Hughes, Matthew (6 August 2013). "Opera 15 Is A Faster, Simpler Chrome, And Here Are 3 Great Reasons To Try It". Makeuseof.com . Retrieved 12 June 2014. In the 20th century, English opera began to assert more independence, with works of Ralph Vaughan Williams and in particular Benjamin Britten, who in a series of works that remain in standard repertory today, revealed an excellent flair for the dramatic and superb musicality. More recently Sir Harrison Birtwistle has emerged as one of Britain's most significant contemporary composers from his first opera Punch and Judy to his most recent critical success in The Minotaur. In the first decade of the 21st century, the librettist of an early Birtwistle opera, Michael Nyman, has been focusing on composing operas, including Facing Goya, Man and Boy: Dada, and Love Counts. Today composers such as Thomas Adès continue to export English opera abroad. [28] Howard Mayer Brown, "Opera", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. 2001. Oxford University Press Operatic terminology [ edit ] Audience at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, the birthplace of Jacques Offenbach's operettas; caricature of 1860 by Émile Bayard

A milestone for opera broadcasting in the U.S. was achieved on 24 December 1951, with the live broadcast of Amahl and the Night Visitors, an opera in one act by Gian Carlo Menotti. It was the first opera specifically composed for television in America. [70] Another milestone occurred in Italy in 1992 when Tosca was broadcast live from its original Roman settings and times of the day: the first act came from the 16th-century Church of Sant'Andrea della Valle at noon on Saturday; the 16th-century Palazzo Farnese was the setting for the second at 8:15 pm; and on Sunday at 6 am, the third act was broadcast from Castel Sant'Angelo. The production was transmitted via satellite to 105 countries. [71] Clements, Andrew (17 December 2003). " Sweeney Todd, Royal Opera House, London". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017 . Retrieved 15 December 2016. Opera beta". Opera Software ASA. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019 . Retrieved 9 November 2014. Google going its own way, forking WebKit rendering engine". Ars Technica. Condé Nast. 3 April 2013 . Retrieved 4 April 2013.Silke Leopold, "The Idea of National Opera, c. 1800", United and Diversity in European Culture c. 1800, ed. Tim Blanning and Hagen Schulze (New York: Oxford University Press, 2006), 19–34.

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In 1939 Marian Anderson was barred from a concert in the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. In what would become an enduring image in the struggle for racial justice, Anderson instead sang on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Over 75,000 audience members came to hear her sing, and millions more tuned into a live radio broadcast, many hearing that deep, mellow contralto voice for the first time. Minimalist music: where to start". Classic FM. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020 . Retrieved 15 December 2019. On Air & On Line". The Metropolitan Opera. 2007. Archived from the original on 20 November 2007 . Retrieved 4 March 2021.