Operas, Chinese
Here are entered Chinese musical dramas, including Beijing operas, and, with local subdivision, regional operas written and performed in the style of a particular locality.
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Broader terms:Narrower term:Used for:- Beijing operas
- Chinese operas
- Ching chü
- Jingju
- Operas, Beijing
- Operas, Peking
- Peking operas
- Pʻing chü (Chinese operas)
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Chinese and Japanese Music-Dramas (Michigan Papers in Chinese Studies #19; Ann Arbor: Center for Chinese Studies, University of Michigan, c1975), ed. by J. I. Crump and William P. Malm (multiple formats with commentary at fulcrum.org)
Items below (if any) are from related and broader terms.
Filed under: Bian wen (Buddhist song-tales) -- History and criticism- Painting and Performance: Chinese Picture Recitation and Its Indian Genesis (originally published 1988; this edition Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2019), by Victor H. Mair (PDF and Epub at Hawaii)
- Mainstream Culture Refocused: Television Drama, Society, and the Production of Meaning in Reform-Era China (Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press of Hawaii, c2010), by Zhong Xueping (PDF with commentary at Hawaii)
- The Pursuit of Justice (free online edition; original edition published 2006), by Kermit L. Hall and John J. Patrick (HTML and PDF with commentary at annenbergclassroom.org)
- Ages Ago (libretto, music, and commentary), by W. S. Gilbert and Frederic Clay (multimedia at Gilbert and Sullivan Archive)
- The Beauty Stone (libretto, vocal score, and commentary), by Arthur Wing Pinero, J. Comyns Carr, and Arthur Sullivan (multimedia at Gilbert and Sullivan Archive)
- Cox and Box (libretto, music, and commentary), by F. C. Burnand and Arthur Sullivan (multimedia at Gilbert and Sullivan Archive)
- The Emerald Isle, or The Caves of Carrig-Cleena (libretto, MIDI files, and commentary), by Basil Hood, Arthur Sullivan, and Edward German (multimedia at Gilbert and Sullivan Archive)
- Fallen Fairies: or, The Wicked World (libretto and some music), by W. S. Gilbert and Edward German (multimedia at Gilbert and Sullivan Archive)
- The Gondoliers (libretto, music, and commentary), by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (multimedia at Gilbert and Sullivan Archive)
- The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein (libretto, music, and commentary), by Adrian Ross, Charles H. E. Brookfield, and Jacques Offenbach (multiple formats at Gilbert and Sullivan Archive)
- The Grand Duke (libretto, music, and commentary), by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (multimedia at Gilbert and Sullivan Archive)
- H. M. S. Pinafore (libretto, music, and commentary), by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (multimedia at Gilbert and Sullivan Archive)
- Haddon Hall (libretto, music, and commentary), by Sydney Grundy and Arthur Sullivan (multimedia at Gilbert and Sullivan Archive)
- Haste to the Wedding (libretto, music and commentary), by W. S. Gilbert and George Grossmith (multimedia at Gilbert and Sullivan Archive)
- Il Matrimonio Segreto (various editions of scores and arrangements), by Domenico Cimarosa and Giovanni Bertati (PDF files with commentary at imslp.org)
- Iolanthe (libretto, music, and commentary), by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (multimedia at Gilbert and Sullivan Archive)
- Jane Annie (libretto, music files, and commentary), by J. M. Barrie, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Ernest Ford (multimedia at Gilbert and Sullivan Archive)
- La Spia (The Spy): A Grand Opera in Three Acts (libretto in Italian and English, with piano arrangements of selected portions; New York: J. Darcie, c1856), by Luigi Arditi and Filippo Manetta, contrib. by James Fenimore Cooper (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Mikado (libretto, music, and commentary), by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (multimedia at Gilbert and Sullivan Archive)
- Mirette (libretto, music, and commentary), by F. E. Weatherly, Harry Greenbank, Adrian Ross, André Messager, and Hope Temple (multimedia at Gilbert and Sullivan Archive)
- The Nautch Girl: or, The Rajah of Chutneypore (libretto and music files), by George Dance, Frank Desprez, and Edward Solomon (multimedia at Gilbert and Sullivan Archive)
- New Version of Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffman): Opera in Four Acts, With an Original and Novel First Act and Other Important Changes (with libretto in English and French, and encoded music; New York: Charles E. Burden, 1907), by Jacques Offenbach and Jules Barbier, trans. by Charles Alfred Byrne, contrib. by E. T. A. Hoffmann (Gutenberg text and multimedia Web presentation)
- Patience (libretto, music, and commentary), by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (multimedia at Gilbert and Sullivan Archive)
- The Pirates of Penzance (libretto, music, and commentary), by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (multimedia at Gilbert and Sullivan Archive)
- Princess Ida (libretto, music, and commentary), by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (multimedia at Gilbert and Sullivan Archive)
- Princess Toto (libretto, vocal score, and commentary), by W. S. Gilbert and Frederic Clay (PDF and Word files at Gilbert and Sullivan Archive)
- The Rose of Persia (libretto, vocal score, and commentary), by Basil Hood and Arthur Sullivan (multimedia at Gilbert and Sullivan Archive)
- Ruddigore (libretto, music, and commentary), by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (multimedia at Gilbert and Sullivan Archive)
- Selected works (words, music, and commentary), by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (multimedia at Gilbert and Sullivan Archive)
- The Sorcerer (libretto, music, and commentary), by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (multimedia at Gilbert and Sullivan Archive)
- Thespis (libretto, music (original and added), and commentary), by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (multimedia at Gilbert and Sullivan Archive)
- Trial By Jury (libretto, music, and commentary), by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (multimedia at Gilbert and Sullivan Archive)
- Utopia, Limited (libretto, music, and commentary), by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (multimedia at Gilbert and Sullivan Archive)
- The Vicar of Bray (libretto, music, and commentary), by Sydney Grundy and Edward Solomon (multimedia at Gilbert and Sullivan Archive)
- The Yeomen of the Guard (libretto, music, and commentary), by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (multimedia at Gilbert and Sullivan Archive)
- The Zoo (libretto, music, and commentary), by Benjamin C. Stephenson and Arthur Sullivan (multimedia at Gilbert and Sullivan Archive)
- Ivanhoe (libretto, some music, and commentary), by Julian Sturgis and Arthur Sullivan (multimedia at Gilbert and Sullivan Archive)
- Cotillions From Cinderella: The Most Favorite Airs in Cinderella, Arranged as Cotillions (includes piano music and dance instructions for The Three Sisters, The Glass Slipper, The Chase, Cinderella, The Fairy, and the Cinderella Waltz; New York: T. Birch, c1831), by Gioacchino Rossini, ed. by C. Pons, contrib. by Mr. Parker (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Amor y Gloria: Zarzuela en Tres Actos y en Verso (libretto, in Spanish; Madrid: Impr. de J. Rodriguez, 1881), by Miguel Emilio Tormo (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Barber of Seville: A Comic Opera, in Three Acts (Boston: J. H. Eastburn's Press, 1856), by Mr. Fawcett, contrib. by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (page images at Google)
- The Barber of Seville: A Comic Opera in Two Acts, As Performed by the Italian Opera Company at Castle Garden, New York, Sept 13, 1847 (New York: Herald Book and Job Office, 1847), by Cesare Sterbini, contrib. by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (page images at Google)
- The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan, by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (Gutenberg text)
- Der Ring das Nibelungen (libretto in German, 4 volumes in 1; Mainz: B. Scott's Söhne; et al., ca. 1897), by Richard Wagner, ed. by Julius Burghold (page images at HathiTrust)
- Der Schleier der Pierrette: Pantomime in Drei Bildern (in German, without music; Vienna: L. Doblinger, c1910), by Arthur Schnitzler (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
- The Fairy-Queen: An Opera, Represented at the Queen's-Theatre by Their Majesties Servants (anonymously written libretto, without music, of Purcell's opera, based on Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream; London: Printed for J. Tonson, 1692), contrib. by Henry Purcell and William Shakespeare
- The Georgian Princess (libretto only; 1799), by Elizabeth Craven (HTML with commentary at Wayback Machine)
- The Haunted Tower: A Comic Opera, in Three Acts (book and lyrics (no music), as performed in Philadlephia; Philadelphia, C. Neal, 1828), by James Cobb
- Iolanthe and Other Operas (includes librettos for Iolanthe; The Mikado; Ruddigore; The Gondoliers; London: G. Bell and Sons, 1910), by W. S. Gilbert, illust. by W. Russell Flint (illustrated HTML with commentary at fiftywordsforsnow.com)
- La República del Amor: Opereta en un Acto, Dividido en Dos Cuadros (libretto in Spanish, without music, second edition; Madrid: R. Velasco, 1909), by Antonio Paso and Salvador Aragón
- Love in the Age of Wings and Other Operas, by Chester Eagle (PDF with commentary at Trojan Press)
- The Magic Flute / Die Zauberflöte: An Opera in Two Acts, the Music by Mozart, As Represented at the Royal Italian Opera, London, and the Academy of Music, New York (New York: F. Rullman, ca. 1900), by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Emanuel Schikaneder (page images at HathiTrust)
- No Cards (libretto, score for a later version, and commentary), by W. S. Gilbert, Thomas German Reed, and Florian Pascal (PDF and Word at Gilbert and Sullivan Archive)
- The Ring of the Nibling: Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods, by Richard Wagner, trans. by Margaret Armour, illust. by Arthur Rackham (HTML at sacred-texts.com)
- Savoy Operas (includes librettos for The Pirates of Penzance; Patience; Princess Ida; The Yeomen of the Guard; London: G. Bell and Sons, 1909), by W. S. Gilbert, illust. by W. Russell Flint (illustrated HTML with commentary at fiftywordsforsnow.com)
- The Wainwright Operas, by Chester Eagle (PDF with commentary at Trojan Press)
- The World in the Moon: An Opera, As It Is Perform'd at the Theatre in Dorset-Garden by His Majesty's Servants (London: Printed for A. Roper, 1697), by Elkanah Settle (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Amadis of Gaul: An Opera, as it is Perform'd at the King's Theatre in the Hay-Market (in Itslian and English; London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1715), contrib. by John James Heidegger (Gutenberg text)
- The Beggar's Opera, by John Gay
- Semele: An Opera (libretto only), by William Congreve (HTML at Renascence Editions)
More items available under broader and related terms at left.