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Literature and Opera - American Comparative Literature Association
This seminar aims to explore various kinds of relation between operas and literary works. What kinds of "reading" do operas invite or support?
https://www.acla.org/seminar/literature-and-opera
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So You Want To Write An Opera - NewMusicBox
NewMusicBox, a multimedia publication from New Music USA, is dedicated to the music of American composers and improvisers and their champions.
http://www.newmusicbox.org/articles/so-you-want-to-write-an-opera/
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Opera - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera
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Five most Famous Opera Composers
This article examines the five most famous opera composers of all times: Mozart, Rossini, Wagner, Verdi and Puccini. Included, youtube recordings of some of the most famoust opera music ever written.
http://hubpages.com/entertainment/-Top-5-Opera-Composers
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Composing Opera - Some Thoughts - Henry Mollicone
I have gotten several inquiries from younger composers about writing in the opera/music theater medium, and would like to express a few thoughts. These reflect my opinions, which are certainly not universal among composers.
http://henrymollicone.com/2008/08/composing-opera-some-thoughts/
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How do You Write an Opera? Aldeburgh has the Answer - The Guardian
A pioneering project is helping young - and not-so-young - composers get to grips with the unique challenges of writing an opera. Guy Dammann reports.
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/nov/06/opera-suffolk-aldeburgh
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History of Opera - History World
In the spirit of the Renaissance, Roman plays are performed on festive occasions at the courts of Italian princes. Perhaps they prove a little heavy going for some of the guests.
http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ab36
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Opera Music - Britannica
A staged drama set to music in its entirety, made up of vocal pieces with instrumental accompaniment and usually with orchestral overtures and interludes.
http://www.britannica.com/art/opera-music
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Greensboro Opera - History
During the Renaissance, in Florence, Italy, a small group of wealthy artists, statesmen, writers, and musicians, called the Florentine Camerata, gathered to discuss how to revive and transform Greek drama. They favored heightening the text by creating the solo melody or monody which would enhance natural speech.
http://www.greensboroopera.org/oft-history.shtml
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List of Major Opera Composers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This list provides a guide to the most important opera composers, as determined by their presence on a majority of compiled lists of significant opera composers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_major_opera_composers
