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
Academy of Ancient Music
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Alasdair Beatson
Alban Berg
Alessandro Fisher
Alessandro Scarlatti
Ana Vieira Leite
Andrea Buccarella
Anna Rakitina
Antonio Bazzini
Antonio Vivaldi
Arthur Sullivan
Bavarian Radio Chorus
Bedřich Smetana
Benjamin Britten
Berliner Philharmoniker
Bernhard Forck
Camille Saint-Saëns
Carl Maria von Weber
Carl Orff
Carlo Maria Giulini
Carlo Rizzi
Charles Gounod
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Christophe Rousset
Claudio Monteverdi
César Franck
Deborah Cheetham Fraillon
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Domenico Cimarosa
Edgaras Montvidas
Edward Gardner
Elsa Dreisig
English Baroque Soloists
Ermonela Jaho
Federico Maria Sardelli
Franz Lehár
Fritz Kreisler
Gaetano Donizetti
Georg Philipp Telemann
George Frideric Handel
Georges Bizet
Giacomo Puccini
Gioachino Rossini
Giovanna Alparone
Giulio Caccini
Giuseppe Verdi
Ian Bostridge
Jacqueline du Pré
Joann Falletta
John Eliot Gardiner
Joseph Boulogne Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Joseph Middleton
Jules Massenet
Julius Benedict
Kathryn Rudge
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven
Matteo Bocelli
Melody Moore
Modestas Pitrenas
Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Nicolò Giuliano Tuccia
ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
Opera Wave
Orchestre National De France
Paul Agnew
Philharmonia Orchestra
Pier Giorgio Morandi
Pietro Mascagni
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pēteris Vasks
René Jacobs
Richard Strauss
Richard Wagner
Ruggero Leoncavallo
Ryan de Ryke
Sarah Connolly
Sholto Kynoch
Silas Wollston
Sir Adrian Boult
Sir Henry Wood
Sir Malcolm Sargent
Sir Neville Marriner
Sir Thomas Beecham
Stefan Pop
Teresa Iervolino
The Cleveland Orchestra
The Monteverdi Choir
Tomaso Albinoni
Transylvania State Philharmonic Choir
Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
Vincenzo Bellini
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
London Symphony Orchestra
Berliner Philharmoniker
Ludwig van Beethoven
Antonio Vivaldi
Andrea Bocelli
Herbert von Karajan
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Wiener Philharmoniker
Philharmonia Orchestra
berlioz
Sir Neville Marriner
Claudio Abbado
Camille Saint-Saëns
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Luciano Pavarotti
George Frideric Handel
Sir Simon Rattle
Daniel Barenboim
Giuseppe Verdi
English Chamber Orchestra
Giacomo Puccini
Il Volo
Georges Bizet
Andre de Ridder
Academy of Ancient Music
Zubin Mehta
Richard Bonynge
National Philharmonic Orchestra
The Cleveland Orchestra
ERA
Sarah Brightman
Los Angeles Philharmonic
John Eliot Gardiner
Riccardo Muti
Plácido Domingo
Richard Wagner
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Gioachino Rossini
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly
Alexander Briger
Alberto Lizzio
Adrian Chandler
Maria Callas
Karel Gott
Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
John Adams
Jules Massenet
Dmitry Yablonsky
Orchestre de chambre de Paris
Richard Strauss
English Baroque Soloists
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Lorin Maazel
Matteo Bocelli
Christopher Hogwood
Barry Wordsworth
Michael Halasz
James Levine
Tomaso Albinoni
Pietro Mascagni
Valery Gergiev
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus
Sir Georg Solti
Georg Philipp Telemann
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Ottorino Respighi
Miriam van Steeg
Michel Plasson
Charles Gounod
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Stephen Sondheim
Peter Schneider
Katharina Thalbach
Carl Orff
René Jacobs
Orchestre de Paris
Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia
Eric Hollaway
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Mogrelia
Pablo González
Staatskapelle Dresden
Jean-François Paillard
Helmut Müller-Brühl
Tullio Serafin
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
The Monteverdi Choir
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
David Parry
Wiener Symphoniker
Gaetano Donizetti
Antal Doráti
Fritz Kreisler
Leonard Slatkin
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino