael Halasz
Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Ottorino Respighi
Pavel Šnajdr
Philharmonia Orchestra
Pierre Dumoussaud
Pietro Mascagni
Piotr Beczala
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
RIAS Kammerchor
Rachmaninoff International Orchestra
Richard Strauss
Richard Wagner
Rita Strohl
Samuel Mariño
Sir Thomas Beecham
Susan Narucki
The Illyria Consort
Tomaso Albinoni
Wiener Philharmoniker
Wilhelm Furtwängler
Will Liverman
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Yeree Suh
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
London Symphony Orchestra
Berliner Philharmoniker
Ludwig van Beethoven
Antonio Vivaldi
Andrea Bocelli
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Herbert von Karajan
Wiener Philharmoniker
berlioz
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Camille Saint-Saëns
Philharmonia Orchestra
Claudio Abbado
Luciano Pavarotti
George Frideric Handel
English Chamber Orchestra
Giuseppe Verdi
Daniel Barenboim
Sir Simon Rattle
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
Los Angeles Philharmonic
John Eliot Gardiner
Riccardo Muti
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Plácido Domingo
Gioachino Rossini
Richard Wagner
Alberto Lizzio
Alexander Briger
Adrian Chandler
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly
Karel Gott
John Adams
Richard Strauss
Dmitry Yablonsky
Jules Massenet
Maria Callas
English Baroque Soloists
Lorin Maazel
Christoph Willibald Gluck
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Orchestre de chambre de Paris
Christopher Hogwood
James Levine
Barry Wordsworth
Michael Halasz
Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
Matteo Bocelli
Pietro Mascagni
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus
Georg Philipp Telemann
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Valery Gergiev
Tomaso Albinoni
Sir Georg Solti
Ottorino Respighi
Michel Plasson
Katharina Thalbach
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Peter Schneider
René Jacobs
Charles Gounod
Stephen Sondheim
Carl Orff
Miriam van Steeg
Orchestre de Paris
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Eric Hollaway
Jean-François Paillard
Staatskapelle Dresden
Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia
Andrew Mogrelia
Pablo González
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Wiener Symphoniker
Tullio Serafin
Antal Doráti
Leonard Slatkin
Fritz Kreisler
The Monteverdi Choir
David Parry
Helmut Müller-Brühl
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Gaetano Donizetti
Bedřich Smetana
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin