He is still one of the most important opera composers today, although he only lived to the age of 33: Vincenzo Bellini. His most famous operas are probably Norma and I Puritani. In this list you will find all the operas by Vincenzo Bellini, including the year and place of the premiere.
Wagner was known as a slow worker. That is why it is interesting to take a look at the following table of all Wagner operas and the periods in which they were written: Wagner worked on the "Götterdämmerung" (with numerous interruptions) for 26 years!
Giuseppe Verdi is still one of the most performed and most popular opera composers today. Verdi often revised his operas several times, which can be confusing. Therefore, in this list you will find all operas by Giuseppe Verdi with the year of the premiere. If there were adaptations of a work, you will also find the year of the premiere of the adapted version.
Who invented opera? Around 1580, scholars met in Florence and created a new art form with the opera. However, there was a misunderstanding...
Mozart created 22 stage works in his lifetime. Among them are world-famous 'evergreens' such as The Magic Flute and Don Giovanni. But many Mozart operas are also completely unknown, or have you ever heard of the 'Goose of Cairo'? All 22 Mozart operas can be found in the following list.
The bass buffo is a funny, sometimes tragicomic character in opera that you just have to love. Read about the roles of a bass buffo in opera and who the most famous performers are.
Mozart's premieres often featured the stars of his day. There was one exception, however: Don Giovanni.
The Bayreuth Festival 2021 starts on July 25, 2021 and delights all opera fans with the works of German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883) until August 25. So here on the StarkConductor blog I'm giving an overview of the Bayreuth Festival 2021. In the course of this you can read here which pieces will be performed this year and who is in the cast.
Papageno is half man and half bird, loves wine, women and music and is the secret star of Mozart's Magic Flute. In this blog post you will learn more about Papageno and his role in perhaps Mozart's most famous opera.
Singspiele were extremely popular in the opera houses of the 18th century. But what is a Singspiel anyway? Find out in this blog post. You can also read why the middle class of the 18th century preferred to go to the Singspiel instead of the court opera, how Joseph II set up what was perhaps the first cultural funding pot of all time, and which Singspiele you absolutely have to know.
