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  1. Ranking The Operas of Strauss - Classical Music Forum

    Jul 16, 2013 · I haven't experienced all of his operas, and my taste has been evolving too - not prepared to rank them, sorry! So far I haven't enjoyed his music very much; his drama, his …

  2. Fairy Tale Operas-- | Classical Music Forum

    Mar 19, 2021 · A story might have qualities of both myth and fairy tale. Of Wagner's canonical operas, the most fairy-tale-like is Lohengrin. The Ring and Parsifal are fully mythic. Tristan is a …

  3. Top ten favorite Baroque operas | Classical Music Forum

    May 20, 2014 · Let's share which are our favorite operas from the Baroque period. Ten is just a number, a few less or a few more will do also. :) These are mine: Giulio Cesare in Egitto …

  4. Haydn operas - Classical Music Forum

    Oct 28, 2018 · Haydn has a significant legacy in several categories of classical music except for opera, even though he wrote several dozen of them. I've only heard some of the overtures, …

  5. Ranking of the 10 major Wagner operas - Classical Music Forum

    Dec 3, 2010 · Gaston, since you've been doing it for the top 100 operas, would you be able to tally these rankings and come up with the TC Ranking of Wagner's Operas?

  6. Tragical / sad operas - Classical Music Forum

    Apr 12, 2007 · Hello, looking for some tragical and sad operas. And maybe some furious aswell (i'm a fan of depressing music hah:D ) thx! -jenn

  7. VERDI's top ten operas.......... | Classical Music Forum

    Feb 23, 2012 · Why? I think all Verdi's operas are pretty good and worth watching/listening carefully once at least !

  8. Operas with the best orchestral writing - Classical Music Forum

    May 18, 2023 · As someone who came to opera from orchestral music, I’m struck by how, outside of perhaps Wagner, little discussion there seems to be about composers’ handling of the …

  9. List of 100 greatest operas - Classical Music Forum

    Oct 24, 2010 · I found this list in the Internet, supposedly ranked "for their innovation and influence, as well as their aesthetic importance, historical significance and lasting popularity." …

  10. Other Impressionist operas. | Classical Music Forum

    Feb 28, 2023 · But operas that do get revived are generally revived for particular reasons. Either they are works that were successful in their time and, someone feels, might still have some …