Wikipedia:WikiProject Opera/Article styles and formats
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[edit] Opera (title) article sections
For stub and start class articles:
Introduction: name, language, composer, librettist, general historical and musical context.
- ==Performance history== from premiere(s) to the present day
- ==Roles== possibly in tabular form giving name, description, voice type and creator of each role.
- ==Synopsis== (including noted arias formatted as in Un ballo in maschera, without title translation, or Turandot, with title translation.) See below for example.
- ==Selected recordings== divided into audio and video (with catalogue numbers when possible)
- ==Sources== printed (including ISBN when possible) and online works (including access date)
- ==External links== for online resources
For articles that are aiming at either good article or featured article status, the following extra sections are recommended:
- ==Context and analysis== - puts the work in context and provides a certain degree of sourced analysis.
- ==Recording history== - recommended for particularly well-known operas (and articles on specific composers)
- ==References== - provides more details of the sources used for the article, with ISBNs where possible.
An extra section entitled Notes for inline citations may also be helpful, depending upon what citing format is being used.
[edit] Dates of premieres
References may be linked to 'Year in music' pages, for example "The opera was first performed in Prague on 31 March 1928" - coded as "The opera was first performed in [[Prague]] on 31 March [[1928 in music#Opera|1928]]."
Wikilinking the day and month is unnecessary.
[edit] Role tables
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, January 2, 1843 (Conductor: Richard Wagner) |
|---|---|---|
| The Dutchman | bass-baritone | Johann Michael Wächter |
| Senta, Daland's daughter | soprano | Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient |
| Daland, a Norwegian sailor | bass | Friedrich Traugott Reinhold |
| Erik, a huntsman | tenor | Carl Risse |
| Mary, Senta's nurse | contralto | Thérèse Wächter |
| Daland's Steersman | tenor | Wenzel Bielezizky |
| Norwegian sailors, the Dutchman's crew, young women | ||
- For multiple premieres format, refer sample in Don Carlos or header below:-
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, April 27, 1720 (Conductor: - ) |
Revised version Premiere Cast, December 28, 1720 (Conductor: - ) |
Revised version Premiere Cast, Month date, 1728 (Conductor: - ) |
|---|
- For the unknown conductor, refer header below:-
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, January 2, 2007 (Conductor: - ) |
|---|
[edit] Synopsis format
Articles such as I masnadieri or La fanciulla del West illustrate the format:
I masnadieri:
- ==Synopsis==
- Setting: Germany, between 1755 and 1757.
- ====Act 1====
- Scene 1: A tavern on the borders of Saxony.
- During a break from his studies at Dresden University, Carlo, etc.
or from La fanciulla:
- ==Synopsis==
- Time:1849 to 1850.
- Place: A mining camp in the high Sierra Madre Mountains in California.
- === Act I ===
- Inside the Polka Saloon.
- At the saloon, Sheriff Rance is playing solitaire, while etc....
Line 1: In each case, the word "Act" is in bold face and forms a sub-heading of the section's title for editing purposes.
Line 2: If an act has several scenes, the scene number - then colon - then description of the setting follows on a separate line in italics.
If there are no scenes, a description of the setting for the act follows in italics.
Lines 3+: Text of synopsis follows.
[edit] Selected recordings (short style)
Krenek: Jonny spielt auf - Vienna State Opera Orchestra
- Conductor: Heinrich Hollreiser
- Principal singers: Lucia Popp, Gerd Feldhoff, Thomas Stewart, Leo Heppe, Evelyn Lear
- Recording date: January 4, 1994
- Label: Vanguard Classics - B0000023F7 (CD)
[edit] Selected recordings (table style)
| Year | Cast (Radames, Aida, Amneris) |
Conductor, Opera House and Orchestra |
Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Luciano Pavarotti, Maria Chiara, Ghena Dimitrova |
Lorin Maazel, La Scala orchestra and chorus |
DVD: Image Entertainment ASIN: B00002NDLW |
| 1989 | Plácido Domingo, Aprile Millo, Dolora Zajick |
James Levine, Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus |
DVD: Deutsche Grammophon ASIN: B000050X2Z |
Remarks:
- Selected recordings as it is called are for notable /outstanding recordings only. Do not list all recordings made for the opera.
- Refer Aida#Selected_recordings or Turandot#Selected_recordings
[edit] Sources and references
'Sources' are general and 'references' are specific (linked to particular sentences in the text).
Books:
- Smith, J (2005), Dutch Citing Practices, The Hague: Holland Research Foundation.
Online references:
- Bowcott, O (2005, 18 October), "Protests halt online auction to shoot stag", The Guardian. Accessed 7 Feb 06.
Remarks:
- See the Online research page for more detailed guidance on referencing online sources.
