Opera Quarterly

Aims & Scope

Since its inception in 1983, The Opera Quarterly has earned the enthusiastic praise of opera lovers and scholars alike.

In 2005, David J.

Levin, a dramaturg at various opera houses and critical theorist at the University of Chicago, reconceived the journal with the goal of extending its reputation as a rigorous and cutting-edge forum for all aspects of opera and operatic production.

Today, The Opera Quarterly sits squarely at the intersection of performance, theory, and history.

Fundamentally interdisciplinary, it addresses both historical and contemporary developments on the stage and in the academy, embracing opera as well as considerations of voice and musical theater more broadly.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.102

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	13

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	0.50

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	29722

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Digital Diva: Opera on Video

  Citation: 22

  Authors: C.

• Cultural Revolution Model Opera Films and the Realist Tradition in Chinese Cinema

  Citation: 17

  Authors: J.

• "Eight Stage Works for 800 Million People"*: The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in Music--A View from Revolutionary Opera

  Citation: 15

  Authors: B.

• Porn Style? Space and Time in Live Opera Videos

  Citation: 15

  Authors: E.

• Maria Callas’s Waistline and the Organology of Voice

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Nina Sun

• Hexatonic Poles and the Uncanny in Parsifal

  Citation: 14

  Authors: R.

• Operatic Ghosts on Screen: The Case of A Test of Love (1958)

  Citation: 14

  Authors: J. T.

• Azalea Mountain and Late Mao Culture

  Citation: 12

  Authors: N.

• Pericles and Verdi: The Philosophy of François Châtelet

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Gilles

• Cross-Sexual Casting in Baroque Opera Musical and Theatrical Conventions

  Citation: 12

  Authors: DOROTHY

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