Career: Has sung at all the world's major opera houses, and released dozens of recordings and live albums.

His major opera Palestrina (1917) makes the case for tradition and inspiration rather than musical modernism.

Over the years, productions of all Mozart's major operas followed, as well works by other composers.

During this time, he conducted a number of major operas.

The state's other two major opera companies will be performing this week, as well.

The list of major operas that James Levine has never conducted is not long.

Wozzeck was the first major opera written in a modern 20th century style.

It must have been a pretty major opera, too, since the pages were numbered from 125 to 137.

It has since been presented in a number of major Chinese operas, films and television series.

Aulenti has also created sets for major operas throughout Europe.