Directory of History Resources

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Websites that focus on the history of opera.

Subcategories

• 17th Century
• 18th Century
• 19th Century
• 20th Century

Resources in This Category

• A History of Opera in Fifteen Key Works

  http://wanderingleopard.angelfire.com/opera.html
  A concise description of the development of the art form using fifteen major operas as examples.

• Collecting Operas on Vintage Postcards

  http://www.luckymojo.com/operacards.html
  An illustrated introduction to collecting early 20th century European historical opera postcards.

• Evolution of Opera

  http://members.tripod.com/~dorakmt/music/opera.html
  Overview of the development of the operatic form.

• Historic Opera

  http://www.historicopera.com/
  Archived images of historic opera singers, composers, and set designs.

• The Legacy of the Diva

  http://www.divalegacy.com/
  Opera's recorded legacy. Articles and surveys of aria recordings especially from the coloratura repertoire.

• The Rise of Light Opera

  http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/spectop001.html
  A history of the development of the comic opera.

• Timeline of American Opera

  http://www.usopera.com/faq/timeline.html
  A chronology of important dates in the history of American opera.

 

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