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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Adolphe Adam
Alain Altinoglu
Alberto Miguélez Rouco
Alexander Shelley
AlmaViva Música
Ambroise Thomas
Andrea Sanguineti
Anthony Clark Evans
Antonio Vivaldi
Antonín Dvořák
Bellot Ensemble
Benjamin Britten
Berliner Philharmoniker
Carl Maria von Weber
Carlo Maria Giulini
Carlo Montanaro
Carlo Vistoli
Charles Gounod
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Chœur De Chambre De Namur
Clara Longstreth
Claudio Monteverdi
Cécilia Tsan
Daniel Barenboim
Daniel Behle
Dmitri Shostakovich
Domenico Scarlatti
Edvard Grieg
Edward Elgar
Freiburger Barockorchester
Gaetano Donizetti
Georg Philipp Telemann
George Frideric Handel
George Gershwin
Georges Bizet
Giacomo Puccini
Gianandrea Noseda
Gioachino Rossini
Giovanni Antonini
Giuseppe Verdi
Gustav Holst
Gustav Mahler
Gwendoline Blondeel
Hector Berlioz
Henry Purcell
Herbert von Karajan
Igor Stravinsky
Jaap Van Zweden
James Levine
James Platt
Jean-Philippe Rameau
John Cage
John Eliot Gardiner
Joseph Haydn
Joyce DiDonato
Jules Massenet
Julia Kogan
Kenneth Woods
L'Orfeo Barockorchester
Leone Magiera
Lisette van de Pavoordt
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Luciano Pavarotti
Ludwig van Beethoven
Léo Delibes
Martyn Brabbins
Matteo Carcassi
Matthias Veit
Mattias Devriendt
Maurice Ravel
Michael Waldron
Neil Thomson
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Orchestre Philharmonique Du Luxembourg
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Otto Klemperer
Paul Dukas
Philharmonia Chorus
Philip Glass
Pietro Mascagni
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Richard Strauss
Richard Wagner
Roderick Williams
Rolando Villazón
Ruggero Leoncavallo
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Sarah Maria Sun
Sergei Prokofiev
Sir Adrian Boult
Sir Charles Mackerras
Thomas Søndergård
Tomaso Albinoni
Vasily Petrenko
Vincenzo Bellini
Willi Boskovsky
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
London Symphony Orchestra
Berliner Philharmoniker
Andrea Bocelli
Ludwig van Beethoven
Herbert von Karajan
Wiener Philharmoniker
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Antonio Vivaldi
berlioz
Claudio Abbado
George Frideric Handel
Philharmonia Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
English Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim
Dmitri Shostakovich
Edvard Grieg
Luciano Pavarotti
Giuseppe Verdi
Il Volo
Andre de Ridder
Antonín Dvořák
Giacomo Puccini
Zubin Mehta
Maurice Ravel
Richard Bonynge
Sarah Brightman
National Philharmonic Orchestra
ERA
Philip Glass
Sergei Prokofiev
Georges Bizet
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustav Mahler
Riccardo Muti
Adrian Chandler
Academy of Ancient Music
Plácido Domingo
Riccardo Chailly
Edward Elgar
Alexander Briger
Alberto Lizzio
Joseph Haydn
Maria Callas
John Adams
Karel Gott
Lorin Maazel
John Eliot Gardiner
Dmitry Yablonsky
Gioachino Rossini
English Baroque Soloists
Christopher Hogwood
Michael Halasz
Barry Wordsworth
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Gustav Holst
Richard Wagner
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus
Henry Purcell
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Léo Delibes
Richard Strauss
Valery Gergiev
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Jacques Offenbach
Stephen Sondheim
Miriam van Steeg
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Orchestre de chambre de Paris
Sir Colin Davis
James Levine
Carl Orff
Pietro Mascagni
Sir Georg Solti
Michel Plasson
René Jacobs
Peter Schneider
Georg Philipp Telemann
Jules Massenet
Katharina Thalbach
Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Eric Hollaway
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Jean-François Paillard
Pablo González
Staatskapelle Dresden
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Tomaso Albinoni
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Domenico Scarlatti
Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia
Andrew Mogrelia
Sir Charles Mackerras
Charles Gounod
Tullio Serafin
Matteo Bocelli