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Opera for Beginners

Opera for Beginners

 Felix Grünschloß / Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe

You have landed for the first time on a website devoted to opera. Where to begin?
Opera Spans Centuries

Opera Spans Centuries

 Karl and Monika Forster

More than four centuries, to be exact.
Opera, the Art of Emotions

Opera, the Art of Emotions

 Stofleth

We all have an idea of what an opera is. But what makes an opera an opera?
Opera Glossary

Opera Glossary

 Philippe De Gobert

Your guide to navigating the world of opera.
Singing with the Royal Opera Chorus

Singing with the Royal Opera Chorus

 Catherine Ashmore / Royal Opera House

St Pancras Station, London.
Phantoms of the Opera

Phantoms of the Opera

 Monika Ritterhaus/ Pelléas et Mélisande, Komische Oper Berlin (2017)

Meet the spookiest characters on our platform.
Small dictionary of operatic devices: R is for RING

Small dictionary of operatic devices: R is for RING

What does a ring mean to the wearer?
How well do you know Stabat mater compositions?

How well do you know Stabat mater compositions?

Excerpts from six famous Stabat Mater: choose the right composer!
Summer hits: soprano

Summer hits: soprano

What do Violetta Valéry, Semele and Turandot have in common?
Summer hits: mezzo-soprano

Summer hits: mezzo-soprano

What do Carmen, Rosina and Cherubino have in common?
Summer hits: tenor

Summer hits: tenor

What do Calaf, Radamès and Hoffmann have in common?
Summer hits: baritone and bass

Summer hits: baritone and bass

What do Don Giovanni, Enrico Ashton and the Commendatore have in common? 
Which famous soprano character are you?

Which famous soprano character are you?

 Javier del Real

Violetta, Turandot, Semele or Lucia...
Which famous mezzo-soprano character are you?

Which famous mezzo-soprano character are you?

 Alastair Muir

Carmen, Rosina, Leonor or Dinah...
Which famous tenor character are you?

Which famous tenor character are you?

 Opera Ballet Vlaanderen

Hoffman, Calaf, Radames or Siegfried?
Which famous baritone character are you?

Which famous baritone character are you?

 Teatro Real

Enrico Ashton, Don Giovanni, Bánk bán or Papageno?
Dipartimento Canto e Teatro Musicale

Dipartimento Canto e Teatro Musicale

 Conservatorio di Musica Arrigo Boito

Have you ever wondered what it takes to become an opera singer? Every year, aspiring singers from all over the world pursue their dreams by entering the Conservatorio di Musica Arrigo Boito.
Opera for our time

Opera for our time

 James Glossop

Contemporary opera is flourishing in our present era, embracing new narratives, timely topics and innovative formats.
  • Bury Court Opera
  • Irish National Opera
  • Teatro Real
  • Moscow State Stanislavsky Music Theatre
  • Royal Swedish Opera
  • National Theatre Brno
  • Poznań Opera
  • Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
  • National Theatre Prague
  • Polish National Opera
  • Finnish National Opera and Ballet
  • Komische Oper Berlin
  • Festival d’Aix-en-Provence
  • La Monnaie / De Munt
  • Dutch National Opera and Ballet
  • Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
  • Opéra de Lille
  • Den Norske Opera & Ballett
  • Opéra Comique
  • Teatro di San Carlo
  • Deutsche Oper am Rhein
  • Latvian National Opera and Ballet
  • Royal Opera House
  • Opera North
  • Garsington Opera
  • Hungarian State Opera
  • Teatro La Fenice
  • Teatro Regio Torino
  • Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía
  • Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb
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