Everything about Opera America totally explained
Opera America, officially
OPERA America, is a service organization in
North America promoting the creation, presentation, and enjoyment of
opera. Its members include opera companies in America, such as the
Metropolitan Opera,
San Francisco Opera, The
Lyric Opera of Chicago, and The
Dallas Opera; Opera America also includes international affiliated opera companies such as the
Canadian Opera Company and
Opera Australia, businesses, educational institutions, libraries, foundations, guilds, and opera artists such as singers and composers.
Hallmarks of Opera America
Opera America's services have seven "hallmarks"
(External Link
). First is
Timely Information, which is dedicated towards online and print newsletters and bulletins. Next,
Opera's Advocate involves the raising of the profile of opera through formal programs. After this is
Dedication to New Works, which is the encouraging of the creation and presentation of new works. The development of artists, administrators, and technical theater professionals is taken care of through the next hallmark, which is
Professional Development.
Regional Meetings promote opera at a more local level. Next is
Collaborative Projects, which is the research and sharing of information with other arts companies. Finally,
Authoritative Knowledge: the analysis of the opera industry of North America including performances activity and financial patterns. This results in an Annual Field Report and many studies available to member companies.
Opera America also seeks to provide information to enhance the enjoyment of opera by adults and children.
Music! Words! Opera! is its education curicculum for grades K-12.
Adult learners can participate in online courses on specific operas, or read about the 20 most popular operas in
Cornerstones.
Cornerstones
With the support of the
National Endowment for the Arts and the
Target Foundation, Opera America worked with
Boston Lyric Opera, The
Minnesota Opera Company, and
Sarasota Opera to create
Cornerstones, a Web site listing and giving information about
the 20 most performed operas in North America. These are:
» 1.
Madama Butterfly by
Giacomo Puccini
2.
La bohème by
Giacomo Puccini » 3.
La traviata by
Giuseppe Verdi
4.
Carmen by
Georges Bizet » 5.
The Barber of Seville by
Gioacchino Rossini
6.
The Marriage of Figaro by
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart » 7.
Don Giovanni by
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
8.
Tosca by
Giacomo Puccini » 9.
Rigoletto by
Giuseppe Verdi
10.
The Magic Flute by
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart » 11.
La Cenerentola by
Gioacchino Rossini
12.
Turandot by
Giacomo Puccini » 13.
Lucia di Lammermoor by
Gaetano Donizetti
14.
Pagliacci by
Ruggero Leoncavallo » 15.
Così fan tutte by
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
16.
Aida by
Giuseppe Verdi » 17.
Il trovatore by
Giuseppe Verdi
18.
Faust by
Charles Gounod » 19.
Die Fledermaus by
Johann Strauss II
20.
L'elisir d'amore by
Gaetano DonizettiFurther Information
Get more info on 'Opera America'.
|
External Link Exchanges
Do you know how hard it is to get a link from a large encyclopaedia? Well we're different and will prove it. To get a link from us just add the following HTML to your site on a relevant page:
<a href="http://opera_america.totallyexplained.com">Opera America Totally Explained</a>
Then simply click through this link from your web page. Our crawlers will verify your link, extract the title of your web page and instantly add a link back to it. If you like you can remove the words Totally Explained and embed the link in article text.
As long as your link remains in place, we'll keep our link to you right here. Please play fair - our crawlers are watching. Your site must be closely related to this one's topic. Any kind of spamming, dubious practises or removing the link will result in your link from us being dropped and, potentially, your whole site being banned. |
