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Opera for Beginners
Whether you’re completely new to opera or just need a refresher, keep reading for all-things opera.
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The history of opera: A timeline of the last 400 years
An art form recognised for over 400 years, opera has been delighting audiences since 1607. -
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15 Most Famous Opera Songs of All Time
Whether you’re an opera fan or not, you will have heard opera music before and most likely through one of… -
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10 Famous Opera Songs in Movies
Opera as a genre is a thrilling combination of music and drama. Opera gives us stories of love, fear, sadness,… -
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Mozart's Most Famous Music: Where to Start
The Austrian composer may have only been alive for 35 short years, but that was more than enough time to… -
The Beginner's Guide to Gilbert & Sullivan
Much-loved British duo, librettist W.S Gilbert and composer Sir Arthur Sullivan, collaborated for over 25 years and created a total… -
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The beginner's guide to operetta
An operetta falls somewhere between an opera and a musical – like a musical, an operetta (most often) contains spoken… -
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The beginner's guide to Mozart
Recognised as one of the most gifted classical composers of all time, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote operas, symphonies, piano works,…
Introduction Guides
Our guides will give you a short overview of the opera, the composer and the music.
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An Introduction to Partenope
Handel’s opera treats finding love as a battle both literally and figuratively. This comic opera is full of romantic entanglements… -
An introduction to Così fan tutte
Mozart‘s Così fan tutte, written at the height of his musical prowess, remains a testament to the wit and skill… -
An introduction to HMS Pinafore
One of Gilbert & Sullivan‘s most beloved works, HMS Pinafore tells a classic tale of a forbidden love, and the… -
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An Introduction to Carmen
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An Introduction to The Magic Flute
From one of the best known classical composers of his time, The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte) was the last opera…
