History

Chinese Opera - A brief history.
www.hamilton.edu/academics/Asian/OpProg2.html

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tenorland - Historical information on famous tenors from the past.
tenorland.com/

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