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By Decade of Premiere
Operas of the 1920s
64 operas in the OperaPedia catalogue received their premieres between 1920 and 1929.
The decade of the 1920s 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.
- 1920 Arthurian cycle by Rutland Boughton, 1920 Rutland Boughton English
- 1920 Der Protagonist by Kurt Weill, 1920 Kurt Weill German
- 1920 Der letzte Walzer by Oscar Straus, 1920 Oscar Straus
- 1920 Die Liebe der Danae by Richard Strauss, 1920 Richard Strauss German
- 1920 Die blaue Mazur by Franz Lehár, 1920 Franz Lehár Hungarian
- 1920 Die heilige Ente by Hans Gál, 1920 Hans Gál German
- 1920 Edipo re by Ruggero Leoncavallo, 1920 Ruggero Leoncavallo Italian
- 1921 Antikrist by unknown composer, 1921 n/a
- 1921 Das Nusch-Nuschi by Paul Hindemith, 1921 Paul Hindemith German
- 1921 Die Bajadere by Emmerich Kálmán, 1921 Emmerich Kálmán Hungarian
- 1921 Die Prinzessin Girnara by Egon Wellesz, 1921 Egon Wellesz German
- 1921 Kaddara by unknown composer, 1921 n/a
- 1921 Káťa Kabanová by Leoš Janáček, 1921 Leoš Janáček Czech
- 1921 La petite fonctionnaire by André Messager, 1921 André Messager French
- 1922 Amadis by Jules Massenet, 1922 Jules Massenet French
- 1922 Dèbora e Jaéle by Ildebrando Pizzetti, 1922 Ildebrando Pizzetti Italian
- 1922 Hagith by Karol Szymanowski, 1922 Karol Szymanowski Polish
- 1922 La bella dormente nel bosco by Ottorino Respighi, 1922 Ottorino Respighi Italian
- 1923 Belfagor by Ottorino Respighi, 1923 Ottorino Respighi Italian
- 1923 Ciboulette by Reynaldo Hahn, 1923 Reynaldo Hahn French
- 1923 Daisi by unknown composer, 1923 n/a
- 1923 Golem by Nicolae Bretan, 1923 Nicolae Bretan
- 1923 Jardín de Oriente by Joaquín Turina, 1923 Joaquín Turina Spanish
- 1924 A Night in Old Paris by Henry Kimball Hadley, 1924 Henry Kimball Hadley English
- 1924 Antigone by Arthur Honegger, 1924 Arthur Honegger
- 1924 Countess Maritza by Emmerich Kálmán, 1924 Emmerich Kálmán Hungarian
- 1924 Der Evangelimann by Wilhelm Kienzl, 1924 Wilhelm Kienzl German
- 1924 Der Sprung über den Schatten by Ernst Krenek, 1924 Ernst Krenek German
- 1924 Intermezzo by Richard Strauss, 1924 Richard Strauss German
- 1924 Juno by Marc Blitzstein, 1924 Marc Blitzstein English
- 1924 King Roger by Karol Szymanowski, 1924 Karol Szymanowski Polish
- 1924 Legenda Bałtyku by unknown composer, 1924 n/a
- 1925 An American Tragedy by Tobias Picker, 1925 Tobias Picker English
- 1925 Coups de roulis by André Messager, 1925 André Messager French
- 1925 Der Prozeß by Gottfried von Einem, 1925 Gottfried von Einem German
- 1925 Entente Cordiale by Ethel Smyth, 1925 Ethel Smyth English
- 1925 Fra Gherardo by Ildebrando Pizzetti, 1925 Ildebrando Pizzetti Italian
- 1925 Goce by unknown composer, 1925 n/a
- 1925 Helen Retires by George Antheil, 1925 George Antheil English
- 1926 Castle Agrazant by Ralph Lyford, 1926 Ralph Lyford English
- 1926 Das Lied der Nacht by Hans Gál, 1926 Hans Gál German
- 1926 Der Prinz von Homburg by Hans Werner Henze, 1926 Hans Werner Henze German
- 1926 Die Opferung des Gefangenen by Egon Wellesz, 1926 Egon Wellesz German
- 1926 El huésped del sevillano by unknown composer, 1926 n/a
- 1926 Háry János by Zoltán Kodály, 1926 Zoltán Kodály Hungarian
- 1926 Little Floramye by unknown composer, 1926 n/a
- 1927 Angélique by unknown composer, 1927 n/a
- 1927 Das Himmelskleid by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, 1927 Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari Italian
- 1927 Das Wunder der Heliane by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, 1927 Erich Wolfgang Korngold German
- 1927 Der Zar lässt sich photographieren by Kurt Weill, 1927 Kurt Weill German
- 1927 Hin und zurück by Paul Hindemith, 1927 Paul Hindemith German
- 1927 La Délivrance de Thésée by Darius Milhaud, 1927 Darius Milhaud French
- 1927 La campana sommersa by Ottorino Respighi, 1927 Ottorino Respighi Italian
- 1927 Mahagonny-Songspiel by Kurt Weill, 1927 Kurt Weill German
- 1928 Angelo, tyran de Padoue by Alfred Bruneau, 1928 Alfred Bruneau French
- 1928 Bilby's Doll by Carlisle Floyd, 1928 Carlisle Floyd English
- 1928 Das geheime Königreich by Ernst Krenek, 1928 Ernst Krenek German
- 1928 Der Diktator by Ernst Krenek, 1928 Ernst Krenek German
- 1928 Die schwarze Maske by Krzysztof Penderecki, 1928 Krzysztof Penderecki Polish
- 1928 Die ägyptische Helena by Richard Strauss, 1928 Richard Strauss German
- 1928 Four Saints in Three Acts by Virgil Thomson, 1928 Virgil Thomson English
- 1928 Gloriana by Benjamin Britten, 1928 Benjamin Britten English
- 1928 La Cenicienta by Jorge Peña Hen, 1928 Jorge Peña Hen
- 1929 Il re by Umberto Giordano, 1929 Umberto Giordano Italian