See this timeline: http://www.its.caltech.edu/~tan/Mozartreq/main.html
Most people seem to agree that Mozart wrote his first (serious) Opera at age twelve.
His first opera - L'Orfeo - was premiered in 1607.
Opera has always been 'popular'.
The Opera Populaire.
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
Rock Opera
Meryl when she was a teenager she wanted to be an opera singer.
It is my understanding that HAIR is the first rock opera.
His first opera - L'Orfeo - was premiered in 1607.
Its Faust that is being rehersed and preformed
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.
Only if it is the first word of a specific opera company, such as Opera Carolina.
As i recall, the first rock opera was entitled Hair.
Opera was first discovered at Italy at the end of the 16th century..
Claudio Monteverdi was the first genius in the history of the opera.
Opera has always been 'popular'.
The Opera Populaire.
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