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| Remembrances of the Operas and the Opera Stars Willa Cather on the Opera House: wonderful, nostalgic memories of the opera houses in Nebraska Music for the Nation: the Library of Congress collection of sheet music from 1820 to 1855 Historic American Sheet Music: selected from the collections of Duke University, 1850-1920 America Singing: nineteenth-century songsheets Parlor Songs: popular sheet music from the 1800s to the 1920s Historic Opera: a remarkable collection of postcards bearing historic opera images-- opera stars and opera houses  The
Guide to the World of Light Opera and Operetta: for lovers of
operettas and their composersEuropean Operetta 1850-1880: from a history of musicals website Jacques Offenbach: the son of a Jewish cantor in Cologne who became the French master of opéra-bouffe and opéra-comique Michael W. Balfe: the life, times and works of the eminent Dublin born, 19th century composer of 28 operas Music in the Works of James Joyce: "I Dreamt that I Dwelt in Marble Halls" from The Bohemian Girl; hear the music, see the lyrics and read the notes Tabor Opera House: history and current status of Leadville's famous landmark Baby Doe: detailed account of Horace Tabor and his opera houses in Leadville and Denver Opera: plots, music, history and composers |
 Click on picture above to hear "I Dreamt that I Dwelt in Marble Halls" from Balfe's The Bohemian Girl  Click on picture above to hear "Romanza" from Auber's Fra Diavalo |
Some historic Opera Houses across America Claremont Opera House New Hampshire Barre Opera House Vermont Goodspeed Opera House East Haddam, Connecticut Fredonia Opera House New York Bardavon Opera House Poughkeepsie, New York Cedarville Opera House Ohio Woodward Opera House Mount Vernon, Ohio Lexington Opera House Kentucky Sandwich Opera House Illinois City Opera House Traverse City, Michigan McPherson Opera House Kansas Stoughton Opera House Madison, Wisconsin Grand Opera House Oshkosh, Wisconsin Grand Opera House Dubuque, Iowa Fremont Opera House Nebraska Grand Opera House Galveston, Texas Howells Opera House Oakley, Idaho Eureka Opera House Nevada |
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"Tis the Last Rose of Summer" by Thomas Moore ... used by Flotow in Martha |
Vintage Opera Posters
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