Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Opera/Archive 8

message: The Melodrama category now has has 14 miscellaneous items. This category seems to have originated in confusion between the Italian melodramma and the German melodram which is covered at the moment by the Melodrama article. What should we do with this category? De-populate it and put it up for deletion? - Kleinzach 14:19, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Depopulate. Marc Shepherd 14:22, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Completely delete it. It serves no known purpose. Inclusions seem totally random. --Folantin 14:39, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Good. I'd appreciate your help in de-populating it. Please support deletion at Wikipedia:Categories for deletion/Log/2006 August 24. - Kleinzach 15:03, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: [[:Category:Melodrama]]

message: I'd like to propose some nominees for October's composer of the month: Cilea, Giordano, Leoncavallo, Mascagni. ForDorothy 18:37, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Sounds fine. Why not do them collectively in  October under the heading "Verismo (excluding Puccini)", for example? (Though my vote might not count for much here as this is not my area of expertise and I doubt if I'll be able to contribute much. I'm still planning to do some more work on Gluck. August was a busy month unfortunately) --Folantin 18:57, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: A collective Verismo-without-Puccini month sounds fine to me. Best to all, Moreschi 19:18, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I think a Verismo month is a good idea, although Puccini could do with some editing too.  I added a Style and Politics component to this article a few months back, but it can still do with some needed expansion and editing.Doublea 01:57, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I vote for Leoncavallo and Mascagni by themselves as I think all "Verismo (excluding Puccini)" is a bit too much for one month. Kleinzach 13:09, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Umm, are we going to put up a new composer of the month? I'd do it myself, but I'm a bit new here and don't exactly know how it works. Heimstern Läufer 21:57, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

text: Thanks, Folantin. I'll see if I can improve what's there by filling in some titles of operas soon. Heimstern Läufer 17:25, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks to both of you for taking this on. Unfortunately I haven't had much access during the last six weeks or so (I've been in Africa), and i'm delighted that you have kept it up. Best. Kleinzach 22:39, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I've done what I said I would. It looks to me like Leoncavallo and Mascagni alone will suffice for this month, so I suggest we hold off on Cilea and Giordano for now (perhaps we could add in some other lesser-known Italian composers and feature them another month soon? I also have a question: according to his article, Leoncavallo wrote operettas as well as operas; should the operettas be included also? I'm not sure of the scope of this project, so I thought I'd ask. Heimstern Läufer 22:42, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: We certainly cover operetta - as a genre of opera. It may be worth updating The opera corpus list if there are works that merit separate WP articles. Kleinzach 22:52, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  October's composer of the month? 

message: In working on adding or updating the various articles on Italian opera houses (just added Teatro Communale Alighieri in Ravenna), I came across the List of opera houses in Italy.  Please take a look at it and my posting on the Talk page.
I'd like to see it removed, as much for its duplication of effort as anything.  Please support this with your comments. Vivaverdi 23:47, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I think a redirect to List of opera houses#Italy would be more appropriate. You can PROD or AFD it, but I think the redirect is better. Best, Moreschi 09:03, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Please take a look at [[List of opera houses in Italy]] 

message: If you can read French, there's loads of information here (including original cast lists): 
The site owner says: "Toute reproduction du contenu de ce site est autorisée, sous réserve de l'indication de la provenance" (All reproduction of the content of this site is authorised, as long as an indication of its provenance is given). So it should be all right to use the info providing we give an external link to him at the bottom of each article. --Folantin 20:19, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Lully (and just about every other Baroque opera composer): A useful resource

message: I've listed a new candidate for deletion, and I'd like to get consensus as to whether he should be in the list. As to who this mystery composer is - well, you'll soon find out. Cheers, Moreschi 22:03, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I have added one for Addition as well. Adam Cuerden 15:20, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[List of major opera composers]] - Please Vote. 

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