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» A History of Opera in Fifteen Key Works    A concise description of the development of the art form using fifteen major operas as examples.    http://www.geocities.com/wanderingleopard/opera.html

» Chinese Opera    A brief history.    http://www.hamilton.edu/academics/Asian/OpProg2.html

» Collecting Operas on Vintage Postcards    An illustrated introduction to collecting early 20th century European historical opera postcards.    http://www.luckymojo.com/operacards.html

» Evolution of Opera    Overview of the development of the operatic form.    http://members.tripod.com/~dorakmt/music/opera.html

» Historic Opera    Archived images of historic opera singers, composers, and set designs.    http://www.historicopera.com/

» Metropolitan Opera History    A history of one of the world's leading opera companies.    http://www.metopera.org/history/

» Tenorland    Historical information on famous tenors from the past.    http://tenorland.com/

» The Legacy of the Diva    Opera's recorded legacy. Articles and surveys of aria recordings especially from the coloratura repertoire.    http://www.divalegacy.com/

» The Rise of Light Opera    A history of the development of the comic opera.    http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/spectop001.html

» Timeline of American Opera    A chronology of important dates in the history of American opera.    http://www.hapka.com/usopera/timeline.html