Opera online: databases and blogs, a comprehensive list of websites
Famous operas and singers, opera reviews, opera houses, libretti
See also: Famous opera singers index
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Opera reviews, news, blogs, criticism
Das Opernglas
The German opera journal.
Opera Chic
The popular Milan-based opera blog.
Opera Chic’s fearless, funky-fresh reporting”
‘Alex Ross, The New Yorker’
The Opera Critic
Reviews, articles, webcasts, opera companies. An international site based in New Zealand, by Michael Sinclair.
Opera Japonica
A Tokyo-based website with world coverage of opera. International news, reviews and reports.
Criticism. Opera Critic
Reviews, articles, features, webcasts.
Opera News
The latest in-depth features, interviews, recordings and performance reviews, covering the art form in the United States and around the world.
Live stage and music reviews
from Guardian Unlimited Music.
News about opera,
including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
La Scena Musicale
The online classical music journal.
Index of opera websites
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African opera
The Aria Database
Over 1000 operatic arias, with texts and translations.
Articles on classical music.
Music and Vision
Auditions
Yap Tracker Opera Auditions annd Vocal Competitions
YAP Tracker is the ultimate resource for young artists and emerging professionals. Membership includes:
Access to over 2500 audition opportunities published each year. See 2011 breakdown for more details.
E-mail alerts and reminders for upcoming deadlines.
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Bellini
Vincenzo Bellini
Biography, I puritani, Adelson e Salvini.
Vincenzo Bellini. Operas, references.
Vincenzo Bellini. Wikipedia entry.
Bizet
Bizet, Georges. Georges Bizet’s Carmen.
Georges Bizet
Life and background.
Les Amis de Bizet
Free scores by Bizet.
Georges Bizet, Wikipedia entry.
Blogs
Opera Chic
‘I’m a young American woman living in Milan, and you’re not. I go to La Scala a lot, and you don’t.’
Criticism. Opera Critic
Reviews, articles, features, webcasts.
Operatoonity
Opera reviews by gale Martin, with who shares Q&As and tweets from the opening nights at The Metropolitan Opera of New York.
Opera Teen
This blog encourages young people to visit the opera and does its best to keep you the loop about the opera world with news, features, reviews and interviews.
Intermezzo
A blog on the London opera scene.
Not a Rehearsal
A blog on opera in Sydney.
Operavision
A blog by American soprano Aprile Millo on her experience in the world of opera and as life as a “human Stradivarius”.
Trying to Remain Operational
Jennifer Rivera has been a professional Opera Singer since her debut with the Cincinnati Opera in 1999. The blogs includes audio and videos.
Yankee Diva
The blog from American mezzo Joyce DiDonato.
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Chinese opera.
The Illuminated Lantern. Revealing the heart of Asian opera and cinema.
Classical singer community.
Classicalsinger.com. Opera singing. Audition listings, competition listings, singer directory, performance directory and online classical music magazine.
Competitions
Operalia
The world opera competition was founded by Plácido Domingo to discover and honor the best new young opera singers of today.
Composer directories
Composers, a general list of composer websites.
Composers of opera. OperaGlass
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Donizetti
Donizetti, Domenico Gaetano Maria
A Gaetano Donizetti website.
Gaetano Donizetti
Operas by Gaetano Donizetti.
Gaetano Donizetti
Bühnenwerke in der chronologischen Folge ihrer Entstehung.
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Early recordings of opera singers. Marston Records
EMI Classics Artists Catalogue
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Forums
Operafreaks.com
Opera General Forums. Opera general forums and community.
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Gounod
Charles Gounod
Detailed biography, pictures and portraits, list of works, discography.
Charles Gounod
Wikipedia article with photograph, summary of life and works, references to related people and topics.
Charles Gounod
Biographical sketch, caricature, summaries of operatic, religious, orchestral, and vocal works, and Naxos discography.
Charles Gounod
Filmography noting films and TV programs (IMDb).
Gounod
Portrait, works and recordings.
Mémoires d’un artiste, by Charles Gounod.
Free scores by Gounod.IMSLP
Gounod’s Faust
Free score of Roméo_et Juliette. IMSLP
Libretto of Roméo et Juliette in French and English
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Houses; opera houses, opera companies, professional organizations and country directories
List of opera houses, from Wikipedia.
Opera houses are listed by continent, then by country with the name of the opera house and city.
European opera companies
Opera Europa.org. Opera Europa is the leading service organisation for professional opera companies and opera festivals throughout Europe. It currently serves 120 member companies from 36 different countries.
Operabase.com
A searchable database of opera companies from around the world. Performances, agents, managers, artists and opera attendance/popularity statistics.
Opera America
Opera America, officially OPERA America, is a service organization in North America promoting the creation, presentation, and enjoyment of opera. Almost all professional opera companies and some semi-professional companies in the United States are members of the organization. Categories include: job listings, performance schedules, professional resources, publications and directories.
Deutscher Bühnenverein
The Deutscher Bühnenverein is an organization representing 430 theatres, opera houses and opera companies in Germany.
Réunion des opéras de France
The Réunion des Opéras de France (ROF) is the professional association of opera companies in France.
RESEO
RESEO is the umbrella organisation for those working in opera and dance education.
RESEO’s members comprise over seventy opera and dance companies of all sizes from twenty countries in Europe. RESEO acts as a forum for exchange on the practice of opera education.
OPASS
OPASS, the European Opera Passport, encourages young tourists up to 30 years old to travel through Europe and enjoy opera. The opass gives you and your friends the opportunity to attend opera performances at friendly prices.
Wikipedia list of opera hoses around the world.
An index of opera houses.
OperaStuff
Austrian opera houses, a list from Wikipedia.
German opera houses, a list from Wikipedia.
Italian opera hoses. Top Ten Opera Houses in Italy
Houses and theatres
Covent Garden, London (The Royal Opera House)
La Fenice Opera, Venice (Il Teatro la Fenice
Gran Teatre del Liceu (Wikipedia)
Kirov Opera, St Petersburg (Mariinsky Theatre)
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Royal Opera House YouTube video channel.
Salzburger Festspiele, Austria.
Salzburger Festspiele, Austria
La Fenice Opera, Venice (Il Teatro la Fenice)
Hyperion Records, U.K.
Hyperion art song catalogue, biographies, discographies.
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Japanese opera.
Opera Japonica. A Tokyo-based website with world coverage of opera. International news, reviews and reports are included together with information about the rapidly developing opera world in Japan.
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Libretti databases
Opera libretti, in original languages and in English translations. Opera Folio
Opera libretti at Opera Glass, Stanford University.
Opera libretti, in German. Opera Guide
Light Opera
Gilbert and Sullivan
The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive. Numerous links to Gilbert and Sullivan web sites.
Guide to Light Opera and Operetta
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Mozart
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
The Mozart Project. Internet resources, images, audio.
Opera Glass: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Chronological list of operas, some with libretti.
Die Zauberflöte
Comprehensive synopsis. Kelly McDonald, Stanford University.
The Mozart websites directory.
News
The Opera Critic
Reviews, articles, webcasts, opera companies. An international site based in New Zealand, by Michael Sinclair.
Opera news and reviews from Google news feeds.
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Opera Active
Opera news, notes, performances and interviews, in German.
Opera America
A service organization for opera. Schedules, education, databases, news.
Opera Japonica
A Tokyo-based website with world coverage of opera. International news, reviews and reports are included together with information about the rapidly developing opera world in Japan. Opera Japonica features original work by a team of writers located around the globe.
Opera libretti.
Full index of major opera libretti. Plot synopses, full libretti, source texts, performance histories, roles, background.
Opera synopses and libretti.
The Barber of Seville, Carmen, Turandot, Le Nozze di Figaro, Eugene Onegin, Aida, La Bohème, Otello, Così fan Tutte, Tosca, The Magic Flute, La Traviata, Madama Butterfly and others.
Operas by name / opera composer: an index.
Opera on Video
Opera in Video contains five hundred hours of the most important opera performances, captured on video through staged productions, interviews, and documentaries. Selections represent the world’s best performers, conductors, and opera houses and are based on a work’s importance to the operatic canon.
This release includes 291 works, equaling 500 hours.
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Puccini
Puccini, Giacomo
Giacomo Puccini. Centro Studie
Puccini biography.
Puccini operas and synopses.
Tosca libretto, information, background.
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Reviews
Reviews, articles, features, webcasts, first nights, programmes.
The Opera Critic
Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative
Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm.
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Versailles
L’Opéra of the Palace of Versailles
The history of opera at Versailles. Wikipedia entry.
The Royal Opera, Palace of Versailles.t
Vienna
Wikipedia encyclopedia entry on opera and opera singers.
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Home Pages of people professionally connected with opera.
Web pages which have been provided either by the individuals themselves or by their agencies.
Stockhousen, Karlheinz
Stockhousen, Karlheinz. Karlheinz Stockhousen homepage.
Strauss, Richard
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Tchaikovsky, Pytor Illyich
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s operas.
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Verdi, Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco)
Giuseppe Verdi. Verdi Festival, Giuseppe Verdi Cultural Society.
Giuseppe Verdi
A directory of Verdi operas: libretti, synopses, premiere dates and places, early singers. Stanford University
Giuseppe Verdi
Wikipedia entry.
Portale Giuseppe Verdi
Bibliography, Discography, Images of Operas
Giuseppe Verdi
Material from Opera Glass including list of operas, librettists and texts, important dates, creators of roles, portraits, discography, links.
Video, streaming
Opera on Video
Opera in Video contains five hundred hours of the most important opera performances, captured on video through staged productions, interviews, and documentaries. Selections represent the world’s best performers, conductors, and opera houses and are based on a work’s importance to the operatic canon.
This release includes 291 works, equaling 500 hours.
Royal Opera House YouTube video channel.
Operavison. Opera streaming – free, live and on demand. Opera resources for beginners and professionals. Available in English, French and German.
Staatsoper Berlin(Concert program)
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (Week 3 and 4)
Teatro Real de Madrid
La Monnai
A comprehensive list of all opera companies offering streaming services
Vienna
Opera houses in Vienna. About Vienna
Wiener Staatsoper/The Vienna Opera
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Wagner, Richard. Richard Wagner
Symbols in Wagner’s The Ring of the Nibelung
Educational site devoted to The Ring (University of Texas)
Libretto of The Ring Cycle. Translation by Frederick Jameson.
Richard Wagner Archive
Der Ring des Nibelungen. Plot synopsis (in English)
The Tristan chord.
Wikipedia entry.
Wagner Opera Blog
Wagner on the Web. Wagner web sites.
Wiener Staatsoper
Orchestras
See: Orchestras
OrchestraNet World Directory of Music and Orchestras (includes a music webring)