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Rock Opera encyclopedia on MusicHeartsFM

Rock Opera genre — history, bands and artists

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Geography of Rock Opera

Where the artists of the genre come from and where it is on the radio

New in Rock Opera

Albums and singles of the genre released in the last four months

Tears in Time2026
Tears in TimePeter Hammill

Rock Opera by year

How many studio albums of the genre came out each year

Peak — the 1970s22 albums in all

Overview

Genre relations

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Subgenres

Subgenres or what Rock Opera is divided into

Origins

Genres from which Rock Opera originated

Parent genre

Rock Opera is a subgenre, i.e. a narrower direction of these styles

Derived genres

Genres that evolved from Rock Opera

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