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The following is a list of Opera-related WP:DYKs that have previously appeared at Template:DYK. Did you know....

DYKs which have already been added to the Opera Portal rotation are marked . When adding a new DYK here, add to the top of the relevant section. For DYKs which have not been added to the portal yet, it is helpful to include a link to the relevant Wikipedia:Recent additions archive in which it appears. This will be required for sourcing when the DYKs are added to the rotation.

Companies and theatres

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Composers

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Operas

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Arias

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Singers

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Sopranos

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Mezzo-sopranos

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Contraltos

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Countertenors

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Tenors

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Baritone

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Bass-baritone

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Bass

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  • ... that after a career as an opera singer and Broadway musical star, Winfield Blake (pictured) became a comedian in vaudeville as one half of the comic duo Blake and Amber? 8 Oct 2024
  • ... that singer Frank Croxton performed a duet with his father for the unveiling of a monument to a Confederate States Army general? 13 May 2024

Conductors

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  • ... that Antonio Bagioli, musical director for one of the first Italian opera companies to tour the United States, stayed behind for love, rather than continuing on to Cuba?

Other

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  • ... that the Théâtrophone service (1890-1932) allowed the subscribers to listen to opera and theatre performances over the telephone lines?
  • ... that the musical play Are You There? was widely promoted because of its score by Ruggero Leoncavallo (best known for his opera Pagliacci), but the first-night audience were incensed when it turned out to have very little music?