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20th Century

Links

The Legacy of the Diva 
http://www.divalegacy.com/

Opera's recorded legacy. Articles and surveys of aria recordings especially from the coloratura repertoire.

Metropolitan Opera History 
http://www.metopera.org/history/

A history of one of the world's leading opera companies.

Opera Timeline 
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/threetenors/time-content.html

A chronology of important dates in the history of opera.

Evolution of Opera 
http://members.tripod.com/~dorakmt/music/opera.html

Overview of the development of the operatic form.

Chinese Opera 
http://www.hamilton.edu/academics/Asian/OpProg2.html

A brief history.

Tenorland 
http://tenorland.com/

Historical information on famous tenors from the past.

The Rise of Light Opera 
http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/spectop001.html

A history of the development of the comic opera.

Timeline of American Opera 
http://www.hapka.com/usopera/timeline.html

A chronology of important dates in the history of American opera.

Historic Opera 
http://www.historicopera.com/

Archived images of historic opera singers, composers, and set designs.

Collecting Operas on Vintage Postcards 
http://www.luckymojo.com/operacards.html

An illustrated introduction to collecting early 20th century European historical opera postcards.

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