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Notable operas
Is every opera by every famous composer automatically notable? Some editors seem to believe that there must be an article on every work by a famous composer, irrespective of whether it still exists, was ever completed, is ever performed etc. What should we do about this? The problem - as we found with the article on Verdi's Re Lear is that you can verify something that doesn't exist if the people involved are famous enough.

Viola has now been fed into the system with a navigation box, role table etc. as if it were a real opera that people might find in an opera house. -- Kleinzach 10:25, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

I've been in favour of listing complete works on each individual composer's article, in order to show career development etc. (Only important works lacking article indicated in red.)

Unfortunately these works are being fed into the system added to The opera corpus, created as articles and put through the process with navigation boxes, role tables etc. There seems to be a believe that every p[ice of work by a major compoesr should have its own article.

Recordings
Krenek: Jonny spielt auf  - Vienna State Opera Orchestra
 * Conductor: Heinrich Hollreiser
 * Principle singers: Lucia Popp, Gerd Feldhoff, Thomas Stewart, Leo Heppe, Evelyn Lear
 * Recording date: January 4, 1994
 * Label: Vanguard Classics - B0000023F7 (CD)

Sources for articles on contemporary singers
With the caveat that journalists can also be sloppy about checking facts, on the whole, I find the best independent sources for contemporary singers tend to be mainstream press or journal articles. The Guardian (UK), The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, The International Herald Tribune, and Time Magazine all have extensive archives that are largely free (except for certain NYT articles). To access their contents quickly, go to Google and type the following in the search box:
 * site:observer.guardian.co.uk "Singer's name"
 * site:query.nytimes.com "Singer's Name"
 * site:www.sfgate.com "Singer's Name"
 * site:www.iht.com "Singer's Name"
 * site:www.time.com "Singer's Name"

FindArticles.com is also useful, although some of their content is premium. (You can adjust the search to look for free content only)

Images
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Metastasio Libretto pages
We don't usually have seperate articles for libretti. Obviously they are normally covered by articles on the individual operas to which they were set. However the libretti of Metastasio are exceptional because of the large number of settings (sometimes thirty, forty or fifty of them). At the moment there appear to be four of them: Artaserse, Demofoonte, L'Olimpiade, Didone abbandonata.

IMO the Metastasio articles are useful, but at the moment they are haphazardly categorized and not very accessible. Should we create a new category for them, called Category: Opera libretti ? Is this a good idea or do we, perhaps, need a different approach? -- Kleinzach 09:38, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Opera by year

 * Boris Godunov (opera) both 1869 and 1872
 * The_Fair_at_Sorochintsï both 1913 and 1880
 * Khovanshchina both 1881 and 1886
 * Monterverdi's L'Orfeo both 1600s and 1904 - latter now deleted by M
 * Theodora (Handel) both 1749 and 1750

Opera terms
cantilena - a lyrical melody line, obviously meant to be sung or played "cantabile."

hauptstimme - this refers to the principal musical material of a work. In the operas of Schoenberg or Berg, early 20th century German composers, the main melodies are marked with an "H" to indicate that the composers considered those the principal tunes.

Legato

maestro - a title of courtesy, given, especially in Italy, to conductors, composers and directors; translation (from the Italian), "Master."

marking - the practice used by many singers to save their voices in rehearsals; singers will sing in what seems to be a mere whisper, or transpose the vocal lines so that they don't have to sing extremely high or low notes. This is done as a vocal protection--singing too strenuously, or without getting the voice properly warmed up can lead to vocal strain and severe throat problems.

PATTER SONG - A song or aria in which the character sings as many words as possible in the shortest time.

parlando - literally, "speaking"; this Italian term directs the singer to imitate speech in singing. The "patter songs" of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas frequently employ a great deal of parlando singing.

PIT - A sunken area in front of the stage where the members of the orchestra sit.

prova - rehearsal, from the Italian word for "test"; often in Italy, one hears of a "prova generale,"which means the final dress rehearsal. In Germany, a rehearsal is called "probe" (PROE beh); in German houses, one frequently hears of a sitzprobe (a rehearsal with orchestra where the singers sing seated on chairs at the front of the stage instead of moving about) or wandelprobe (where the singers actually go through the motions of their acting while the orchestra plays the music) or generalprobe (which is, in essence, the last dress rehearsal).

recitativo accompagnato - is accompanied by the full orchestra. The introduction to Donna Anna's "Or sai chi l'onore" in Don Giovanni is an example of the"accompagnato" style, where the orchestral sonorities are capable of varying the mood of the narration more than the simple harpsichord accompaniment could.

recitativo secco - is accompanied by the continuo instruments. Numerous passages abound in the operas of Mozart and Rossini of the "secco" style.

ritornello

SCENA (SCHAY-nah) (Italian) - Literally a scene. A dramatic episode which consists of a variety of number types with a common themes. A typical scena might consist of a recitative, a cavatina and a cabaletta.

sotto voce - a musical direction which asks the performer to sing, or play "under the voice," or in a subdued manner. Singing sotto voce can be compared to declaiming in a stage whisper and can be very effective in a large theatre.

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Singer checks
Best independent sources for contemporary singers: To access their contents quickly, go to Google and type the following in the search box: site:observer.guardian.co.uk "Singer's name" site:query.nytimes.com "Singer's Name" site:www.sfgate.com "Singer's Name" site:www.iht.com "Singer's Name" site:www.time.com "Singer's Name"

Opera
As already noted, I have concerns about the introduction - also the piecemeal word by word, concertina-style (expansion then contraction, contraction then expansion) way it has been edited. It would have been better to discuss the issues off-page before editing, or to have circulated a draft for people to edit in turn, aiming at a synthesis acceptable to all intestersted parties. (I note that the introduction has been edited X times in the last Y days.)

Why is this important?

We have had several instances recently when non-opera contributors (in Cfd etc.) have commented on the nature of opera in relation to categorization, proposed deletions etc. We need to have an introduction that answers these and other similar questions:

It would save us all time if we could point to agreed text that answered these questions. "It's more complicated than you realize!" is not a convincing answer.
 * Operetta isn't opera, is it?
 * Why do you include works that have spoken dialogue? They aren't operas are they?
 * Operas have recitatives between the arias, don't they?
 * Operas are through-composed (i.e have continuous music) aren't they?
 * Why don't you list women composers? (accusation of sexism)
 * Why don't use you list Beijing opera? After all it is opera!
 * Why don't you rename Opera as Western Classical Opera? (accusation of Eurocentrism)
 * Why does opera use amplification. Is it because opera is out of date?
 * Why don't use you list Rock and Rap opera? (accusation of elitism/snobbishness)

Richard Strauss addressed the problem of the nature of opera in Capriccio. Olivier, a poet, and Flamand, a composer debate the rival claims of music and drama. Olivier believes Prima le parole, doppia la musica. Flamand insists Prima le musica, doppia la parole.

Right. Back to Basics: I would like to look at the definition of opera first I'd like to first distinguish between what is essential, what is normal (usual), and what is optional in different forms and genres of opera.

Essential: Normal;
 * performance: an ephemeral event lasting for a period of time
 * audience: at least of one (precedent: Ludwig of Bavaria)
 * human voice: but not always words, there may not be many examples of pure vocalise in opera (e.g. Einstein on the Beach and Chaya Czernowin's Pnima...ins Innere) but there are plenty of examples of words mixed with vocalization.
 * (instrumental) music: Opera is an abbreviation of 'opera in musica'. Music is always present even in the most austere of chamber operas (e.g. Curlew River).
 * stage: a representational space distinct from a concert/recital platform. (There are a few radio or television operas Il prigioniero, Owen Wingrave, however they are really exceptions that prove the rule by imitating opera forms in order to avoid being identified as films or audio recordings.)
 * orchestra: a group of musicians off-stage
 * conductor: music director
 * singing: a style of voice production derived from Mozart (and earlier) with voices defined by vocal ranges.
 * drama/acting: performers assuming and acting stage roles
 * text/narrative: most operas tell a story expressed through a text and action seen on the stage
 * stage lighting
 * costumes
 * scenery
 * no artificial amplification: ensemble and musical precision (up to now) have required natural sound. Nixon in China is an exception but the composer gives very precise instructions about amplification in order to achieve particular effects.

Optional:
 * dancing: never very far away in opera. Grand operas contain ballets, and there is the hybred form of Opéra-ballet. Even 'straight' operas without ballet sections can contain a lot of dance. Some operas can be danced (as well as sung) in long sections, e.g. the crowd scenes in Turandot, or the witches in Macbeth.
 * actors: non-singing actors, mimes and extras. Notably in Verdi operas.

Analysis:

According to this analysis, Music is essential but not drama (in the sense of a story being acted on stage). Please note that Drama}] and Theatre are both problem areas on WP so we have to make our own definitions of what they mean.

Opera
Opera is one of the performing arts (alongside music, drama and dance), and its special character derives from the combination of elements of the others, as well as visual effects conveyed by scenery, costumes, and lighting,

Opera is invariably live, performed in a specially-equipped opera house. The sound is unamplified in order to feature the beauty of the trained operatic voice. There are many different genres of opera and the scale of production varies, however performance typically involves artists, such as singers, instrumentalists and often dancers and actors, working together with each other. Normally an orchestra directed by a conductor accompanies the singers. The opera world is international - in contrast to spoken theatre - and Italian, German, French, English, Russian and Czech etc. works are performed world-wide in their original languages, while artists travel from country to country performing.

Opera emerged in Italy around the year 1600 and has always been intimately associated with the Western classical music tradition, while developing its own unique musical and dramatic styles and conventions. Comparable art forms from various other parts of the world, many of them ancient in origin, exist and are also sometimes called "opera" by analogy, usually prefaced with an adjective indicating the region (for example, Chinese opera).

Essential: performance human voice music audience stage

Normal; orchestra conductor operatic singing drama/acting text//narrative stage lighting costumes scenery

Optional: dancers actors extras

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I would be happy to participate in a removal campaign. Cheers, Opus33 16:25, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

Articles needed
Théâtre des Menus-Plaisirs, Théâtre de la Gaîté

Librettists: Hector-Jonathan Crémieux, Etiene Tréfeu, Louis-Adolphe Jaime,

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Grove/Sources

 * Clinkscale, Martha Novak (1992), 'Erismena' in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London) ISBN 0-333-73432-7

Wolf-Ferrari, Ermanno by John C G Waterhouse, in 'The New Grove Dictionary of Opera', ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7

Wolf-Ferrari, Ermanno by Albi Rosenthal, in 'The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians', ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1980) ISBN 0333231112

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 * Steane, J B: Reyzen, Mark in 'The New Grove Dictionary of Opera', ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7


 * Warrack, John and West, Ewan (1992), The Oxford Dictionary of Opera, 782 pages, ISBN 0-19-869164-5


 * The Oxford Dictionary of Opera, by John Warrack and Ewan West (1992), 782 pages,  ISBN 0-19-869164-5

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The basic problem in my view is that we have editors who don't read the articles producing little boxes so that other people don't have to read them either.


 * Our immediate problem is that xxx thinks it's reasonable to disregard the wishes of the editors of the relevant articles (e.g. x] and [[y). I don't see how we can discuss the infobox issue while he and others force their opinions on us. --Kleinzach 10:29, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

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Die Sänger auf dem grünen Hügel, LP-Kassette, EMI Singers on the Green Hill')

Les Introuvables du Chant Wagnérien (Wagner Singing on Record) EMI CD incl. Nissen, Endrèze, Marta Fuchs, Beckmann, Rethberg, Nilsson, Hotter, Schorr, Thill, Germaine Martinelli, Bockelmann, Melchoir, Schumann, Ralf, Lemnitz, Müller, Lorenz, Reining, Janssen, Hüsch, Flagstad, Pertile, Singher, Lawrence, Spani, Lotte Lehmann, Klose, Wittrisch, Roswaenge, Leider, Seinemeyer, Lubin, Kipnis, Journet, Olszewska, Schipper, Laubenthal, Austral, Larsén-Todsen, Widdop, List, Weber, etc. (Germany) 4-EMI Mono / Stereo 64008, Slipcase Edition.

Composer of the Month
Here are some ideas/previous suggestions for the XXX composer(s) of the month:

Candidates:


 * Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
 * Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
 * Baldassarre Galuppi (1706-1785), Florian Leopold Gassmann (1729-1774), Giuseppe Gazzaniga (1743-1818)
 * Johann Strauss II (1825-1899)
 * Early German composers and the development of Singspiele: Johann Adam Hiller (1728-1804), Anton Schweitzer (1735 - 1787), Johann André (1741-1799), Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748-1798), Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752-1814), Peter Winter (1754-1825)
 * Giovanni Paisiello (1741-1816)
 * Albert Lortzing (1801-1851)
 * Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704)
 * Hungarian operetta: Jenő Huszka (1875-1960), Emmerich Kálmán (1882-1953), Victor Jacobi (1883-1921)
 * Gaspare Spontini (1774-1851) and Luigi Cherubini (1760-1842),
 * Hans Pfitzner (1869-1949) and Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
 * Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1750)

Past (started March 2006): 'American composers', Auber, Bellini, Donizetti, Gluck, Grétry, Handel, Hans Werner Henze, Lully, Leoncavallo, Mascagni, Meyerbeer, Mozart, Offenbach, Rameau, Antonio Sacchini, Antonio Salieri, Giuseppe Sarti, Weber, 'Women composers', Verdi,

Next next month: Bedřich Smetana, Antonín Dvořák, Leoš Janáček, Francesco Cavalli, Kurt Weill and Ernst Krenek, Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)