A selection of opera synopses and composer biographies. Also provides news, reviews, related links and Opera Timelines. Opera Page Collection libretti for selected operas by over 80 composers, including Gluck, Massenet, Mozart and Wagner. Also includes details of opera houses worldwide, with schedules. Over 100 opera terms with definitions and pronunciation recordings.
Terms includes basso cantante, bel canto, leitmotiv, portamento, zarzuela and sprechstimme.
Opera and Musicals Set of annotated links to magazines, musicals and other educational resources relevant to opera and musicals. Information about the Zarzuela, a Spanish lyric theatre genre. Includes history, composers, CD reviews, song translations, images, and an index of works.