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	Opera Composers
		For composers listed in the main index there are either:
		This list provides links to individual OperaGlass pages devoted to some of the most famous and popular opera composers.
		For each of these composers there is an index, including links to more detailed pages for one or more of their operas:
	opera.stanford.edu /composers (113 words)

	The Classical Opera Information Page on Classic Cat
		Opera seria had its weaknesses and critics, and the taste for embellishment on behalf of the superbly trained singers, and the use of spectacle as a replacement for dramatic purity and unity drew attacks.
		Opera was brought to Russia in the 1730s by the Italian operatic troupes and soon it became an important part of entertainment for the Russian Imperial Court and aristocracy.
		List of important operas - an annotated chronological list of operas which are included for their historical significance or widespread popularity (or both).
	www.classiccat.net /print.php?page=genres/opera.info.htm (5075 words)

	Composer
		The level of distinction between composers and other musicians also varies, which affects issues such as copyright and the deference given to individual interpretations of a particular piece of music.
		The term "composer" is often used specifically to mean a composer in the Western tradition of classical music.
		In popular and folk music, the composer is called a songwriter, since the music generally takes the form of a song.
	www.teachtime.com /en/wikipedia/c/co/composer.html (261 words)

	Opera - Internet-Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Traditional opera consists of two modes of singing: recitative, the dialogue and plot-driving passages often sung in a non-melodic style characteristic of opera, and aria, during which the movement of the plot often stops and the music and the singers focus on one topic using full voice.
		The bel canto opera movement flourished in the early 19th century and is exemplified by the operas of Rossini, Bellini, and Donizetti.
		Verdi's operas resonated with the growing spirit of Italian nationalism in the post-Napoleonic era, and he quickly became an icon of the nationalist movement (although his own politics were perhaps not quite so radical).
	www.internet-encyclopedia.com /ie/o/op/opera.html (1699 words)

	Opera - Glasgledius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		For centuries, Italian opera was the standard form of opera, and many operas were written in Italian even though their composers spoke primarily English or German.
		The operas of Mozart are an example, although he also wrote an opera in German, The Magic Flute (a type of opera with spoken dialogs known as a singspiel in German).
		The evolution of opera reached its height in the 19th century, first in the age of Bel Canto (literally beautiful singing) with the operas of Rossini, Bellini, and Donizetti, later with the greatest opera composers of the century, Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi.
	www.glasglow.com /E2/op/Opera.html (744 words)

	Opera
		Thus there exists a "sociology of opera", which would be as interesting to general social historians (who are unaware of it, on the whole) as it is to opera buffs.
		Operas have always been written with a specific audience in mind, whether more aristocratic or more popular, expressing their local prejudices and expectations, and even taking account of the vocal character of certain singers' voices.
		Composers like Bellini and Donizetti were expected to come up with fresh material, season after season, even if they had to cannibalize their own works for material that had not been offered to that city's audience.
	www.mp3.fm /Opera.htm (1786 words)

	Opera Details, Meaning Opera Article and Explanation Guide
		Traditional opera consists of two modes of singing: recitative, the dialogue and plot-driving passages often sung in a non-melodic style characteristic of opera, and aria, during which the movement of the plot often stops and the music and the singers focus on one topic using full voice.
		In these early Baroque operas, broad comedy was blended with tragic elements in a mix that jarred some educated sensibilities, sparking the first of opera's many reform movements, which came to be associated with the poet Pietro Trapassi, called Metastasio, whose librettos helped crystallize opera seria's moralizing tone.
		The bel canto opera movement flourished in the early 19th century and is exemplified by the operas of Rossini, Bellini, and Donizetti.
	www.e-paranoids.com /o/op/opera.html (1696 words)

	Classical composer biographies
		If a composer is not on these pages, there’s a good chance that while I’ve probably heard of them, I haven’t actually heard any of their compositions.
		Another composer who was famous as something of a child prodigy, Mendelssohn didn’t manage to achieve the fame of composers such as Mozart or
		Composed a large number of concerti, inspiring Bach to the same form.
	www.cl.cam.ac.uk /~mn200/music/composers.html (3221 words)

	A composer is a person who writes music music The term...
		List of Indonesian composers List of Indonesian composers
		List of Polish composers List of Polish composers
		List of composers of African descent List of composers of African descent
	www.biodatabase.de /composer (463 words)

	Opera Composer Biographies
		This list could arguably be much longer and while some of the composers listed here are not known exclusively for their operas, they did write one or more operas that had significant impact on the genre as a whole and whose works are performed regularly to this day in opera theaters world-wide.
		The opera is the supreme achievement of Bizet and of opera comique, a genre it has transformed in that Bizet extended it to embrace passionate emotion and a tragic end, purging it of artificial elements and embuing it with a vivid expression of the torments inflicted by sexual passion and jealousy.
		Of his remaining operas, Capriccio (1942), a 'conversation-piece' in a single act set in the 18th century and dealing with the amorous and artistic rivalries of a poet and a musician, is the most successful, with its witty, graceful, serene score.
	www.unc.edu /~epb/uebung3/ComposerBios1.xml (11335 words)

	Music-Composers
		Be aware that some of the recordings may not be by that composer since you are not performing an author search but a keyword search.
		Of the 5000 composers listed, there are biographies for 3,700 which includes a list of compositions (not all dated) and references.
		List of Opera Composers has a list of composers with dates and location of premieres for their works, the type of composition the work is, and links to additional information.
	library.gmu.edu /resources/fa/composers.htm (681 words)

	William & Nina Matheson Books, Inc. - List #6 - Opera biography, discographies, and related literature
		A violinist & composer, Loeffler was one of Boston's most distinguished and artistic figures in the lst third of the 20th Century.
		Inscribed on the title-page by Kodaly to Hungarian pianist and composer Erno Balogh.
		Farkas / Opera and concert singers 731 ("...fascinating reading with a wealth of detail, not only about the tenor's career, but also about his fellow artists, impresari, and the world of opera in general for the period it covers").
	www.mathesonbooks.com /abemus2.htm (2863 words)

	List of Opera Resources
		Also, of special interest are his recording recommendations, a very current list of links, a discussion of recent recordings and a fun bit of sleuthing which lists the unannounced future Met seasons.
		In commemoration of the centenary of the premiere of Puccini's Tosca, a conference will be held in Rome in June 2000.
		This interesting site has a discussion board, information about the conference, a plot summary of the opera, and details about a new book about the opera in its historical setting.
	www.jcarreras.com /abtopera.htm (665 words)

	UVa Music Library: Resources & Finding Aids (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		John Cage Online is an annotated list of Web resources, including links to works lists, discographies, interviews, writings, articles, images of Cage's artwork, audio and video clips, photos, and other material (compiled by Josh Ronsen).
		Use "Find a Composer" to browse a list of composers; choosing a name links to biography and sometimes pictures and audio samples in MP3 or score samples in PDF.
		Browse the collection by composer's name, or view the contents of the book dummy which Gedney intended for publication.
	www.lib.virginia.edu /MusicLib/resources/composers.html (1574 words)

	List of opera composers - Definition, explanation
		This is a selective list of opera composers who have made the greatest impact on the modern operatic repertory.
		List of works from Opera Glass at Stanford University with details on Louise including performance history and two studies of the libretto.
		Birth and death dates, portrait, list of operas with premiere dates and places and selected libretti, creators of roles, and links.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/l/li/list_of_opera_composers.php (381 words)

	Site Contents at the free Online Encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		List of people associated with World War II
		List of people associated with the American Civil War
		List of people associated with the California gold rush
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /index_195.html (155 words)

	Composers' Political Compass
		Writers and artists have been generally more engaged in the big political debates of their day than composers, and their views are often more easily discerned through their works.
		The positions of most others are less clear in their work, although we can hear the difference between the assertive nationalism of Wagner and the gentle folk nationalism of Dvořák or Grieg.
		Some composers, like Bartók, were known to have championed the underdog and sometimes clashed with the authorities as a result.
	www.politicalcompass.org /composers (268 words)

	OPERA America — The National Service Organization for Opera
		This listing of new works helps to connect composers and librettists with potential producers and keeps readers abreast of new opera and music theater.
		OPERA America prepares two updates a year to the listing of new works.
		If you are not a member and would like to join OPERA America or learn more about what OPERA America can offer you, please go to the membership page on our web site or contact our membership department at membership@operaamerica.org.
	www.operaamerica.org /artists/newworks/index.html (185 words)

	Science Fair Projects - List of opera composers
		This list is intended to reflect those composers who have made the greatest impact on the modern operatic repertory.
		For this reason, many opera composers have been omitted, including composers who have works in the standard operatic repertory.
		A biography of each composer can be found under each link.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/List_of_opera_composers (246 words)

	opera
		All types of singing in opera are accompanied by musical instruments, though until the late 18th century generally, and persisting until even later in some regions, recitative was accompanied by only the continuo group (harpsichord and 'cello or bassoon).
		During the period when composers often used both methods of recitative accompaniment in the same opera, the continuo-only practice was referred to as "secco" (dry) recitative, while orchestral-accompanied recitative was called "accompagnato" or "stromentato." Some genres of opera use spoken dialogue accompanied or unaccompanied by an orchestra rather than recitative.
		Opera was imported into both countries before the middle of the 17th century, where it fused with the local incipient genres.
	www.dirpedia.com /opera.html (4226 words)

	bio
		A thorough listing of many opera composers from Purcell to the Adams.
		A rather lengthy biography of the pillar of opera seria libretti.
		This list is a bit broader than the opera singer list, as it includes some singers better known for their work on the recital stage.
	www.oberlin.edu /opera/bio.htm (631 words)

	Composers Directory @ I Write The Music.com - Expore The Greatest Music Of All Ages
		List Of Composers Sorted by Age At Death (26K)
		List of songs whose titles are composed solely of numbers
		List of new age and new instrumental musicians
	iwritethemusic.com /composersdir.html (296 words)

	complete_list
		I looked at a lot of sites for individual famous opera houses and companies (Paris, London, etc), and amongst those, I thought this one, because of it's archival material and extra information, was the only one that needed to be listed here.
		This is a timeline of American operas from the 1840's to the 1990's.
		Arranged in a timeline that gives both date of composition and date of debut, each provides links to short biographies of the composers with a list of their works.
	www.albany.edu /~ef8043/oplist.htm (921 words)

	COMPOSERS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Biography, chronology, a list of compositions, a summary of Bernstein’s role as an educator with a bibliography, a small selection of MIDI files, and a links page.
		This fan-oriented site provides a list of works, a picture gallery, a bibliography (with select reviews), recording recommendations, remarks by a Chopin student and various contemporaries on the renowned pianist/composer, a selection of Chopin quotations, and a directory of links.
		List of works arranged by opus number, year of composition, and Trenner catalogue number.
	www.uwstout.edu /artsci/scfltm/pruettm/composers.htm (1674 words)

	NPR World of Opera: Program Listings
		The opera is one of the greatest of all operatic adaptations of Shakespeare, Verdi's late masterwork, Otello.
		This is one of 22 Mozart operas presented during the Festival, and features the chorus and orchestra from Venice's historic opera house, La Fenice.
		Gounod was among the few composers to ever make a successful opera based on a Shakespeare play, and one of even fewer to make an operatic hit out of this one, perhaps the greatest dramatic tragedy of them all.
	www.npr.org /programs/worldofopera/programlistings (1424 words)

	The Collector's Guide to Opera Recordings and Videos--Reading List -- Part I
		The Definitive Kobbe's Opera Book, by Gustav Kobbe, Earl of Harewood (Editor) -- a beloved compendium of Opera's greatest composers and their works providing date of composition, date of premiere and performance history for each work.
		This book is a great read, parts are very funny and he has interesting things to say about all of the composers he worked with (besides Mozart!), the singers he worked (and sometimes fought) with, the women he loved and the many historically important people he met during his long life.
		The Operas of Verdi : From Oberto to Rigoletto (Vol.
	www.operacast.com /reading.htm (1415 words)

	Filmtracks Composer Tributes
		Each tribute has a complete listing of the composer's credits (film only --only a few notable TV credits shown), biographical notes, pictures, and links to albums reviewed at Filmtracks.
		Also included in the composer's credits are some notes about the availability of certain scores and the major awards nominations for those works.
		The reviews, pictures, and notes contained in the filmtracks.com composer tributes may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of Filmtracks Publications.
	www.filmtracks.com /composers (259 words)

	List of composers - Wikinfo
		A strong distinction is made amongst composers, lyricists and performers in such genres as classical and jazz music.
		In other genres, such as popular and folk music, the term "songwriter", means someone who authors both music and lyrics, and is more common than "composer".
		List of famous gay, lesbian or bisexual composers
	www.wikinfo.org /index.php/Composer (164 words)

	Concertos by Famous Composers
		Bach Concerto List -- List of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos.
		Mozart Concerto List -- Complete list of Mozart concertos including horn, oboe, violin and piano concertos.
		Whether you prefer to attend a concert performance in person, listen to an audio cd or watch your favorite orchestra or opera company on dvd, a knowledge of the composer and facts and information about the provenance of various pieces enhances the experience.
	classical-music-opera.com /musical-works/concerto-list-concertos.html (125 words)

	Opera Books - A Fine Selection of Opera Books
		Opera on Screen is a guide to the thousands of films and videos featuring operas and opera singers made in the last century.
		It describes what was filmed and what it is possible to view and is organized alphabetically with entries on operas, operettas, zarzuelas, singers, composers, writers, conductors and subjects.
		The net is wide and includes not only opera singers but singers whose only opera career was on the movie screen, imaginary operas composed for the cinema and silent opera films.
	www.dinosaur.org /opera/operabooks.htm (687 words)

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