Where to Start with opera
artform combining sung text and musical score in a theatrical setting
3550 artists
Best opera Albums to Start With
The Godfather – Original Soundtrack Recording
Nino Rota
Harakiri
Serj Tankian
Orca Symphony No. 1
Serj Tankian
Elasticity
Serj Tankian
Is This the Life We Really Want?
Roger Waters
Mozart: The Sonata Project - Salzburg
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2 Compositions (Järvenpää) 1988
Anthony Braxton
Imperfect Harmonies
Serj Tankian
opera Artists
Giovanni Allevi
Greg Lake
art rock, folk rock
Jonas Kaufmann
Wolfgang Rihm
symphony
George Frideric Handel
anthem, classical music
Carl Orff
Claudio Abbado
classical music
Montserrat Caballé
vocal music
André Vásáry
Peter Schreier
church music
Hector Berlioz
Romantic music, classical music
Antonín Dvořák
classical music
Jean Sibelius
20th-century classical music, art song
Felix Mendelssohn
classical music, symphonic music
Dmitri Shostakovich
chamber music, symphony
César Franck
classical music, symphony
About opera
What is opera?
artform combining sung text and musical score in a theatrical setting
Where should I start with opera?
Start with "The Godfather – Original Soundtrack Recording" by Nino Rota. It captures what makes opera worth exploring.
What are the best opera albums?
The opera albums worth hearing first: "The Godfather – Original Soundtrack Recording" by Nino Rota, "Harakiri" by Serj Tankian, "Orca Symphony No. 1" by Serj Tankian, "Elasticity" by Serj Tankian and "Is This the Life We Really Want?" by Roger Waters.
How many opera artists are there?
northsound.fm covers 3550 opera artists, each with a recommended starting album and listening path.
