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The following is a list of operas and operettas with entries in Wikipedia. The entries are sorted alphabetically by title, with the name of the composer and the year of the first performance also given.
Giuseppe Verdi. The following is a list of published compositions by the composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901).. The list includes original creations as well as reworkings of the operas (some of which are translations, for example into French or from French into Italian) or subsequent versions of completed operas.
"A Bird's Eye View of the World's Chief Opera Composers" in The Oxford Companion to Music by Percy Scholes (10th edition revised by John Owen Ward, 1970). ISBN 0-19-311306-6. Composers with recordings included in The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs ed. Greenfield, March and Layton (1993 edition) ISBN 0-14-046957-5.
Sketch of opera, based on a story by E. T. A. Hoffmann [17] [27] [35] 70: Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg (aka Tannhäuser) English: Tannhäuser and the Song Contest at Wartburg Score (Dresden and Paris versions) [37] Große romantische Oper 3 Acts 1843–45: 19 October 1845; Revised version: 18 March 1861: Dresden, Königliches ...
Dinorah-Quadrille, Op. 224, after motifs from the opera Dinorah, oder Die Wallfahrt nach Ploërmel; New melodies Quadrille op. 254, after italian opera works; Slovanka-Quadrille, Op. 338, after Russian motifs; Indigo-Quadrille, Op. 344 (1871) Fledermaus-Quadrille, Op. 363 (1874) Cagliostro-Quadrille, Op. 369 (1875)
Songs Old and New (2008), for soprano & orchestra Four Sonnets of Shakespeare (2008), for tenor & piano Sonnet 144 (Two Loves I Have) (2010), for soprano, mezzo-soprano, & piano
Tomaso Albinoni (1671–1751), Venetian composer of opera and instrumental music, the "Adagio in G minor" is based on his works; Vincenzo Albrici (1631–1695/96) Giovanni Maria Alemanni (fl. 1500–1525) Raffaella Aleotti (c.1570 – after 1646) Vittoria Aleotti (c.1575 – after 1620), Raffaella's sister or possibly the same person
Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs and including dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, [1] and length of the work. [2] Apart from its shorter length, the operetta is usually of a light and amusing character. [3]