Genres
Composers
- Michael Balfe
- John Barnett (1802-90)
- John Braham (1774-1854)
- Sir Henry Rowley Bishop (1786-1855)
- Edward James Loder (1813-65)
- William Vincent Wallace (1812-65)
- Popularity of Mozart, Bellini, Donizetti, and Rossini, 1810—40
Individual Operas
- Allan Ramsay's The Gentle Shepherd (1725) — a forerunner of English opera
- John Gay's The Beggar's Opera
- Colly Cibber's Love in a Riddle (1729)
- Thomas Arne's Thomas and Sally (1760)
- Samuel Arnold's Inkle and Yarico (1787)
- William Shield's Rosina (1782)
- John Braham's The American (1811)
- Sir Henry Rowley Bishop's Clari, or The Maid of Milan (1823)
- Robin Lacy's (and Rossini's) The Maid of Judah (1829)
- Michael Balfe's The Siege of Rochelle (1835)
- Edward James Loder's Nourjahad
- John Barnett's The Mountain Sylph
- Michael Balfe's The Bohemian Girl (1843)
- William Vincent Wallace's Maritana (1845)
- Edward James Loder's Raymond and Agnes (1855)
- Sir Julius Benedict's The Lily of Killamey (1862)
- Arthur Sullivan's Ivanhoe (1891)
Social and Political Contexts
Bibliography
Last modified 21 September 2007