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Usage
editAll fields are optional and should only be used when necessary and where their use would not lead to misleading over-simplification. The addition of the infobox to an article will automatically italicise the article title per {{italic title}}.
Generally: If a parameter has multiple values, such as more than one librettist (as in example 2 below), more than one basis, use {{flatlist}} or {{plainlist}}.
Blank
editSimple version
{{{name}}} | |
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Opera by {{{composer}}} | |
[[File:{{{image}}}|frameless|upright=1]] {{{caption}}} | |
Librettist | {{{librettist}}} |
Language | {{{language}}} |
Based on | {{{based_on}}} |
Premiere | {{{premiere_date}}} {{{premiere_location}}} |
{{Infobox opera
| name = <!-- default is page name -->
| genre = <!-- default is [[Opera]] -->
| composer =
| image =
| caption =
| librettist =
| language =
| based_on = <!-- {{Based on|work|author}} -->
| premiere_date = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} or {{Start-date|<any unambiguous date format>}} -->
| premiere_location =
}}
Long version
{{{name}}} | |
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{{{genre}}} by {{{composer}}} | |
[[File:{{{image}}}|frameless|alt={{{alt}}}|upright={{{image_upright}}}]] {{{caption}}} | |
Description | {{{description}}} |
Native title | {{{native_name}}} |
Translation | {{{translated_name}}} |
Other title | {{{other_name}}} |
Librettist | {{{librettist}}} |
Language | {{{language}}} |
Based on | {{{based_on}}} |
Premiere | {{{premiere_date}}} {{{premiere_location}}} |
Other | {{{other}}} |
Website | {{{website}}} |
{{Infobox opera
| name =
| italic title = <!-- yes / no; defaults to yes -->
| genre =
| composer =
| image =
| image_upright =
| alt =
| caption =
| description =
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = <!-- ISO 639-1 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead -->
| translated_name =
| other_name =
| librettist =
| language =
| based_on = <!-- {{Based on|work|author}} -->
| premiere_date = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} or {{Start-date|<any unambiguous date format>}} -->
| premiere_location =
| other = <!-- {{Collapsible list|title=}} -->
| website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
}}
Parameters
edit- name
- Title of the opera as it appears in the article title. This will appear at the top of the infobox above the image.
- italic title
- Normally
yes
to italicise the article's title; defaults toyes
- genre
- This parameter shows above the image. The default is Opera. If a work is widely known as an operetta, e.g. The Merry Widow, or as a zarzuela, e.g. Doña Francisquita, these linked terms can be used instead of "Opera".
- For consistency with other infoboxes on music, it can also be
|type=
, earlier versions may have also have|genre_header=
. - composer
- person/people who wrote the music
- image
- An illustrative image. This can be the composer (preferably close to the time of the composition), a scene from the opera, a depiction of one or more of its characters, a singer depicted in one of the opera's roles, a poster, the title page or cover of the libretto, etc. Avoid images with a large vertical dimension in relation to their width, as this can make the infobox excessively long and interfere with the page layout.
- image_upright
- image scaling factor; defaults to 1; see WP:THUMBSIZE
- alt
- alternative text for image; see WP:ALT
- caption
- caption for image
- genre
- best left unspecified, – only if needed for a referenced sub-genre stated in the article e.g. dramma giocoso. However, do not list the sub-genre if it would lead to misleading oversimplification. Sub-genre distinctions can be very blurry, and are best explicated in the article text.
- description
- possibility of a description, when no genre fits, but best left blank
- native_name
- This parameter will appear as Native title in the box. Use this field if the title of the opera article is not the native title, e.g. If the title of the article is The Marriage of Figaro, the native name would be Le nozze di Figaro. See Example 1 below.
- native_name_lang
- ISO 2-letter code (e.g.
it
for Italian) for the language of the native name, (if more than one, use {{lang}} instead). This parameter will not be visible in the box. - translated_name
- This parameter will appear as Translation in the box. If the title of the opera article uses its native (non-English) name, use this to list the standard English name, if and only if, there is one, e.g. for Götterdämmerung, the translated name would be Twilight of the Gods. See Example 2 below. Do not use invented or ad hoc translations in this field. If there is no standard English name, leave it blank.
- other_name
- This parameter will appear as Other title in the box. Use this when the opera is known by two or more names. e.g. for Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali, the other name is Viva la mamma. See Example 1 below which has a name, native name, and other name.
- librettist
- person/people who wrote the text. If the composer wrote the libretto, they should be listed as librettist.
- language
- the original language(s) in which the text was written. Do not list subsequent translations.
- based_on
- Use this to state the literary work or other subject on which the libretto was based (if any). Do not list a work here unless it is specifically mentioned and referenced in the article. Use {{Based on}} to do so.
- premiere_date
- Use {{Start date}} or {{Start-date}}.
- premiere_location
- Venue and/or city; will appear on the line following the premiere date.
- other
- This can be used for listing other operas by the same composer and their premiere dates in a collapsible list. Use {{Collapsible list}} The
|title=
parameter should be filled in as "Operas by X (composer's name)". See Example 3 below. This will not be necessary if the article already has a footer navbox listing the composer's operas, e.g. {{Giuseppe Verdi}}, {{Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky}}, {{Antonio Vivaldi}}, etc. If the composer does not have a footer navbox, consider creating one. - website
- Official website for the opera (if any). This will apply to contemporary works only. See Example 3. Use {{URL}}.
Example 1
editThe Queen of Spades | |
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by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | |
![]() Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | |
Native title | Пиковая дама (Pikovaya dama) |
Other title | Pique Dame |
Librettist | Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
Language | Russian |
Based on | "The Queen of Spades" by Pushkin |
Premiere | 19 December 1898 |
{{Infobox opera
| name = The Queen of Spades
| composer = [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]]
| native_name = Пиковая дама (''Pikovaya dama'')
| native_name_lang = ru
| image = Peter Tschaikowski.jpg
| caption = Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
| genre =
| other_name = {{lang|fr|Pique Dame}}
| librettist = [[Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky]]
| language = Russian
| based_on = {{tl|Based on|"[[The Queen of Spades (story)|The Queen of Spades]]"|[[Alexander Pushkin|Pushkin]]}}
| premiere_date = {{Start date|1898|12|19|df=y}}
| premiere_location = [[Mariinsky Theatre]], [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]]
}}
Example 2
editFalstaff | |
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Opera by Giuseppe Verdi | |
![]() Lucien Fugère in the title role, 1894 | |
Librettist | Arrigo Boito |
Language | Italian |
Based on | The Merry Wives of Windsor and scenes from Henry IV, parts 1 and 2 by Shakespeare |
Premiere | 9 February 1893 La Scala in Milan |
{{Infobox opera
| name = ''Falstaff''
| composer = [[Giuseppe Verdi]]
| image = Lucien-Fugère-as-Falstaff.jpg
| image_upright = 0.8
| caption = [[Lucien Fugère]] in the title role, 1894
| librettist = [[Arrigo Boito]]
| language = Italian
| based_on = {{based on|''[[The Merry Wives of Windsor]]'' and scenes from ''[[Henry IV (Shakespeare play)|Henry IV]]'', parts 1 and 2|Shakespeare}}
| premiere_date = {{Start date|1893|02|09|df=y}}
| premiere_location = {{Nowrap|[[La Scala]] in Milan}}
}}
Example 3
editNixon in China | |
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Opera by John Adams | |
![]() Composer John Adams, 2008 | |
Librettist | Alice Goodman |
Language | English |
Premiere | October 22, 1987 Wortham Theater Center, Houston |
Website | www |
{{Infobox opera
| name = Nixon in China
| composer = [[John Adams (composer)|John Adams]]
| image = JA-portrait-1-LW.jpg
| caption = Composer John Adams, 2008
| librettist = [[Alice Goodman]]
| language = English
| premiere_date = {{Start date|1987|10|22}}
| premiere_location = [[Wortham Theater Center]], Houston
| website = {{URL|http://www.earbox.com/nixon-in-china/}}
}}
}}
Example 4
editThe Demon Editor of Wikipedia | |
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Operetta by John Smith | |
An example image | |
Native title | Il diavolo di Wikipedia |
Other title | Wiki Devil |
Librettist | Jane Doe |
Language | Italian |
Premiere | 18 March 2013 Toytown |
Website | example |
{{Infobox opera
| name = The Demon Editor of Wikipedia
| type = [[Operetta]]
| composer = John Smith
| native_name = ''Il diavolo di Wikipedia''
| native_name_lang = it
| image = Backer Judgment (detail).JPG
| alt = A drawing of the devil
| caption = An example image
| other_name = ''Wiki Devil''
| librettist = Jane Doe
| language = Italian
| premiere_date = {{Start date|2013|03|18|df=y}}
| premiere_location = Toytown
| website = {{URL|example.com}}
}}
TemplateData
editTemplateData for Infobox opera
An infobox for an opera.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | name | Title of the opera as it appears in the article title. This will appear at the top of the infobox above the image.
| String | suggested |
Override italic title | italic title | Set this to 'no' to prevent the template from making the title italic.
| Boolean | optional |
Genre | genre | The genre of the opera; appears over the image. If a work is widely known as an operetta, e.g. The Merry Widow, or as a zarzuela, e.g. Doña Francisquita, these linked terms can be used instead of "Opera". For consistency with other infoboxes on music, it can also be |type=, earlier versions may have also have |genre_header=.
| Unknown | optional |
Composer | composer | The person/people who wrote the music. | Unknown | suggested |
Image | image | no description | File | suggested |
Image caption | caption image_caption | Caption to the image | String | suggested |
Alt text | alt | no description | String | optional |
list_title | list_title | no description | Unknown | optional |
title | title | no description | Unknown | optional |
genre_header | genre_header | no description | Unknown | optional |
type | type | no description | Unknown | optional |
image_upright | image_upright | no description | Unknown | optional |
description | description | no description | Unknown | optional |
Native title | native_name | Use this field if the title of the opera article is not the native title, e.g. If the title of the article is The Marriage of Figaro, the native name would be Le nozze di Figaro. | String | optional |
Native title language | native_name_lang | ISO 2-letter code (e.g. it for Italian) for the language of the native name, (if more than one, use {{lang}} instead). This parameter will not be visible in the box. | String | optional |
Translated name | translated_name | If the title of the opera article uses its native (non-English) name, use this to list the standard English name, if and only if, there is one, e.g. for Götterdämmerung, the translated name would be Twilight of the Gods. Do not use invented or ad hoc translations in this field. If there is no standard English name, leave it blank. | String | optional |
Other title | other_name | Use this when the opera is known by two or more names. e.g. for Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali, the other name is Viva la mamma. See Example 1 below which has a name, native name, and other name. | String | optional |
librettist | librettist | no description | Unknown | optional |
language | language | no description | Unknown | optional |
based_on | based_on | no description | Unknown | optional |
premiere_date | premiere_date | no description | Unknown | optional |
premiere_location | premiere_location | no description | Unknown | optional |
other | other | no description | Unknown | optional |
website | website | no description | Unknown | optional |
Microformat
editThe HTML mark-up produced by this template includes an hCalendar microformat that makes event details readily parsable by computer programs. This aids tasks such as the cataloguing of articles and maintenance of databases. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please visit the Microformat WikiProject.
- Classes used
The HTML classes of this microformat include:
- attendee
- contact
- description
- dtend
- dtstart
- location
- organiser
- summary
- url
- vevent
nor collapse nested elements which use them.