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Opera for beginners

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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,…
  • Mozart's most famous music

    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 operetta

    An operetta falls somewhere between an opera and a musical – like a musical, an operetta (most often) contains spoken…
  • 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,…
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    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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