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This list provides a guide to the most important operas, as determined by their presence on a majority of compiled lists of significant operas: see the "Lists Consulted" section for full details. Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto The operas listed cover all important genres, and include all operas regularly performed today, from seventeenth-century works by Monteverdi, Cavalli, and Purcell to late twentieth-century operas by Messiaen, Berio, Glass, Adams, Birtwistle, and Judith Weir. The brief accompanying notes offer an explanation as to why each opera has been considered important. For an introduction to operatic history, see Opera. Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto The organisation of the list is by year of first performance, or, if this was long after the composer's death, approximate date of composition. A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance

Contents

1600 – 1699

Portrait of Claudio Monteverdi holding the mask of tragedy, painting by Domenico Fetti, 1640.
Portrait of Claudio Monteverdi holding the mask of tragedy, painting by Domenico Fetti, 1640. Domenico Fetti (also spelled Feti c 1589 – 1623 was an Italian Baroque painter active mainly in Rome, Mantua and Venice.

1700 – 1749

George Frideric Handel. Painting by Balthasar Denner, 1733.
George Frideric Handel. Painting by Balthasar Denner, 1733.

1750 – 1799

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart aged 21 in 1777.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart aged 21 in 1777.

1800 – 1832

A portrait of Rossini
A portrait of Rossini

1833 – 1849

Gaetano Donizetti
Gaetano Donizetti

1850 – 1875

Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner

1876 – 1899

Giuseppe Verdi, the celebrated portrait by Giovanni Boldini, 1886 (National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome).
Giuseppe Verdi, the celebrated portrait by Giovanni Boldini, 1886 (National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome). Giovanni Boldini ( December 31, 1842 &ndash July 11, 1931) was an Italian genre and portrait painter belonging to the

1900 – 1920

Richard Strauss
Richard Strauss

1921 – 1944

Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Puccini

From 1945

Igor Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky

Significant firsts in opera history

Operas not included in the above list, but which were important milestones in operatic history.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ John Whenham, writing in Grove
  2. ^ a b c d Ellen Rosand, writing in Grove
  3. ^ Viking p. Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list provides a guide to the The following is a list of Operas with entries in Wikipedia The entries are sorted alphabetically by opera title with the name of the composer and the year of the first performance This is a list of over 2100 works by around 600 individual opera composers The following is an annotated list of Operas listed along with their composers that are based on the myth of Orpheus. 191
  4. ^ Martha Novak Clinkscale, writing in Grove
  5. ^ a b Curtis Price, writing in Grove
  6. ^ Viking p. Sir Curtis Price, KBE, was Principal of the Royal Academy of Music from 1995 to 2008 and Professor of Music in the University 418: According to John Mainwaring, Handel's first biographer, 'The theatre at almost every pause resounded with shouts of "Viva il caro Sassone". They were thunderstruck by the sublimity of his style: for never had they known till then all the powers of harmony and modulation so closely arrayed and forcibly combined'".
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i Anthony Hicks, writing in Grove
  8. ^ Robert D. Hume, writing in Grove
  9. ^ a b Orrey p. 64
  10. ^ Orrey pp. 90-91
  11. ^ a b c d Graham Sadler, writing in Grove
  12. ^ Stanley Sadie, writing in Grove
  13. ^ Mary Hunter, writing in Grove
  14. ^ Viking pp. 375-6
  15. ^ Viking pp. 378-9
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i Julian Rushton, writing in Grove
  17. ^ Viking p. 381
  18. ^ Caryl Clark, writing in Grove
  19. ^ Viking p. 393
  20. ^ Viking p. 370
  21. ^ Orrey p. 110
  22. ^ Orrey p. 113
  23. ^ Viking p. 752
  24. ^ Orrey p. 107
  25. ^ Orrey p. 113
  26. ^ Orrey p. 114
  27. ^ Gordana Lazarevich, writing in Grove
  28. ^ Viking pp. 210-211
  29. ^ Viking p. 59
  30. ^ Viking p. 1002-1004
  31. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Richard Osborne, writing in Grove
  32. ^ Viking p. 1212-14
  33. ^ Viking p. 1214-15
  34. ^ Oxford Illustrated p. 136
  35. ^ Clive Brown, writing in Grove
  36. ^ Simon Maguire, writing in Grove
  37. ^ A. Dean Palmer, writing in Grove
  38. ^ Simon Maguire, writing in Grove
  39. ^ Viking p. 884; pp. 917-18
  40. ^ a b William Ashbrook, writing in Grove
  41. ^ Viking p. 38
  42. ^ Viking p. 66
  43. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Julian Budden, writing in Grove
  44. ^ Orrey p. Julian Medforth Budden (born 9 April 1924 died 28 February 2007 was a British opera scholar radio producer and broadcaster 132
  45. ^ Viking p. 659-60
  46. ^ Viking p. 70
  47. ^ Viking p. 609
  48. ^ Viking p. 277
  49. ^ Viking p. 278
  50. ^ Viking p. 1176
  51. ^ Viking p. 71
  52. ^ Viking p. 412
  53. ^ Viking p. 280
  54. ^ Oxford Illustrated p. 246 ff.
  55. ^ Viking pp. 660
  56. ^ Viking p. 282
  57. ^ Viking p. 92
  58. ^ Viking p. 1125
  59. ^ Viking p. 285
  60. ^ Viking p. 285
  61. ^ Viking p. 1125
  62. ^ Viking p. 584
  63. ^ a b c d Roger Parker, writing in Grove
  64. ^ Viking p. 1177
  65. ^ Viking p. 368
  66. ^ Viking p. 1179
  67. ^ Viking p. 288
  68. ^ Viking p. 1127
  69. ^ Viking p. 48
  70. ^ Viking p. 1128
  71. ^ Viking p. 1181
  72. ^ Viking p. 1132
  73. ^ Viking p. 94
  74. ^ Viking p. 1132
  75. ^ Viking p. 328
  76. ^ Viking p. 726
  77. ^ Viking p. 661
  78. ^ Viking p. 1138
  79. ^ Viking p. 968
  80. ^ Viking p. 1184-86
  81. ^ Viking p. 1139
  82. ^ Oxford Illustrated p. 192
  83. ^ Oxford Illustrated p. 193
  84. ^ Viking p. 1143
  85. ^ Viking p. 1144
  86. ^ Viking p. 228
  87. ^ Viking p. 735
  88. ^ Viking p. 94
  89. ^ Penguin Guide to Opera on CD p. 114
  90. ^ Viking p. 1147
  91. ^ Viking p. 97
  92. ^ Viking p. 1149
  93. ^ Viking p. 115
  94. ^ Viking p. 736
  95. ^ Viking p. 397
  96. ^ Viking p. 664
  97. ^ Viking p. 1196
  98. ^ Viking p. 1098
  99. ^ Viking p. 988
  100. ^ Viking p. 1152
  101. ^ Viking p. 116
  102. ^ Viking p. 398
  103. ^ Viking p. 990
  104. ^ Viking p. 1198
  105. ^ Viking p. 1099
  106. ^ Viking p. 738
  107. ^ Viking p. 131
  108. ^ Viking p. 1188
  109. ^ Viking p. 1190
  110. ^ Viking p. 1155
  111. ^ Viking p. 718
  112. ^ Viking p. 1020
  113. ^ Viking p. 992
  114. ^ Viking p. 118
  115. ^ Viking p. 1191
  116. ^ Viking p. 1192
  117. ^ Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs p. 53
  118. ^ Hugh MacDonald, writing in Grove
  119. ^ Viking p. 1087
  120. ^ Viking p. 624
  121. ^ Viking p. 738
  122. ^ Viking p. 1201
  123. ^ Viking p. 866
  124. ^ Viking p. 252
  125. ^ Viking p. 807
  126. ^ Viking p. 625
  127. ^ Viking p. 1022
  128. ^ Viking p. 720
  129. ^ Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs p. 54
  130. ^ Oxford Illustrated p. 164-5
  131. ^ Viking p. 618
  132. ^ Viking p. 134
  133. ^ a b Richard Taruskin, writing in Grove
  134. ^ Peter Ross, writing in Grove
  135. ^ Viking p. 1094
  136. ^ Michele Girardi, writing in Grove
  137. ^ Viking p. 564
  138. ^ a b c Rodney Milnes, writing in Grove
  139. ^ Amanda Glauert, writing in Grove
  140. ^ Jan Smaczny, writing in Grove
  141. ^ Viking p. 203
  142. ^ Oxford Illustrated p. 269
  143. ^ Oxford Illustrated pp. 281-7
  144. ^ Viking p. 728
  145. ^ Oxford Illustrated p. 304
  146. ^ Viking p. 559
  147. ^ Viking p. 1026
  148. ^ Viking p. 729
  149. ^ Viking p. 256
  150. ^ Oxford Illustrated p. 285
  151. ^ Viking p. 871
  152. ^ Viking p. 502
  153. ^ Viking p. 1028
  154. ^ Viking p. 1241
  155. ^ Viking p. 872
  156. ^ Viking p. 635
  157. ^ Viking p. 1029
  158. ^ Viking p. 849
  159. ^ Viking p. 1031
  160. ^ Peter Franklin, writing in Grove
  161. ^ Viking p. 314
  162. ^ Viking p. 137
  163. ^ Viking p. 1045
  164. ^ Viking p. 485
  165. ^ Viking p. 168
  166. ^ Viking p. 1251
  167. ^ Viking p. 773
  168. ^ Oxford Illustrated p286-7
  169. ^ a b c David Murray, writing in Grove
  170. ^ Christopher Palmer, writing in Grove
  171. ^ Oxford Illustrated p. 269
  172. ^ Viking p. 505
  173. ^ Oxford Illustrated p. 306
  174. ^ Viking p. 1252
  175. ^ Viking p. 953
  176. ^ a b Michael Kennedy, writing in Grove
  177. ^ Viking p. 506
  178. ^ Oxford Illustrated p. 297,297
  179. ^ Roger Nichols, writing in Grove
  180. ^ Orrey p. 218
  181. ^ Viking p. 477
  182. ^ Tibor Tallián, writing in Grove
  183. ^ Viking p. 1076
  184. ^ John Tyrrell, writing in Grove
  185. ^ Oxford Illustrated p. 310-11
  186. ^ Viking p. 542
  187. ^ a b Stephen Hinton, writing in Grove
  188. ^ Viking p. 980
  189. ^ John Tyrrell, writing in Grove
  190. ^ Orrey p. 220
  191. ^ Laurel E. Fay, writing in Grove
  192. ^ Viking p. 1039
  193. ^ Richard Crawford, writing in Grove
  194. ^ Orrey p. 219
  195. ^ Viking p. 1120
  196. ^ Viking p. 1041
  197. ^ Viking p. 613
  198. ^ Viking p. 480
  199. ^ Viking p. 143
  200. ^ Oxford Illustrated p. 316
  201. ^ Viking p. 1115
  202. ^ Viking p. 144
  203. ^ Viking p. 803
  204. ^ Viking p. 802
  205. ^ a b c Bruce Archibald, writing in Grove
  206. ^ a b c d e f Arnold Whittal, writing in Grove
  207. ^ Viking p. 307
  208. ^ Viking p. 793
  209. ^ Anthony Sellors, writing in Grove
  210. ^ Viking p. 649
  211. ^ Viking p. 1050
  212. ^ Viking p. 462
  213. ^ Viking ref. 152
  214. ^ Richard Taruskin, writing in Grove
  215. ^ Viking p. 1208
  216. ^ a b c Geraint Lewis, writing in Grove
  217. ^ Jon Alan Conrad, writing in Grove
  218. ^ Viking p. 794
  219. ^ a b Barbara B. Heyman, writing in Grove
  220. ^ Viking p. 795
  221. ^ a b c d e f g h Andrew Clements, writing in Grove
  222. ^ a b Orrey, p. 234
  223. ^ a b Adrian Thomas, writing in Grove
  224. ^ Viking p. 159
  225. ^ Viking p. 243
  226. ^ a b Paul Griffiths, writing in Grove
  227. ^ Viking p. 854
  228. ^ David Osmond-Smith, writing in Grove
  229. ^ Tim Page, writing in Grove
  230. ^ Viking p. 108
  231. ^ Viking p. 1232
  232. ^ Viking p. 18
  233. ^ a b Oxford Illustrated p. 8
  234. ^ Viking p. 174
  235. ^ Oxford Illustrated p. 31
  236. ^ Viking p. 589

References

Lists consulted

This list was compiled by consulting nine lists of great operas, created by recognized authorities in the field of opera, and selecting all of the operas which appeared on at least five of these (i. e. all operas on a majority of the lists). The lists used were:

  1. A-Z of Opera by Keith Anderson, Naxos, 2000.
  2. "The Standard Repertoire of Grand Opera 1607-1969", a list included in Norman Davies's Europe: a History (OUP, 1996; paperback edition Pimlico, 1997) ISBN 0-7126-6633-8. Ivor Norman Richard Davies Fellow of the British Academy (born 8 June 1939 to Richard and Elizabeth Davies
  3. Operas appearing in the chronology by Mary Ann Smart in The Oxford Illustrated History of Opera (OUP, 1994) ISBN 0-19-816282-0.
  4. Operas with entries in The New Kobbe's Opera Book, ed. Lord Harewood (Putnam, 9th ed. George Henry Hubert Lascelles 7th Earl of Harewood KBE (born 7 February 1923) styled The Hon , 1997) ISBN 0-370-10020-4
  5. Table of Contents of The Rough Guide to Opera. by Matthew Boyden. (2002 edition) ISBN 1-85828-749-9.
  6. Operas with entries in The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera ed. Paul Gruber (Thames and Hudson, 1993) ISBN 0393034445 and/or Metropolitan Opera Stories of the Great Operas ed. John W Freeman (Norton, 1984) ISBN 0393018881
  7. List of operas and their composers in Who's Who in British Opera ed. Nicky Adam (Scolar Press, 1993) ISBN 0 859 67 894 6
  8. Entries for individual operas in Warrack, John, and Ewan West (1992). The Oxford Dictionary of Opera. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-869164-5.  
  9. Entries for individual operas in Who's Who in Opera: a guide to opera characters by Joyce Bourne (Oxford University Press, 1998) ISBN 0192100238

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