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January 22, 2009:
Added information on Mark Adamo's opera Little Women
January 21, 2009:
Added information on published collections of arias from American opera
January 15, 2009:
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Updated list of operas by Philip Glass
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Welcome to usopera.com, a web resource dedicated to opera by American composers. Opera has been a part of American musical life for over 150 years, but only today are American works beginning to recieve the recognition they deserve. To learn more about American opera, follow the links below. Or you can try getting started with my recomendations.

Christopher Hapka, Editor

usopera.com recommends:
Virgil Thomson
Lord Byron
Less well known than Thomson's other operas, Lord Byron, here in its first recording, shocked audiences at its premiere with its frank look at Byron's personal life.

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