Operissimo

{{Short description|Swiss online music database}} '''Operissimo''' is an online database based in Zürich,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shabex.ch/en/co/exc/operissimo_ag_CH-020.4.019.122-4.htm|title=Operissimi AG|type=company registry record|website=shabex.ch|access-date=10 September 2020}}</ref> which is dedicated to recording details of classical music concerts and opera performances. The database currently includes biographies on over 7,500 composers and 44,000 performing artists,<ref name=UM>[https://www.bib.uni-mannheim.de/datenbanken/details/?libconnect%5Btitleid%5D=10522 "Operissimo"], Mannheim University Library</ref> encompassing both historical and contemporary figures.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Classical Commissioning Guidelines |url=https://ofsearch.org/ |access-date=2023-04-28 |website=Chamber Music America |language=en-US}}</ref> The biographies contain articles, without attribution, based on the third edition of the ''Großes Sängerlexikon''. It also includes details on more than 47,000 performances,<ref name=UM /> 340 opera houses, and more than 55,000 recordings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20070805-144052|title=Operissimo concertissimo|work=www.intute.ac.uk|access-date=2010-09-04|archive-date=2012-06-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609104136/http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20070805-144052|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

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==External links== *{{official|https://www.operissimo.com/}}

Category:Online music and lyrics databases Category:Online person databases Category:Swiss music websites