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Global Economics (Marshall University)

Advantages of medical tourism, Economics of the FIFA World Cup, Global marketing strategy in the automobile industry, NAFTA's Impact on US Employment, How Geothermal Energy Can Benefit Developing Countries, Why students may study abroad, Study abroad information

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The singers of the month are the baritones Antonio Tamburini, Victor Maurel and Dmitri Hvorostovsky

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[edit] Sources for articles on contemporary singers

With the caveat that journalists can also be sloppy about checking facts, on the whole, I find the best independent sources for contemporary singers tend to be mainstream press or journal articles. The Guardian (UK), The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, The International Herald Tribune, and Time Magazine all have extensive archives that are largely free (except for certain NYT articles). The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age (Melbourne) also have a lot of free articles in their pre-2006 archives. To access their contents quickly, type the following in the search box at Google:

site:observer.guardian.co.uk "Singer's name"
site:query.nytimes.com "Singer's Name"
site:www.sfgate.com "Singer's Name"
site:www.iht.com "Singer's Name"
site:www.time.com "Singer's Name"
site:theage.com.au "Singer's Name"
site:smh.com.au "Singer's Name"

FindArticles.com is also useful, although some of their content is premium. (You can adjust the search to look for free content only)

[edit] VdT

The Books page has external links to complete books on opera and singing as well as literary works which were the sources of opera libretti. (All downloads listed are available free online).
The Reading Room page has links to a variety of online articles and resources on opera, singing and music.
The Opera & Music News Links page lists web sites providing news, reviews, and articles on opera and classical music. Items marked with * are particularly useful for daily opera news and reviews.

[edit] Google book search

Google's specialized book search engine can be very useful, although the results will vary from citation only, to very limited 'snippets', to fairly extensive previews, to the full book. You can set the search for the type of results you want via the 'advanced search' mode. Below are some examples (I'll add more as I find them):

Works which have a fairly extensive preview available and are internally searchable:

American Opera Singers And Their Recordings: Critical Commentaries And Discographies By Clyde T. McCants, Published 2004, McFarland & Company
The Rough Guide to Opera By Matthew Boyden (Contributors: Joe Staines, Nick Kimberley), Published 2002, Rough Guides
Opera 2000. Annuario dell'opera lirica in Italia, Edited by G. Pugliaro, Published 2000, EDT srl
Opera and Ideas: From Mozart to Strauss, By Paul A. Robinson, Published 1986, Cornell University Press
Wagner and the Romantic Hero, By Simon Williams, Published 2004, Cambridge University Press
Osmin's Rage: Philosophical Reflections on Opera, Drama, and Text. By Peter Kivy, Published 1999, Cornell University Press
The Lives of Haydn and Mozart, with Observations on Metastasio, and on the Present State of Opera in France and Italy, By Stendhal (translated by L.A.C. Bombet), Published 2001, Elibron Classics (replica of 1818 edition published by John Murray, London)
The Wordsworth Book of Opera By Stanley Sadie and Arthur Jacobs, Published 1996, Wordsworth Editions

Works which are available in their complete form and internally searchable:

History of the opera, By Henry Sutherland Edwards, Published 1862, Wm. Allen
Musical Reminiscences of an Old Amateur: Chiefly Respecting the Italian Opera in England from 1773-1823, By Earl of Richard Edgcumbe Mount Edgcumbe, Published 1827, W. Clarke
Musical Memories, By Camille Saint-Saens (translated by Edwin Gile Rich), Published 1919, Small Maynard & Co.

[edit] Opera Image Sources

The Naples Theatre Archives (Archivi di Teatro Napoli) are a valuable resource for portraits of singers, original set and costume designs, etc., especially for Rossini. Go here: [1]. Enter the search term in the box for "Ricerca in tutti i cataloghi" and then click "Cerca".

[edit] Online programme notes and programmi di sala

'Programmi di sala' from La Fenice (pdf files in Italian). They contain full librettos, extensive essays on the operas, many illustrations with original playbills and posters, role creators' portraits, original set and costume designs, score extracts, etc.

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[edit] Gregorio Wu Pak Chiu Draft

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Mstislav Rostropovich Cellist and conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich in 1978 playing the Duport Stradivarius
Birth name	Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich
Born	March 27, 1927 Baku, Azerbaijan
Died	April 27, 2007 Moscow, Russia

Nancy Storace Opera singer
Nancy Storace, circa 1788 Portrait by Pietro Bettelini
Birth name	Anna Selina Storace
Born	October 27, 1766 London
Died	August 24, 1817 London