Era · The Repertoire
The Modern Era
286 operas catalogued · listed by premiere year.
- 1945 Arshak II by unknown composer, 1945 n/a Armenian
- 1945 Cabildo by Amy Beach, 1945 Amy Beach English
- 1946 Betrothal in a Monastery by Sergei Prokofiev, 1946 Sergei Prokofiev Russian
- 1946 Birzhan and Sara by unknown composer, 1946 n/a Kazakh
- 1947 Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten, 1947 Benjamin Britten English
- 1947 Dantons Tod by Gottfried von Einem, 1947 Gottfried von Einem German
- 1947 Die Bernauerin by Carl Orff, 1947 Carl Orff Bavarian
- 1947 L'oro by Ildebrando Pizzetti, 1947 Ildebrando Pizzetti Italian
- 1947 Les Mamelles de Tirésias by Francis Poulenc, 1947 Francis Poulenc French
- 1948 Circe by Werner Egk, 1948 Werner Egk German
- 1948 Down in the Valley by Kurt Weill, 1948 Kurt Weill English
- 1949 Antigonae by Carl Orff, 1949 Carl Orff German
- 1949 Krútňava by Eugen Suchoň, 1949 Eugen Suchoň Slovak
- 1950 David Bek by Armen Tigranian, 1950 Armen Tigranian Armenian
- 1950 I due timidi by Nino Rota, 1950 Nino Rota Italian
- 1950 Il prigioniero by Luigi Dallapiccola, 1950 Luigi Dallapiccola Italian
- 1951 Amahl and the Night Visitors by Gian Carlo Menotti, 1951 Gian Carlo Menotti English
- 1951 Billy Budd by Benjamin Britten, 1951 Benjamin Britten English
- 1951 Die Verurteilung des Lukullus by Paul Dessau, 1951 Paul Dessau German
- 1951 Giants in the Earth by Douglas Moore, 1951 Douglas Moore English
- 1951 Ivan IV by Georges Bizet, 1951 Georges Bizet French
- 1951 L'anima del filosofo by Joseph Haydn, 1951 Joseph Haydn Italian
- 1952 Anna Kraus by Franz Reizenstein, 1952 Franz Reizenstein English
- 1952 Boulevard Solitude by Hans Werner Henze, 1952 Hans Werner Henze
- 1952 Die Liebe der Danae by Richard Strauss, 1952 Richard Strauss German
- 1953 Der Prozeß by Gottfried von Einem, 1953 Gottfried von Einem German
- 1953 Gloriana by Benjamin Britten, 1953 Benjamin Britten English
- 1953 Irmelin by Frederick Delius, 1953 Frederick Delius English
- 1954 Die stumme Serenade by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, 1954 Erich Wolfgang Korngold German
- 1954 Goce by unknown composer, 1954 n/a Macedonian
- 1955 David by Darius Milhaud, 1955 Darius Milhaud French
- 1955 Die Schule der Frauen by unknown composer, 1955 n/a
- 1955 Du style galant au style méchant by unknown composer, 1955 n/a
- 1955 Il cappello di paglia di Firenze by Nino Rota, 1955 Nino Rota Italian
- 1955 Irische Legende by Werner Egk, 1955 Werner Egk German
- 1956 Candide by Leonard Bernstein, 1956 Leonard Bernstein English
- 1956 Der Sturm by unknown composer, 1956 n/a German
- 1956 Equinox by Marjan Kozina, 1956 Marjan Kozina Slovene
- 1956 He Who Gets Slapped by Robert Ward, 1956 Robert Ward English
- 1957 Bluthochzeit by Wolfgang Fortner, 1957 Wolfgang Fortner German
- 1957 Der Revisor by Werner Egk, 1957 Werner Egk German
- 1957 Dialogues of the Carmelites by Francis Poulenc, 1957 Francis Poulenc French
- 1957 Die Harmonie der Welt by Paul Hindemith, 1957 Paul Hindemith German
- 1957 Die Räuber by Giselher Klebe, 1957 Giselher Klebe
- 1957 Forest Song by unknown composer, 1957 n/a Ukrainian
- 1957 Noli Me Tangere by unknown composer, 1957 n/a Tagalog
- 1958 Assassinio nella cattedrale by Ildebrando Pizzetti, 1958 Ildebrando Pizzetti Italian
- 1958 Destiny by Leoš Janáček, 1958 Leoš Janáček Czech
- 1958 Gallantry by Douglas Moore, 1958 Douglas Moore
- 1958 Juha by unknown composer, 1958 n/a Finnish
- 1959 A Hand of Bridge by Samuel Barber, 1959 Samuel Barber English
- 1959 Aniara by Karl-Birger Blomdahl, 1959 Karl-Birger Blomdahl Swedish
- 1959 Die Ermordung Cäsars by Giselher Klebe, 1959 Giselher Klebe
- 1959 La Voix humaine by Francis Poulenc, 1959 Francis Poulenc French
- 1959 Moscow, Cheryomushki by Dmitri Shostakovich, 1959 Dmitri Shostakovich
- 1960 A Midsummer Night's Dream by Benjamin Britten, 1960 Benjamin Britten English
- 1960 Der Prinz von Homburg by Hans Werner Henze, 1960 Hans Werner Henze German
- 1960 Il Pigmalione by Gaetano Donizetti, 1960 Gaetano Donizetti Italian
- 1961 Ariane by Bohuslav Martinů, 1961 Bohuslav Martinů French
- 1961 Atlántida by Manuel de Falla, 1961 Manuel de Falla Catalan
- 1961 Elegy for Young Lovers by Hans Werner Henze, 1961 Hans Werner Henze
- 1961 Intolleranza 1960 by Luigi Nono, 1961 Luigi Nono Italian
- 1961 Mindia by Otar Taktakishvili, 1961 Otar Taktakishvili Georgian
- 1961 Not Love Alone by Rodion Shchedrin, 1961 Rodion Shchedrin Russian
- 1962 King Priam by Michael Tippett, 1962 Michael Tippett English
- 1963 Christopher Sly by Dominick Argento, 1963 Dominick Argento
- 1963 Die Verlobung in San Domingo by Werner Egk, 1963 Werner Egk German
- 1964 Alexandre bis by Bohuslav Martinů, 1964 Bohuslav Martinů French
- 1964 Bomarzo by Alberto Ginastera, 1964 Alberto Ginastera Spanish
- 1964 Curlew River by Benjamin Britten, 1964 Benjamin Britten
- 1964 Don Rodrigo by Alberto Ginastera, 1964 Alberto Ginastera Spanish
- 1965 Clitennestra by Ildebrando Pizzetti, 1965 Ildebrando Pizzetti Italian
- 1965 Der junge Lord by Hans Werner Henze, 1965 Hans Werner Henze German
- 1965 Die Soldaten by Bernd Alois Zimmermann, 1965 Bernd Alois Zimmermann
- 1966 Antony and Cleopatra by Samuel Barber, 1966 Samuel Barber English
- 1966 Carry Nation by Douglas Moore, 1966 Douglas Moore
- 1967 Arden Must Die by Alexander Goehr, 1967 Alexander Goehr
- 1968 Help, Help, the Globolinks! by Gian Carlo Menotti, 1968 Gian Carlo Menotti English
- 1969 200 000 Taler by Boris Blacher, 1969 Boris Blacher German
- 1969 Barbara von Tisenhusen by unknown composer, 1969 n/a Estonian
- 1969 Das Märchen von der schönen Lilie by Giselher Klebe, 1969 Giselher Klebe
- 1969 Eight Songs for a Mad King by Peter Maxwell Davies, 1969 Peter Maxwell Davies English
- 1970 El Filibusterismo by unknown composer, 1970 n/a Tagalog
- 1971 Ashmedai by unknown composer, 1971 n/a Hebrew
- 1971 Der Besuch der alten Dame by Gottfried von Einem, 1971 Gottfried von Einem
- 1971 Der langwierige Weg in die Wohnung der Natascha Ungeheuer by Hans Werner Henze, 1971 Hans Werner Henze
- 1972 Flower and Hawk by Carlisle Floyd, 1972 Carlisle Floyd
- 1973 Bertha by Ned Rorem, 1973 Ned Rorem English
- 1973 De temporum fine comoedia by Carl Orff, 1973 Carl Orff Ancient Greek
- 1973 Death in Venice by Benjamin Britten, 1973 Benjamin Britten English
- 1974 Einstein by Paul Dessau, 1974 Paul Dessau German
- 1975 Al gran sole carico d'amore by Luigi Nono, 1975 Luigi Nono French
- 1975 Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines by Jack Beeson, 1975 Jack Beeson
- 1975 Der Kaiser von Atlantis by Viktor Ullmann, 1975 Viktor Ullmann German
- 1975 Ein wahrer Held by Giselher Klebe, 1975 Giselher Klebe
- 1976 Cyrano de Bergerac by unknown composer, 1976 n/a Estonian
- 1976 Das Mädchen aus Domrémy by Giselher Klebe, 1976 Giselher Klebe
- 1976 Der Schuhu und die fliegende Prinzessin by Udo Zimmermann, 1976 Udo Zimmermann German
- 1976 Einstein on the Beach by Philip Glass, 1976 Philip Glass English
- 1977 Das Rendezvous by Giselher Klebe, 1977 Giselher Klebe
- 1977 Dead Souls by Rodion Shchedrin, 1977 Rodion Shchedrin Russian
- 1977 Tales of Malamud by unknown composer, 1977 n/a
- 1978 Jaakko Ilkka by Jorma Panula, 1978 Jorma Panula Finnish
- 1978 Lear by Aribert Reimann, 1978 Aribert Reimann German
- 1979 Jakob Lenz by Wolfgang Rihm, 1979 Wolfgang Rihm German
- 1979 Juno and Avos by unknown composer, 1979 n/a Russian
- 1979 La Loca by Gian Carlo Menotti, 1979 Gian Carlo Menotti English
- 1980 Antikrist by unknown composer, 1980 n/a Danish
- 1980 Der Traumgörge by Alexander Zemlinsky, 1980 Alexander Zemlinsky
- 1980 El poeta by unknown composer, 1980 n/a Spanish
- 1980 Kopernikus by unknown composer, 1980 n/a French
- 1981 La figlia del mago by Lorenzo Ferrero, 1981 Lorenzo Ferrero Italian
- 1982 Arald by Nicolae Bretan, 1982 Nicolae Bretan Romanian
- 1982 Die wundersame Schustersfrau by Udo Zimmermann, 1982 Udo Zimmermann German
- 1982 Les Boréades by Jean-Philippe Rameau, 1982 Jean-Philippe Rameau French
- 1983 A Quiet Place by Leonard Bernstein, 1983 Leonard Bernstein English
- 1983 Congratulations! by Mieczysław Weinberg, 1983 Mieczysław Weinberg
- 1984 Akhnaten by Philip Glass, 1984 Philip Glass Egyptian
- 1984 Der Kirschgarten by Rudolf Kelterborn, 1984 Rudolf Kelterborn
- 1984 Die Gespenstersonate by Aribert Reimann, 1984 Aribert Reimann German
- 1984 Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan by Aulis Sallinen, 1984 Aulis Sallinen
- 1984 La Loba Negra by unknown composer, 1984 n/a
- 1985 Behold the Sun by Alexander Goehr, 1985 Alexander Goehr
- 1985 Der Goggolori by unknown composer, 1985 n/a German
- 1985 Frederick Douglass by unknown composer, 1985 n/a English
- 1985 Jōruri by Miki Minoru, 1985 Miki Minoru Japanese
- 1985 König Hirsch by Hans Werner Henze, 1985 Hans Werner Henze German
- 1986 Die schwarze Maske by Krzysztof Penderecki, 1986 Krzysztof Penderecki German
- 1986 Gilgamesh by Rudolf Brucci, 1986 Rudolf Brucci
- 1986 L'écume des jours by unknown composer, 1986 n/a French
- 1987 A Night at the Chinese Opera by Judith Weir, 1987 Judith Weir English
- 1987 Bettina by unknown composer, 1987 n/a
- 1987 Gernika by Francisco Escudero, 1987 Francisco Escudero Basque
- 1988 Beatrice Cenci by Berthold Goldschmidt, 1988 Berthold Goldschmidt English
- 1989 Charlotte Corday by Lorenzo Ferrero, 1989 Lorenzo Ferrero Italian
- 1991 Antigone oder die Stadt by unknown composer, 1991 n/a
- 1991 Gawain by Harrison Birtwistle, 1991 Harrison Birtwistle English
- 1992 Das Schloß by Aribert Reimann, 1992 Aribert Reimann German
- 1992 Die Eroberung von Mexico by Wolfgang Rihm, 1992 Wolfgang Rihm
- 1992 From the Towers of the Moon by unknown composer, 1992 n/a
- 1992 Kullervo by Aulis Sallinen, 1992 Aulis Sallinen
- 1994 1492 epopea lirica d'America by Antonio Braga, 1994 Antonio Braga Italian
- 1994 Blond Eckbert by Judith Weir, 1994 Judith Weir
- 1994 Freshwater by Andy Vores, 1994 Andy Vores
- 1994 La Belle et la Bête by Philip Glass, 1994 Philip Glass French
- 1994 Lolita by Rodion Shchedrin, 1994 Rodion Shchedrin
- 1995 Harvey Milk by Stewart Wallace, 1995 Stewart Wallace
- 1995 I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky by John Adams (composer), 1995 John Adams (composer) American English
- 1996 Anas el-Wugood by unknown composer, 1996 n/a Arabic
- 1996 Der König Kandaules by Alexander Zemlinsky, 1996 Alexander Zemlinsky German
- 1996 Emmeline by Tobias Picker, 1996 Tobias Picker English
- 1996 Florencia en el Amazonas by Daniel Catán, 1996 Daniel Catán Spanish
- 1996 Freitag aus Licht by Karlheinz Stockhausen, 1996 Karlheinz Stockhausen German
- 1996 Marco Polo by Tan Dun, 1996 Tan Dun English
- 1997 Aleksis Kivi by Einojuhani Rautavaara, 1997 Einojuhani Rautavaara Finnish
- 1997 Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern by unknown composer, 1997 n/a German
- 1997 Jackie O by Michael Daugherty, 1997 Michael Daugherty English
- 1998 A Streetcar Named Desire by André Previn, 1998 André Previn English
- 1998 Beatrice Chancy by unknown composer, 1998 n/a
- 1998 Clara by unknown composer, 1998 n/a
- 1998 Fantastic Mr. Fox by Tobias Picker, 1998 Tobias Picker English
- 1998 Gormenghast by Irmin Schmidt, 1998 Irmin Schmidt English
- 1999 Eliogabalo by Francesco Cavalli, 1999 Francesco Cavalli Italian
- 2000 Bernarda Albas Haus by Aribert Reimann, 2000 Aribert Reimann German
- 2000 Dead Man Walking by Jake Heggie, 2000 Jake Heggie English
- 2000 El Niño by John Adams (composer), 2000 John Adams (composer) English
- 2000 In the Penal Colony by Philip Glass, 2000 Philip Glass English
- 2000 Kuningas Lear by Aulis Sallinen, 2000 Aulis Sallinen Finnish
- 2000 L'Amour de loin by Kaija Saariaho, 2000 Kaija Saariaho French
- 2001 Batavia by Richard Mills, 2001 Richard Mills
- 2001 Der Traum ein Leben by Walter Braunfels, 2001 Walter Braunfels German
- 2001 Lilith by Deborah Drattell, 2001 Deborah Drattell
- 2001 Moses by Myroslav Skoryk, 2001 Myroslav Skoryk Ukrainian
- 2002 Auf den Marmorklippen by Giorgio Battistelli, 2002 Giorgio Battistelli German
- 2002 Gustavo III by Giuseppe Verdi, 2002 Giuseppe Verdi Italian
- 2002 Lindy by Moya Henderson, 2002 Moya Henderson English
- 2002 Love in the Age of Therapy by unknown composer, 2002 n/a English
- 2003 Ainadamar by unknown composer, 2003 n/a Spanish
- 2003 Das Gesicht im Spiegel by Jörg Widmann, 2003 Jörg Widmann
- 2003 Lost Highway by unknown composer, 2003 n/a English
- 2004 Haroun and the Sea of Stories by unknown composer, 2004 n/a English
- 2004 Marie Victoire by Ottorino Respighi, 2004 Ottorino Respighi French
- 2005 1984 by Lorin Maazel, 2005 Lorin Maazel English
- 2005 An American Tragedy by Tobias Picker, 2005 Tobias Picker
- 2005 Armida by Judith Weir, 2005 Judith Weir
- 2005 Boris Goudenow by unknown composer, 2005 n/a German
- 2005 Doctor Atomic by John Adams (composer), 2005 John Adams (composer) English
- 2005 Julie by Philippe Boesmans, 2005 Philippe Boesmans German
- 2005 Kafka's Trial by Poul Ruders, 2005 Poul Ruders
- 2005 La Conquista by Lorenzo Ferrero, 2005 Lorenzo Ferrero English
- 2005 La Ville morte by multiple composers, 2005 multiple composers French
- 2006 A Flowering Tree by John Adams (composer), 2006 John Adams (composer)
- 2006 Ayodhya by Somtow Sucharitkul, 2006 Somtow Sucharitkul
- 2006 Boyarina Morozova by Rodion Shchedrin, 2006 Rodion Shchedrin
- 2006 Man on the Moon by Jonathan Dove, 2006 Jonathan Dove English
- 2007 Agni by Premasiri Khemadasa, 2007 Premasiri Khemadasa Sinhala
- 2007 Alice in Wonderland by Unsuk Chin, 2007 Unsuk Chin English
- 2007 Appomattox by Philip Glass, 2007 Philip Glass English
- 2007 Daddy's Girl by Olli Kortekangas, 2007 Olli Kortekangas
- 2007 Elmer Gantry by unknown composer, 2007 n/a
- 2007 Frau Margot by Thomas Pasatieri, 2007 Thomas Pasatieri English
- 2007 Le piccole storie by Lorenzo Ferrero, 2007 Lorenzo Ferrero Italian
- 2008 Chlestakows Wiederkehr by Giselher Klebe, 2008 Giselher Klebe
- 2008 Hôtel de Pékin by unknown composer, 2008 n/a
- 2009 A Village Teacher by unknown composer, 2009 n/a Chinese
- 2009 Alban by Tom Wiggall, 2009 Tom Wiggall
- 2009 Döbeln by unknown composer, 2009 n/a
- 2009 Kuratov by unknown composer, 2009 n/a Komi
- 2009 Lady Magnesia by Mieczysław Weinberg, 2009 Mieczysław Weinberg Russian
- 2010 .Gabriel by unknown composer, 2010 n/a
- 2010 Benzin by Emil von Reznicek, 2010 Emil von Reznicek German
- 2010 Dionysos by Wolfgang Rihm, 2010 Wolfgang Rihm German
- 2010 Il Postino by Daniel Catán, 2010 Daniel Catán Spanish
- 2010 Koukourgi by Luigi Cherubini, 2010 Luigi Cherubini French
- 2011 Heart of Darkness by unknown composer, 2011 n/a
- 2011 Orango by Dmitri Shostakovich, 2011 Dmitri Shostakovich Russian
- 2012 Babylon by Jörg Widmann, 2012 Jörg Widmann German
- 2012 Dog Days by unknown composer, 2012 n/a
- 2012 Hōhepa by unknown composer, 2012 n/a Māori
- 2012 Le diable dans le beffroi by Claude Debussy, 2012 Claude Debussy French
- 2013 A Harlot's Progress by unknown composer, 2013 n/a
- 2013 Approaching Ali by unknown composer, 2013 n/a
- 2013 Biedermann und die Brandstifter by unknown composer, 2013 n/a
- 2013 Champion by Terence Blanchard, 2013 Terence Blanchard English
- 2013 Diaoyucheng by multiple composers, 2013 multiple composers
- 2013 Dolores Claiborne by Tobias Picker, 2013 Tobias Picker
- 2013 Doubt by unknown composer, 2013 n/a
- 2013 Oscar by unknown composer, 2013 n/a
- 2014 27 by Ricky Ian Gordon, 2014 Ricky Ian Gordon
- 2014 A Coffin in Egypt by Ricky Ian Gordon, 2014 Ricky Ian Gordon
- 2014 As One by Laura Kaminsky, 2014 Laura Kaminsky
- 2014 Au monde by Philippe Boesmans, 2014 Philippe Boesmans French
- 2014 Bamboo Princess by unknown composer, 2014 n/a
- 2014 Brokeback Mountain by unknown composer, 2014 n/a English
- 2014 Charlotte Salomon by unknown composer, 2014 n/a French
- 2014 Der goldene Drache by Peter Eötvös, 2014 Peter Eötvös German
- 2015 Bel Canto by unknown composer, 2015 n/a
- 2015 CO2 by Giorgio Battistelli, 2015 Giorgio Battistelli
- 2015 Cold Mountain by Jennifer Higdon, 2015 Jennifer Higdon English
- 2015 Crossing by Matthew Aucoin, 2015 Matthew Aucoin English
- 2015 Entanglement by Charlotte Bray, 2015 Charlotte Bray
- 2015 Everest by unknown composer, 2015 n/a English
- 2015 Great Scott by Jake Heggie, 2015 Jake Heggie
- 2015 Hopscotch by unknown composer, 2015 n/a
- 2016 A Raíña Lupa by unknown composer, 2016 n/a Galician
- 2016 Alice's Adventures Under Ground by Gerald Barry, 2016 Gerald Barry
- 2016 Angel's Bone by Du Yun, 2016 Du Yun
- 2016 Breaking the Waves by Missy Mazzoli, 2016 Missy Mazzoli English
- 2016 Dream of the Red Chamber by unknown composer, 2016 n/a
- 2016 Fellow Travelers by Gregory Spears, 2016 Gregory Spears English
- 2016 Figaro Gets a Divorce by Elena Langer, 2016 Elena Langer English
- 2016 Francesca da Rimini by Saverio Mercadante, 2016 Saverio Mercadante Italian
- 2016 It's a Wonderful Life by Jake Heggie, 2016 Jake Heggie English
- 2016 JFK by unknown composer, 2016 n/a
- 2016 Jane Eyre by unknown composer, 2016 n/a
- 2017 Autumn Sonata by unknown composer, 2017 n/a Swedish
- 2017 Der Mieter by unknown composer, 2017 n/a German
- 2017 Dinner at Eight by William Bolcom, 2017 William Bolcom
- 2017 Girls of the Golden West by John Adams (composer), 2017 John Adams (composer)
- 2017 Hamlet by unknown composer, 2017 n/a English
- 2017 L'Invisible by Aribert Reimann, 2017 Aribert Reimann
- 2018 Das Jagdgewehr by unknown composer, 2018 n/a
- 2018 Fin de partie by unknown composer, 2018 n/a French
- 2019 Blind Injustice by Scott Davenport Richards, 2019 Scott Davenport Richards English
- 2019 Blue by Jeanine Tesori, 2019 Jeanine Tesori
- 2019 Denis & Katya by unknown composer, 2019 n/a
- 2019 Fire Shut Up in My Bones by Terence Blanchard, 2019 Terence Blanchard English
- 2019 Heart Chamber by unknown composer, 2019 n/a
- 2019 Stonewall by unknown composer, 2019 n/a
- 2020 Covid fan tutte by unknown composer, 2020 n/a Finnish
- 2020 Eurydice by Matthew Aucoin, 2020 Matthew Aucoin English
- 2021 Innocence by Kaija Saariaho, 2021 Kaija Saariaho Finnish
- 2021 Iphigenia by unknown composer, 2021 n/a English
- 2022 Antony and Cleopatra by John Adams (composer), 2022 John Adams (composer)
- 2022 Awakenings by Tobias Picker, 2022 Tobias Picker
- 2022 Castor and Patience by Gregory Spears, 2022 Gregory Spears
- 2022 Fat Pig by unknown composer, 2022 n/a
- 2022 Kateryna by unknown composer, 2022 n/a Ukrainian
- 2023 Animal Farm by unknown composer, 2023 n/a English
- 2023 Blühen by unknown composer, 2023 n/a German
- 2023 Ercole amante by women composers, 2023 women composers Italian
- 2023 Grounded by Jeanine Tesori, 2023 Jeanine Tesori
- 2023 L'amant anonyme by unknown composer, 2023 n/a
- 2025 Asle og Alida by unknown composer, 2025 n/a Norwegian
- 2025 Festen by Mark-Anthony Turnage, 2025 Mark-Anthony Turnage English
- 2026 Monster's Paradise by unknown composer, 2026 n/a German