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	Opera
		Benvenuto Cellini (opera) Benvenuto Cellini is an Hector Berlioz.
		Gothenburg Opera The Gothenburg Opera, or GöteborgsOperan, is an Sweden.
		Opera Boston Opera Boston is an Boston, Massachusetts.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/opera.html (2221 words)

	Opera - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		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.
		Historically the most famous opera in the French grand opera tradition is probably Gounod's Faust, particularly in the United States where it was a favorite at the Met for the better half of the 20th century.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /opera.htm (1853 words)

	Opera Info - Encyclopedia WikiWhat.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The singers are accompanied by a musical ensemble, which in some operas can be as large as a full symphonic orchestra.
		In the most traditional type of opera, there are two modes of singing: recitative, which is similar to ordinary declamation, and aria, which refers to sung solo passages.
		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 Metastasio, whose librettos helped crystallize opera seria's moralizing tone.
	www.wikiwhat.com /encyclopedia/o/op/opera.html (1217 words)

	Singers
		Almanac Singers The Almanac Singers were a group of folk musicians who achieved brief popularity in the early 1941.
		List of singers There are two lists of singers List of female singers List of male singers...
		Swingle Singers The Swingle Singers (Paris, France with Ward Swingle, Anne Germain, Jeanette Baucomont, and Jean Cussac....
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/singers.html (191 words)

	Opera singers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It was all par for the course for the dozens of opera singers from all over the Bay Area who went to Martinez on a recent Sunday to audition for the...
		Opera singers have only their voices to convey strong emotions such as fear, anger,...
		It is quite rare for an opera singer to have the depth and richness of a true alto...
	www.vehiclerecall.org /opera+singers.html (968 words)

	William & Nina Matheson Books, Inc. - List #6 - Opera biography, discographies, and related literature
		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").
		Opera singers, a pictorial souvenir with biographies of some of the most famous singers of the day.
		The coverage of each opera begins with the era of the 78rpm record and continues with a review of every LP version issued up to shortly before the time of publication.
	www.mathesonbooks.com /abemus2.htm (2876 words)

	Opera - Internet-Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Italian libretti were the norm, even for a German composer like Handel writing for London audiences, or for Mozart in Vienna near the century's close.
		Wagner also made copious use of the leitmotif (Weber had used a similar device earlier), a musical device which associates a musical line with each character or idea in the story.
		Antonin Dvorak, most famous for Rusalka, wrote 13 operas; Bedrich Smetana wrote eight (the Bartered Bride being the most famous); and Leos Janacek wrote ten, including Jenufa, The Cunning Little Vixen, and Katya Kabanova.
	www.internet-encyclopedia.com /ie/o/op/opera.html (1747 words)

	Opera reviews for tenors and singers on stage and studio recording
		Opera Gems is a site which focuses on aspects of opera and reviews performances of choice.
		Opera Gems is an enthusiastic activity by non-professionals for interest to opera devotees and people who appreciate opera.
		Opera is drama or comedy set to music with soloists, chorus on the stage and orchestra in the pit.
	www.opera-gems.com (2199 words)

	Opera (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		French opera with spoken dialogue is referred to as opera comique, irrespective of its subject matter.
		A string quartet exists in manuscript and printed score, but the printed score for an opera must be realized in a production.
		Operas have always been written with a specific audience in mind, whether more aristocratic or more popular, expressing their local prejudices and expectations.
	www.yotor.com /wiki/en/op/Opera.htm (1698 words)

	Italian Opera Singers
		Two renowned Italian opera singers are expected in Malta next month to take part in Puccini's concert version of Le...
		16th century and that was developed in Italian opera in the 17th, 18th, and earl...
		Il Fantasma dell'Opera, sung in Italian by opera singers, with the Scala...
	www.timecapsule.co.uk /Italian-Opera-Singers.html (465 words)

	Opera, Operas, Singers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Opera japonica features original work by a team of writers located around the globe.
		Operas by name / opera composer: an index.
		Opera synopses from The Metropolitian Opera, New York.
	www.zeroland.co.nz /classical_music_opera.html (415 words)

	Ka Leo O Hawaii - 'Punk Rock' and 'Opera' unite for arts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		For those of you that missed it, the Punk Rock Opera was definitely an event that you would've had to see and hear to believe.
		The Punk Rock Opera was a melding of punk rifts and opera melodies all in one rainy evening.
		Dork (coliseum rock), The 86 List (roots punk rock) and Suspicious Minds (rockabilly) represented the punk rock crowd and Andy Maddock, Sherry Chock Wong and Julius Ahn represented the opera crowd.
	www.kaleo.org /vnews/display.v/ART/2004/04/08/4074f4fcee5aa (376 words)

	Opera (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The drama is presented using the typical elements of theater such as scenery, costumes, and acting.
		One reaction was the sentimental "realistic" melodramas of verismo operas, a style perpetuated in the well-known, popular operas of Giacomo Puccini.
		Sydney Opera House: one of the world's most recognizable opera houses
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/O/Opera.htm (1847 words)

	The world wide web of opera (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Appearing during 1999, visitors to this rather frivolous page are greeted by a large cartoon drawing of opera glasses and opera gloves, and then an article by site owner Bob Fink, who begins by suggesting that too many people have been making light of such a serious subject...
		There's also a comprehensive list of opera singers' appearances in films, and a selection of opera singers' endorsement of various products including cigarettes...
		It looks very comprehensive, with sections on composers and their operas, opera houses and festivals, schedule services, magazines and interactive and other resources.
	www.mvdaily.com /articles/2000/02/operawww.htm (234 words)

	2005 Competition for Young Opera Singers
		If the studies were accomplished at a private music school or with a teacher, the headmaster or teacher has to issue on their own responsability a declaration stating the student’s qualification and level of development;
		Performance at the operas, in the roles decided by the Artistic Teaching Director, is compulsory.
		During the period of the Preparatory Course and the Opera Season, the participants are obliged to be available for concerts, opera performances, any record, television or radio recordings (partial or complete), and for any other event programmed by the Artistic Management, without any further payment.
	www.tls-belli.it /concorso.eng.htm (1265 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.
		: Tosca, opera's most famous leaper from parapets and recipient of sweet kisses and slow caresses was 100 years old on January 14, 2000, as were the evil Scarpia and the handsome Cavaradossi.
		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)

	Opera Singers of Yesteryear
		Across the land, in towns where opera companies had never set foot, a growing clientele for standard arias and ensembles was to be found patronizing Victor’s ten thousand authorized dealers.
		They were made before the modern cut and paste style of recording was possible -- a soprano could not go into the studio and record a bank of high Cs for use in producing a full-length recording at a later date when she might not be in good voice.
		In addition to the breadth of their musical capabilities, the result of long, very intensive study, the singers of what we now call the “Golden Age of Opera” were recipients as well of direct, or almost direct, instruction at the hands of great composers themselves or their immediate disciples.
	bassocantante.com /opera/singers.html (871 words)

	List of opera singers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wikimedia needs your help in the final days of its fund drive.
		The following articles contain lists of male opera singers:
		This page was last modified 19:59, 24 August 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_opera_singers (65 words)

	Opera News : Worst Dressed List.(opera singers describe their most embarrassing costumes) @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		When you ask an opera singer "What was your least favorite costume?" you have to wait a while for an answer.
		When the answers do come, they are revealing not only of the eccentricities of designers but of aspects of giving a performance that most audience members do not consider.
		As the "Empress," a drag queen in The Life and Times of Harvey Milk at Houston Grand Opera, I wore a crown, a wig, a beard, a fl tank top, a red miniskirt, bare legs and army boots.
	static.highbeam.com /o/operanews/august012000/worstdressedlistoperasingersdescribetheirmostembar/index.html (237 words)

	Links to Collections of Biographies of Singers & Conductors
		Great singers of the past — more than 1,200 singers with biographies, recordings, comments, audiofiles and pictures.
		Well-known and unknown Dutch opera and concert singers.
		The page is dedicated to Male Nightingales, singers whose vocal range goes considerably beyond that of counter-tenors and who thus are provided with a rare and unusual kind of the (adult) male voice
	www.bach-cantatas.com /Links/Links-Collections.htm (498 words)

	Open Directory - Arts: Music: Vocal: Singers: Classical (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Opera Singers on the Net - About opera for singers and fans.
		Opera Singers on the Web - Links to several hundred home pages of singers.
		Professional Women Singers Association - Information about the mission and activities conducted by this association, a networking organization of women singers, as well as details on how to become a member or hire a singer.
	dmoz.org /Arts/Music/Vocal/Singers/Classical (472 words)

	Hillside Singers and Opera
		Solo singers are encouraged, as most of the solo work comes from within the choir.
		Sadly, Hillside Opera Ceased in the new millennium with Jill Meager's retirement.
		Her vision is to provide a platform for trained and accomplished amateur singers and young professionals seeking experience in opera roles not usually accessible to them.
	www.freenetpages.co.uk /hp/trg/hillside (361 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Concert and Opera Singers: A Bibliography of Biographical Materials (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The first section, `Collective Works: Books on Singers,' includes 120 titles devoted almost entirely to concert and opera singers.
		The final section, `Individual Singers, A-Z,' alphabetically lists concert and opera singers with citations listing the reference work, article or book(s) in which they are mentioned.
		The listings provide country of origin and vocal field, birth and death dates and place of death.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0313248281 (338 words)

	The Metropolitan Opera
		Sounds, images and text illuminate the sweep of Met History from the formation of the company in 1880, the first performances in 1883, through to the conclusion of the 2003-04 season.
		Designed to entertain and inform, this story of The Metropolitan Opera is told with text, photographs and designs; brief audio clips offer tantalizing glimpses of great artists and refer the listener to the original recordings.
		Search through this up-to-date chronicle of every Metropolitan Opera performance since 1883 for complete information on all performers, operas and ballets at the Met.
	www.metopera.org /history (106 words)

	The (Un)official Countertenor Homepage
		This list is not exhaustive, and it is ever-changing, but I'd like to think that it is fairly comprehensive.
		In any case, these types of singers are less inhibited now to show their true colors, and they are often called upon to sing soprano arias and/or soprano castrati roles.
		The sheer immensity of this still-young singer's catalogue, along with the number of labels that have sought him, are a testament to the singular gifts that Mr.
	www.medieval.org /emfaq/performers/countertenors.html (10300 words)

	Opera Singers-Features
		My recommendation to any singer who has ruled out all other options only has one choice and this is surgery.
		When a singer is in pain, he or she will over compensate by using incorrect technique...detrimental consequences!!
		It is very important that other singers are not hindered in the same way that I am.
	www.operastars.com /features.htm (3322 words)

	Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The concept of Opera Singer Management is to represent Opera Singers throughout the world Via Internet.
		Opera Singer Management designs Internet Website specifically for Opera Singers.
		Opera Singer Management select the most talented Opera Singers from all over the world.
	www.operasingermanagement.com (40 words)

	Rose Guccione
		An ensemble of vocalists from Lyric Opera of Chicago together with pianist, present their favorite arias and scenes offering a wide range of operatic styles.
		A site for opera fans where you will find an Opera board to post and answer messages, a links page to many other opera sites, including opera houses, general sites, and artists.
		There is also a page that lists CD and video vendors for those hard to get opera recordings.
	www.roseguccione.com /sing/links.html (1168 words)

	List Of Jazz Singers
		Find Jazz Singer at Kelkoo the product search engine which brings you millions of products from hundreds of shops.
		Read about list of jazz singers in the free online encyclopedia and dictionary.
		International mailing list and free resource for singers and singing teachers.
	www.musaic.org.uk /jazz/list_of_jazz_singers.html (416 words)

	Opera Fan Pages
		The following list gives links to fan pages providing information about famous opera people, mostly singers.
		For a list of Web pages provided by opera people themselves, see Opera People.
		If you maintain or know of a fan page that should be included in this list, click here to Register a Fan Page.
	rick.stanford.edu /opera/fans.html (207 words)

	Opera People
		These Web pages have been provided either by the individuals themselves or by their agencies: they are not "fan pages".
		There is a separate listing for fan pages.
		If you are an opera professional, semi-professional, or serious amateur (singer, director, musician, stage worker, composer, librettist, translator, etc.
	opera.stanford.edu /people.html (121 words)

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