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Operas of the 1880s
54 operas in the OperaPedia catalogue received their premieres between 1880 and 1889.
The decade of the 1880s 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 OperaPedia archive, in chronological order.
- 1880 Belle Lurette by Jacques Offenbach, 1880 Jacques Offenbach German
- 1880 Billee Taylor by Edward Solomon, 1880 Edward Solomon English
- 1880 Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni, 1880 Pietro Mascagni Italian
- 1880 David Bek by Armen Tigranian, 1880 Armen Tigranian
- 1880 Donna Juanita by Franz von Suppé, 1880 Franz von Suppé German
- 1880 Flammen by Franz Schreker, 1880 Franz Schreker German
- 1880 In the Sulks by Alfred Cellier, 1880 Alfred Cellier English
- 1880 Jean de Nivelle by Léo Delibes, 1880 Léo Delibes French
- 1880 La mascotte by Edmond Audran, 1880 Edmond Audran French
- 1881 Claude Duval by Edward Solomon, 1881 Edward Solomon English
- 1881 Das Käthchen von Heilbronn by unknown composer, 1881 n/a
- 1881 Der lustige Krieg by Johann Strauss II, 1881 Johann Strauss II German
- 1881 La Roussotte by Hervé, 1881 Hervé
- 1881 La serenata by Ruperto Chapí, 1881 Ruperto Chapí Spanish
- 1881 Lakmé by Léo Delibes, 1881 Léo Delibes French
- 1882 Der Bettelstudent by Carl Millöcker, 1882 Carl Millöcker German
- 1882 Der Schmied von Ruhla by Friedrich Lux, 1882 Friedrich Lux German
- 1882 Dimitrij by Antonín Dvořák, 1882 Antonín Dvořák Czech
- 1882 Fedora by Umberto Giordano, 1882 Umberto Giordano Italian
- 1882 Françoise de Rimini by Ambroise Thomas, 1882 Ambroise Thomas French
- 1882 Gillette de Narbonne by Edmond Audran, 1882 Edmond Audran French
- 1882 Iolanthe by unknown composer, 1882 n/a
- 1883 Azara by unknown composer, 1883 n/a
- 1883 Eine Nacht in Venedig by Johann Strauss II, 1883 Johann Strauss II German
- 1883 François les bas-bleus by André Messager, 1883 André Messager French
- 1884 El reloj de Lucerna by Miguel Marqués, 1884 Miguel Marqués
- 1884 L'enfant prodigue by Claude Debussy, 1884 Claude Debussy French
- 1884 Le Villi by Giacomo Puccini, 1884 Giacomo Puccini Italian
- 1884 Le piccole storie by Lorenzo Ferrero, 1884 Lorenzo Ferrero Italian
- 1885 Cherevichki by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, 1885 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Russian
- 1885 La Béarnaise by André Messager, 1885 André Messager French
- 1885 La fauvette du temple by André Messager, 1885 André Messager French
- 1886 Dorothy by Alfred Cellier, 1886 Alfred Cellier English
- 1886 Edmea by Alfredo Catalani, 1886 Alfredo Catalani Italian
- 1886 Flora mirabilis by Spyros Samaras, 1886 Spyros Samaras
- 1886 Ghiselle by César Franck, 1886 César Franck
- 1886 Gwendoline by Emmanuel Chabrier, 1886 Emmanuel Chabrier French
- 1886 István király by Ferenc Erkel, 1886 Ferenc Erkel Hungarian
- 1886 La Gran Vía by unknown composer, 1886 n/a
- 1886 La cigale et la fourmi by Edmond Audran, 1886 Edmond Audran French
- 1887 Ali-Baba by Charles Lecocq, 1887 Charles Lecocq French
- 1887 Christus by Anton Rubinstein, 1887 Anton Rubinstein Russian
- 1887 Oresteia by Sergei Taneyev, 1887 Sergei Taneyev Russian
- 1888 Aladdin by unknown composer, 1888 n/a
- 1888 Asrael by Alberto Franchetti, 1888 Alberto Franchetti Italian
- 1888 Die drei Pintos by Carl Maria von Weber, 1888 Carl Maria von Weber German
- 1888 Julie by Philippe Boesmans, 1888 Philippe Boesmans
- 1888 Le flibustier by César Cui, 1888 César Cui Russian
- 1889 A basso porto by unknown composer, 1889 n/a
- 1889 Edgar by Giacomo Puccini, 1889 Giacomo Puccini Italian
- 1889 Esclarmonde by Jules Massenet, 1889 Jules Massenet French
- 1889 Fervaal by Vincent d'Indy, 1889 Vincent d'Indy French
- 1889 Kleopatra by unknown composer, 1889 n/a
- 1889 La jacquerie by Édouard Lalo, 1889 Édouard Lalo French