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Select one of the categories below or to the left to see a list of audio and video recordings, scores and librettos of American operas, as well as books and articles by or about its composers. Recommended recordings are marked with a red star.

usopera.com recommends:
Gian Carlo Menotti
The Consul
One of the great operas of the twentieth century, here led by Beverly O'Regan Thiele as Magda. A wonderful and inexplicably rare studio recording of this landmark work.

Opera recordingsExcerpts and ariasBooks and articles
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