By Decade of Premiere
Operas of the 1860s
45 operas in the Opera Almanac catalogue received their premieres between 1860 and 1869.
The decade of the 1860s 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.
- 1860 Barkouf by Jacques Offenbach, 1860 Jacques Offenbach German
- 1860 Hrabina by Stanisław Moniuszko, 1860 Stanisław Moniuszko Polish
- 1860 La colombe by Charles Gounod, 1860 Charles Gounod French
- 1860 Lurline by William Vincent Wallace, 1860 William Vincent Wallace
- 1861 Apothicaire et perruquier by Jacques Offenbach, 1861 Jacques Offenbach German
- 1861 Bánk bán by Ferenc Erkel, 1861 Ferenc Erkel Hungarian
- 1861 Der Karneval in Rom by Johann Strauss II, 1861 Johann Strauss II German
- 1861 Fatinitza by Franz von Suppé, 1861 Franz von Suppé German
- 1862 Estrella de Soria by Franz Berwald, 1862 Franz Berwald Swedish
- 1862 Feramors by Anton Rubinstein, 1862 Anton Rubinstein Russian
- 1862 From the House of the Dead by Leoš Janáček, 1862 Leoš Janáček Czech
- 1862 La reine de Saba by Charles Gounod, 1862 Charles Gounod French
- 1863 Die Loreley by Max Bruch, 1863 Max Bruch German
- 1863 Il signor Fagotto by Jacques Offenbach, 1863 Jacques Offenbach German
- 1863 Jaguarita l'Indienne by Fromental Halévy, 1863 Fromental Halévy French
- 1863 Rogneda by Alexander Serov, 1863 Alexander Serov Russian
- 1864 Helvellyn by George Alexander Macfarren, 1864 George Alexander Macfarren English
- 1864 La Vie parisienne by Jacques Offenbach, 1864 Jacques Offenbach German
- 1864 La belle Hélène by Jacques Offenbach, 1864 Jacques Offenbach German
- 1865 Amleto by Franco Faccio, 1865 Franco Faccio Italian
- 1865 Chopin by Giacomo Orefice, 1865 Giacomo Orefice Italian
- 1865 L'Africaine by Giacomo Meyerbeer, 1865 Giacomo Meyerbeer German
- 1866 König Manfred by Carl Reinecke, 1866 Carl Reinecke German
- 1866 Leichte Kavallerie by Franz von Suppé, 1866 Franz von Suppé German
- 1867 Don Carlos by Giuseppe Verdi, 1867 Giuseppe Verdi Italian
- 1867 György Dózsa by Ferenc Erkel, 1867 Ferenc Erkel Hungarian
- 1867 In the Well by unknown composer, 1867 n/a
- 1867 L'œil crevé by Hervé, 1867 Hervé
- 1867 La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein by Jacques Offenbach, 1867 Jacques Offenbach German
- 1867 La permission de dix heures by Jacques Offenbach, 1867 Jacques Offenbach German
- 1868 Arshak II by unknown composer, 1868 n/a
- 1868 Chilpéric by Hervé, 1868 Hervé
- 1868 Dalibor by Bedřich Smetana, 1868 Bedřich Smetana Czech
- 1868 Der Widerspänstigen Zähmung by Hermann Goetz, 1868 Hermann Goetz German
- 1868 Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner, 1868 Richard Wagner German
- 1868 Fleur-de-Thé by Charles Lecocq, 1868 Charles Lecocq French
- 1868 Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas, 1868 Ambroise Thomas French
- 1868 Jeanie Deans by Hamish MacCunn, 1868 Hamish MacCunn
- 1868 L'île de Tulipatan by Jacques Offenbach, 1868 Jacques Offenbach German
- 1868 Le château à Toto by Jacques Offenbach, 1868 Jacques Offenbach German
- 1869 Ages Ago by Frederic Clay, 1869 Frederic Clay English
- 1869 Der Thurm zu Babel by Anton Rubinstein, 1869 Anton Rubinstein Russian
- 1869 Fosca by Carlos Gomes, 1869 Carlos Gomes
- 1869 La princesse de Trébizonde by Jacques Offenbach, 1869 Jacques Offenbach German
- 1869 Le petit Faust by Hervé, 1869 Hervé