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19th Century (2) 20th Century (4)

Websites in History

1. Chinese Opera
   A brief history.
   http://www.hamilton.edu/academics/Asian/OpProg2.html
   
   
2. Collecting Operas on Vintage Postcards
   An illustrated introduction to collecting early 20th century European historical opera postcards.
   http://www.luckymojo.com/operacards.html
   
   
3. Evolution of Opera
   Overview of the development of the operatic form.
   http://members.tripod.com/~dorakmt/music/opera.html
   
   
4. Historic Opera
   Archived images of historic opera singers, composers, and set designs.
   http://www.historicopera.com/
   
   
5. Historic Opera Images
   An opera reference site featuring early opera and composer postcards and photographs as well as opera singer listings.
   http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Opera/9171
   
   
6. Metropolitan Opera History
   A history of one of the world's leading opera companies.
   http://www.metopera.org/history/
   
   
7. Opera - A Philatelic History
   A history of opera as shown on postage stamps of the world.
   http://home.prcn.org/~pauld/opera/
   
   
8. Opera Timeline
   A chronology of important dates in the history of opera.
   http://www.pbs.org/wnet/threetenors/time-content.html
   
   
9. Russian Opera
   A brief history and some musical samples.
   http://russia-in-us.com/Music/Opera/
   
   
10. Tenorland
    Historical information on famous tenors from the past.
    http://tenorland.com/
    
    
11. The Legacy of the Diva
    Opera's recorded legacy. Articles and surveys of aria recordings especially from the coloratura repertoire.
    http://www.divalegacy.com/
    
    
12. The Rise of Light Opera
    A history of the development of the comic opera.
    http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/spectop001.html
    
    
13. The Story of Italian Opera
    Overview from the Baroque through the Romantic periods. Highlights noted composers and individual operas while emphasizing the central position of Italy in the development of the genre.
    http://www.pirandello.com/opera.html
    
    
14. Timeline of American Opera
    A chronology of important dates in the history of American opera.
    http://www.hapka.com/usopera/timeline.html
    
    

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