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
Karlheinz Stockhausen
20th-century classical music, aleatoric music
Sergei Rachmaninoff
classical music, symphony
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
film score
Georgy Sviridov
choral music, symphonic music
Joaquín Turina
sardana
Dmitry Khvorostovsky
romance
Carl Nielsen
symphony
Mathé Altéry
pop music
Giuseppe Di Stefano
Pietro Mascagni
Frederica von Stade
Tito Beltrán
Aaron Copland
classical music, symphony
Patricia Petibon
classical music, flamenco
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
James MacMillan
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.
