Opera and Classical Music Web Resources
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General Opera Links | ||
| Links on Specific Composers or Works | |||
| Opera Companies on the Web | |||
| Classical Music Links |
| Aria Database | A great resource for operatic arias, organized by work, composer, etc. Includes original language texts, tessitura information, some sound clips, etc. | |
| Gopera | A good general information site about opera. | |
| Infoseek Opera Links | All of the links in the Infoseek Opera category. | |
| Opera of America | A good site with information on American opera composers. | |
| OperaGlass | A great site for links. Contains links on composers, specific operas, librettists, opera companies, singers, fans, etc. Lots of great links. | |
| OperaPak Synopses | Offered by New York City Opera, contains synopses for many well known (and some not so well known) operas. | |
| OperaWeb | Nice general information site with lots of links, opera curiosities and oddities, etc. | |
| Operissimo | Another mostly link site. Seems to have mostly links to links to links..... | |
| Pronouncing Opera | Two GREAT pages from the Rhodes College History of Opera class. These pages have actual *.wav files to show you how to pronounce the names of composers, operas and opera terms. Great for a beginner (like me). | |
| Public Domain Libretti | A great source of librettos in the original languages. Not too many translations, though. | |
| Virtual Opera House | A nice general information site with opera information and links. |
Links on Specific Composers or Works
(These are companies where I have seen operas or expect to see them in the near future)
| Austin Lyric Opera | ||
| Dallas Opera | ||
| Ft. Worth Opera | ||
| Houston Grand Opera | ||
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | ||
| Metropolitan Opera | ||
| Opera Company of Philadephia | ||
| Santa Fe Opera | ||
| Opera Companies on the Web |