Monteverdi to Mozart: the beginnings of opera
Mozart : the father of modern opera
Bel canto operas : Rossini, Donizetti, and Bellini
Early 19th century German opera : Beethoven and Weber
Wagner I : three early masterpieces
Verdi I : the first masterworks
Wagner II : the big music dramas
Verdi II : Aida, Otello, and Falstaff
19th century French opera : six favorites
19th century Slavic opera : Mussorgsky and Tchaikovsky
The great age of operetta
German opera after Wagner : Richard Strauss
Opera in the 20th century : six major dramas.
