By Decade of Premiere
Operas of the 1720s
39 operas in the Opera Almanac catalogue received their premieres between 1720 and 1729.
The decade of the 1720s in opera reflects the institutional, political, and aesthetic conditions under which composers and their librettists worked. The catalogue below lists every premiere from this period currently held in the Opera Almanac archive, in chronological order.
- 1720 Angelica e Medoro by Nicola Porpora, 1720 Nicola Porpora Italian
- 1720 L'Angelica by unknown composer, 1720 n/a
- 1720 La verità in cimento by Antonio Vivaldi, 1720 Antonio Vivaldi Italian
- 1721 Alceste by George Frideric Handel, 1721 George Frideric Handel German
- 1721 Der geduldige Socrates by Georg Philipp Telemann, 1721 Georg Philipp Telemann German
- 1721 La Silvia by Antonio Vivaldi, 1721 Antonio Vivaldi Italian
- 1723 Ercole su'l Termodonte by Antonio Vivaldi, 1723 Antonio Vivaldi Italian
- 1724 Dido, Queen of Carthage by Stephen Storace, 1724 Stephen Storace English
- 1724 Didone abbandonata by Tomaso Albinoni, 1724 Tomaso Albinoni Italian
- 1724 Didone abbandonata by Domenico Sarro, 1724 Domenico Sarro Italian
- 1724 Didone abbandonata by Leonardo Vinci, 1724 Leonardo Vinci Italian
- 1724 Didone abbandonata by unknown composer, 1724 n/a
- 1724 Farnace by Antonio Vivaldi, 1724 Antonio Vivaldi Italian
- 1724 Giulio Cesare by George Frideric Handel, 1724 George Frideric Handel German
- 1724 Giustino by Antonio Vivaldi, 1724 Antonio Vivaldi Italian
- 1724 Ifigenia in Tauride by Leonardo Vinci, 1724 Leonardo Vinci Italian
- 1724 L'impresario delle Isole Canarie by Domenico Sarro, 1724 Domenico Sarro Italian
- 1726 Alessandro by George Frideric Handel, 1726 George Frideric Handel German
- 1726 Andromeda Liberata by Antonio Vivaldi, 1726 Antonio Vivaldi Italian
- 1726 Calandro by Giovanni Alberto Ristori, 1726 Giovanni Alberto Ristori Italian
- 1726 Die verwandelten Weiber by Johann Adam Hiller, 1726 Johann Adam Hiller German
- 1726 Dorilla in Tempe by Antonio Vivaldi, 1726 Antonio Vivaldi Italian
- 1727 Admeto by George Frideric Handel, 1727 George Frideric Handel German
- 1727 Arianna by unknown composer, 1727 n/a
- 1727 Arianna in Creta by George Frideric Handel, 1727 George Frideric Handel German
- 1727 Enea in Caonia by Johann Adolf Hasse, 1727 Johann Adolf Hasse German
- 1727 Farnace by Josef Mysliveček, 1727 Josef Mysliveček Czech
- 1727 Gismondo, Re di Polonia by Leonardo Vinci, 1727 Leonardo Vinci Italian
- 1728 Amor aumenta el valor by multiple composers, 1728 multiple composers
- 1728 Catone in Utica by Leonardo Vinci, 1728 Leonardo Vinci Italian
- 1728 Emma und Eginhard by Georg Philipp Telemann, 1728 Georg Philipp Telemann German
- 1728 Ezio by George Frideric Handel, 1728 George Frideric Handel German
- 1728 Ezio by Josef Mysliveček, 1728 Josef Mysliveček Czech
- 1728 Iphigenia in Aulis by Carl Heinrich Graun, 1728 Carl Heinrich Graun German
- 1729 Artaxerxes by Thomas Arne, 1729 Thomas Arne English
- 1729 Flavius Bertaridus by Georg Philipp Telemann, 1729 Georg Philipp Telemann German
- 1729 I disingannati by Antonio Caldara, 1729 Antonio Caldara Italian
- 1729 Il trionfo d'amore by Francisco António de Almeida, 1729 Francisco António de Almeida
- 1729 Love in a Riddle by unknown composer, 1729 n/a