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This page is a '''guide to categorizing opera-related articles'''. [[WP:CATEGORY|Categories]] are sometimes implemented on Wikipedia in an ''ad hoc'' fashion, and can be erratic, with new ones appearing all the time. The [[Portal:Opera/Categories|Opera category tree]] contains all the currently existing categories and their sub-categories. (You can view the sub-categories by clicking on the '''[+]''' next to the category title.)
==Operas==
===Basic categories===
All opera title articles belong in:
*[[:Category:Operas]]. For further information see [[WP:DUPCAT|Non-diffusing subcategories]].
Operas are further categorized minimally by:
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*[[:Category:Operas by composer]]
;Genre
*[[:Category:Operas by genre]] (which should be plural and in the original language used in standard reference books to avoid confusion). For the purposes of Wikipedia (and indeed other encyclopedias such as [[Grove]]), operettas are considered a subcategory of operas, so, for example, ''[[The Merry Widow]]'' is in [[:Category:Operas]] as well as [[:Category:Operettas]].
;Language:
*[[:Category:Operas by language]]
;Year of premiere
*[[:Category:Operas by year]]
===Further categories===
Other categories include [[:Category:Operas by setting|Operas by setting]]; [[:Category:Operas by world premiere ___location|Operas by world premiere ___location]]; [[:Category:One-act operas|One-act operas]]; [[:Category:Unfinished operas|Unfinished operas ]]; [[:Category:Lost operas|Lost operas]]; [[:Category:Operas by source|Operas by source]] (for operas whose libretti are based on plays, novels, films, etc.)
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==Other opera people==
*All opera composers belong in [[:Category:Opera composers]], although they may also appear in
*The main categories for other opera-related biographies are: [[:Category:Opera critics]] • [[:Category:Opera directors]] • [[:Category:Opera librettists]] • [[:Category:Opera managers]]
==Other opera-related
Articles which don't fall under any of the below topics can always be included (temporarily) in [[:Category:Opera]]. For further possible categories, see [[Portal:Opera/Categories|the full category tree]] for all opera-related articles.
'''Organizations and venues''' (When adding these, please check each category for the appropriate sub-category, if any)
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==Category sorting==
To ensure that articles are listed in the correct order on their category pages, the {{tl|DEFAULTSORT}} tag needs to added at the beginning of the article's list of categories.
*The titles of articles are sorted omitting the definite or indefinite article such as "A", "The", "Le", "La", "Les", "Der", "Die", "Das", etc
*The default sort title should always start with a capital letter, as lower-case initial letters are filed after upper-case
▲The titles of articles are sorted omitting the definite or indefinite article such as "A", "The", "Le", "La", "Les", "Der", "Die", "Das", etc. This is done using a "Default sort" tag, which is placed before the categories. For example [[La naissance d'Osiris]] requires <nowiki>{{DEFAULTSORT:Naissance d'Osiris}}</nowiki>. That means that the opera will file under N and not under L, although the actual article title ("La naissance d'Osiris") will appear in the Category listing under N.
*People have to be sorted in the same way, e.g. <nowiki>{{DEFAULTSORT:Verdi, Giuseppe}}</nowiki>, otherwise Verdi will appear under
▲Two other points here: first, the default sort title should always start with a capital letter, as lower-case initial letters are filed after upper-case Z; second, if there's a special character or accent early in the title, the default sort title should not contain the special character/accent, for a similar reason. So, in the same category, if "Zéphire" isn't changed to "Zefire", it would file after "Zwerg".
▲People have to be sorted in the same way, e.g. <nowiki>{{DEFAULTSORT:Verdi, Giuseppe}}</nowiki>, otherwise Verdi will appear under 'G' rather than 'V'.
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