Operissimo is an online database based in

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which is dedicated to recording details of

classical music Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical music, as the term "classical music" also ...

concerts and

opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librett ...

performances. The database currently includes biographies on over 7,500 composers and 44,000 performing artists,"Operissimo"

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encompassing both historical and contemporary figures. The biographies contain articles, without attribution, based on the third edition of the ''

Großes Sängerlexikon ''Großes Sängerlexikon'' (''Biographical Dictionary of Singers'', literally: Large singers' lexicon) is a single-field dictionary of singers in classical music, edited by Karl-Josef Kutsch and Leo Riemens and first published in 1987. The first ...

''. It also includes details on more than 47,000 performances, 340

opera house An opera house is a theatre building used for performances of opera. It usually includes a stage, an orchestra pit, audience seating, and backstage facilities for costumes and building sets. While some venues are constructed specifically for o ...

s, and more than 55,000 recordings.

References

External links

* Online music and lyrics databases Online person databases Swiss music websites {{opera-stub