Talk:Signa (opera)
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I am sorry to be pedantic, but my research is based on resources that are in the public domain or the British Library, which I have spent 5 years collating. As such, there is nothing original in the content of this article that cannot be clarified from many sources. I am the only significant authority on this composer, although Lewis Foreman and Jeremy Dibble would be able to confirm a majority of my statements.
Christopher J. Parker
- Per wikipedia policy, unpublished research is inappropriate on wikipedia - see WP:OR. However, if the article can be supported only with citations from public sources, this is not an issue - but those citations should be present and verifiable per WP:V. As such, an unpublished draft is not an appropriate source for a wikipedia article. Once the paper in question is published, of course, it may be cited freely. bd_ 17:30, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
Synopsis
[edit]I think this should be restored. A synopsis based on an original libretto can't be regarded as original research. - Kleinzach 01:59, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
- I put a {{rewrite}} tag on the summary, in hope that it would be reworked to meet our style guidelines. I didn't ask for the synopsis be removed altogether or remove it myself. Leebo T/C 02:38, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
- I wasn't aware of style guidelines for synopses. Do you mean sections? Act One, Act Two - that kind of thing? Perhaps a model would be helpful? Agrippina (opera) for example? - Kleinzach 04:02, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
OR tag
[edit]I've removed the OR tag as Mr. Parker has been doing a great job of cleaning up the article(s), and I look forward to reading more of them - Tiswas(t/c) 08:49, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
For every other Cowen opera
[edit]that I'm aware of, I believe, IMSLP at least claims that the full score and parts are missing and presumed lost, with only the vocal score and libretto surviving. The vocal score of Signa seems to have copies in a fair number of libraries, mostly the 2-act version, and the libretto of at least the 3-act version can be found here and there, but I'm not aware whether the performing material survives for this one either- anyone knows? ELSchissel (talk) 12:43, 27 February 2026 (UTC)