The Encyclopedia of OperaLeslie Orrey, Gilbert Chase More than 3,000 alphabetically arranged entries cover more than 700 operas, with information on composers, librettists, singers, conductors, plots, opera houses, stage designers, and other subjects. |
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acts AIDA American appeared ARIADNE AUF NAXOS Austrian ballet BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA baritone bass Bayreuth BORIS GODUNOV Carlo CARMEN CG debut Chicago comedy comp cond conductor Cons contr created Czech designed DON GIOVANNI DONIZETTI dramatic Dresden English FAUST Florence German GLUCK Glyndebourne Hamburg Italian composer Italy July June Kobbé later librettist London lyric Main chars MANON mezzo-sop Milan Moscow MOZART Munich Naples NOZZE DI FIGARO NY Met opéra comique opera house operas incl operetta orch OTELLO Paris perf Photo play Prague premiere prod revived Rome ROSSINI Royal Opera House Salzburg Salzburg Fest San Francisco sang Sept singer singing soprano St Petersburg stage STRAUSS Studied success sung TANNHÄUSER tenor theatre title role TOSCA TRISTAN UND ISOLDE Venice VERDI Vienna Vienna Staats voice WAGNER wrote ZAUBERFLÖTE