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Opera genre — history, bands and artists
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Geography of Opera
Where the artists of the genre come from and where it is on the radio
Landmark albums of Opera
Studio albums that listeners most often call this genre
2012Don GiovanniMozart; D’Arcangelo, Pisaroni, Damrau, DiDonato, Villazón, Erdmann, Mahler Chamber Orchestra,Yannick Nézet‐Séguin
1993Don GiovanniMozart; Andreas Schmidt, Gregory Yurisich, Amanda Halgrimson, Lynne Dawson, John Mark Ainsley, Nancy Argenta, Gerald Finley, Alastair Miles, London Classical Players, Roger Norrington
1996Viaggio italianoAndrea Bocelli
1984
ParsifalRichard Wagner; Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, Peter Hofmann, Dunja Vejzovic, Kurt Moll, José van Dam, Siegmund Nimsgern, Victor von Halem, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
1971FidelioLudwig van Beethoven; Helga Dernesch, Jon Vickers, Karl Ridderbusch, Zoltán Kelemen, Horst R. Laubenthal, José van Dam, Helen Donath, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
1989FidelioBeethoven; Christa Ludwig, Jon Vickers, Gottlob Frick, Walter Berry, Gerhard Unger, Franz Crass, Ingeborg Hallstein, Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus, Otto Klemperer
2001Cieli di ToscanaAndrea Bocelli
1987Eugene OneginTchaikovsky; Weikl, Kubiak, Burrows, Hamari, Ghiaurov, Sénéchal, John Alldis Choir, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Georg Solti
2003
The Very Best of Elisabeth SchwarzkopfVarious Artists
2015The 5 CountertenorsVarious Artists
New in Opera
Albums and singles of the genre released in the last four months
2026Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé / Stravinsky: Le sacre du printempsRavel, Stravinsky; Chœur de l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Rafael Payare
2026Philip Glass: Music for FilmPhilip Glass; Brussels Philharmonic, Dirk Brossé
2026Quartets Nos. 1-5Dmitri Shostakovich; Taneyev Quartet
2026Quartets Nos. 6-10Dmitri Shostakovich; Taneyev Quartet
2026Quartets Nos. 11-15Dmitri Shostakovich; Taneyev Quartet
2026Philip Glass for CelloPhilip Glass; Camille Thomas, Brussels Philharmonic, Oscar Jockel
Opera by year
How many studio albums of the genre came out each year
Opera by country and decade
Bands and artists of the genre from different countries and eras, the best albums of each decade
Artists of Opera
The most listened artists of the genre and its subgenres: the bigger the name, the more listeners
- Anny Schlemm
- Anthony Davis
- Darius
- Emily Bezar
- Evelin Vordermeier
- Father Yod and the Spirit of '76
- Gustav Ernesaks
- Hanns Petersen
- Jean-Louis Costes
- Jessica Slowen
- Karl-Birger Blomdahl
- Keir Cooper
- Kerstin Brix
- Lalə Cəfərova
- Mateus Pedrosa
- Montice Harmon
- Phantómódel
- Réjane Magloire
- Renée Fleming
- Richard Wagner
- Starring Vanya
- Пётр Ильич Чайковский
- Сергей Пенкин
- Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев
Overview
Genre relations
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Subgenres
Subgenres or what Opera is divided into
Origins
Genres from which Opera originated
Parent genre
Opera is a subgenre, i.e. a narrower direction of these styles
Derived genres
Genres that evolved from Opera