s u r f - s i t e . c o m Web Surfing Directory     Top: Arts: Music: Styles: O: Opera: History 17th Century  (2) 18th Century  (1) 19th Century  (2) 20th Century  (4) Chinese Opera - A brief history. Collecting Operas on Vintage Postcards - An illustrated introduction to collecting early 20th century European historical opera postcards. Evolution of Opera - Overview of the development of the operatic form. Historic Opera - Archived images of historic opera singers, composers, and set designs. A History of Opera in Fifteen Key Works - A concise description of the development of the art form using fifteen major operas as examples. The Legacy of the Diva - Opera's recorded legacy. Articles and surveys of aria recordings especially from the coloratura repertoire. Metropolitan Opera History - A history of one of the world's leading opera companies. The Rise of Light Opera - A history of the development of the comic opera. Timeline of American Opera - A chronology of important dates in the history of American opera. Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web. Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor surf-site.com - Web Surfing Directory is a free service of Bush Enterprises. Copyright ©2000, by James E. Bush.