His first opera - L'Orfeo - was premiered in 1607.
Marian Anderson was the first African-American to be named a permanent member of Metropolitan Opera Company. Her first performance at the Met being in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera in 1955 - the part of Ulrica
Opera has always been 'popular'.
The Opera Populaire.
Rock Opera
Meryl when she was a teenager she wanted to be an opera singer.
His first opera - L'Orfeo - was premiered in 1607.
It is my understanding that HAIR is the first rock opera.
The first violin was built first, in the early 16th century (around 1500s). This was followed by the first book being printed with the Gutenberg Bible in 1455, the first opera performance in 1597, and the first Protestant hymnal being published in the early 16th century as well.
Its Faust that is being rehersed and preformed
Claudio Monteverdi was the first genius in the history of the opera.
As i recall, the first rock opera was entitled Hair.
Opera was first discovered at Italy at the end of the 16th century..
Marian Anderson was the first African-American to be named a permanent member of Metropolitan Opera Company. Her first performance at the Met being in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera in 1955 - the part of Ulrica
Opera has always been 'popular'.
The Opera Populaire.
BeeTHoven composed one opera, Fidelio. It is sometimes considered that he wrote two, the first version of Fidelio being a full-score opera entitled Leonore.