Historic Opera

O P E R A S

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A Fine Agitation---The Woman Who Dared: Bosker (17 Nov 1984: Rochester, NY) : Premiere Abel: Kreutzer (23 Mar 1810: Royal Academy of Music) Also known as Mort d'Abel
Abu Hassan: Weber (4 Jun 1811: Munich) : Premiere
Acis and Galatea: Handel (1718: England: Private) (26 Mar 1731: London: Public)  
Achille in Sciro: Sarro (1737: Naples: Teatro San Carlo): Premiere: Opening of theatre.
Adelina: P. Generali (16 Sep 1810: Venice): Premiere
Adlers Horst, Des: Gläser (29 Dec 1832: Berlin): Premiere
Adriana Lecouvreur: Cilea (6 Nov 1902: Milan: Teatro Lirico) : Premiere
Africaine, L': Meyerbeer (28 Apr, 1865: Paris) : Premiere
Agnes von Hohenstaufen: Spontini (12 Jun 1829: Berlin) : Premiere
Agrippina: Handel (1709: Venice: Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo): Premiere
Ägyptische Helena, Die: R. Strauss (6 Jun 1928: Dresden St Opera) : Premiere
Aida: Verdi (24 Dec 1871: Cairo): Premiere
Albert Herring: Britten (20 Jun 1947: Glyndebourne): Premiere
Alceste: Berlioz (21 Oct 1861: Paris: Opéra): Premiere
Alceste: Gluck (26 Dec 1767: Vienna: Burgtheater): Premiere
Alceste: Lully (19 Jan 1674: Paris: Opéra - Palais-Royal): Premiere
Alcina: Handel (16 Apr 1735: London: Covent Garden) : Premiere  
Alcione: Marais (1706: Paris: Opéra - Palais-Royal): Premiere
Aleko: Rachmaninoff (27 Apr, 1893: Moscow: Bolshoi) : Premiere
Alfonso und Estrella: Schubert (24 Jun 1854: Weimar: Liszt conducted) : Premiere after death of composer
Alfredo il Grande: Donizetti (2 Jul 1823: Naples) : Premiere
Ali Baba: Cherubini (22 Jun 1833: Paris) : Premiere
Aloise: Maurer (16 Jan 1828: Hanover): Premiere
Amadis: Lully (18 Jan 1684: Paris) : Premiere
Amahl and the Night Visitors: Menotti (24 Dec 1951: N.B.C. Television, Indiana University): Premiere
Ambassadrice, L': Auber (21 Dec 1836: Paris): Premiere
Amleto: F. Faccio (30 May 1865: Genoa: Teatro Carlo Felice) : Premiere
Amelia al Ballo: Menotti (1 Apr 1937: Philadelphia: Academy of Music) : Premiere
Amfiparnaso, L': Vecchi (1594: Italy) : First performance
Amico, Fritz, L': Mascagni (31 Oct 1891: Rome: Constanzi) : Premiere
Amore dei Tre Re, L': Montemezzi (10 Apr 1913: Milan: La Scala) : World  Premiere
Amore Medico, L': Wolf-Ferrari (4 Dec 1913: Dresden) : Premiere
Andrea Chénier: Giordano (28 Mar 1896: Milan: La Scala) : Premiere
Anima Allegra: Vittadini (15 Apr 1921: Rome: Constanzi) : Premiere 
Aniara: Blomdahl (1959: Stockholm: Royal Opera): Premiere
Anna Bolena: Donizetti (26 Dec 1830: Milan: Teatro Carcano): Premiere
Antigonae: Orff (9 Aug 1949: Salzburg) : Premiere
Anton: C. Galeotti (17 Feb 1900: Milan) : Premiere
Antony and Cleopatra: Barber (16 Sep 1966: NY: Metropolitan Opera (Lincoln Center) : Premiere - First performance at the new House.
Apollo geloso: G. Perti (16 Aug 1698: Bologna) : Premiere
Arabella: R. Strauss (1 Jul 1933: Dresden: Staatsoper): Premiere 
Ariadne auf Naxos: R. Strauss (25 Oct 1912: Stuttgart, Court Theater) : First Performance at house (later revised)
Ariane et Barbe-Bleue: Dukas (10 May 1901: Paris: Opéra-Comique - 3rd Salle Favart) : Premiere
Ariane: Massenet (31 Oct 1906: Paris) : Premiere
Arlecchino (with Turandot): Busoni (1917: Zurich: Stadttheater): Premiere
Arlesiana, L': Cilea (27 Nov 1897: Milan: Lirico) : Premiere
Ariodant: Méhul (11 Oct 1799: Paris) : Premiere
Ariodante: Handel (8 Jan 1735: London: Covent Garden) : First Performance
Arlecchino and Turandot: F. Busoni (11 May 1917: Zurich) : Premiere
Arme Heinrich, Der: H. Pfitzner (2 Apr 1895: Mainz): Premiere
Armida: Rossini (11 Nov 1817: Naples: San Carlo) : Premiere
Armide et Renaud: Lully (15 Feb 1686: Paris) : Premiere
Armide: Gluck (23 Sep 1777: Paris: Opéra - Palais-Royal - New House): Premiere
Armide: Lully (1686: Paris: Opéra - Palais-Royal): Premiere
Aroldo: Verdi (16 Aug 1857: Rimini: Teatro Nuovo): This is the revised version of Stiffelio.
Artaserse: Ariosti (1 Dec 1724: London): Premiere
Artaserse: C.H. Graun (2 Dec 1743: Berlin): Premiere
Artaserse: Hasse (1730: Venice: Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo): Premiere
Ascanio, d': Saint-Saëns (21 Mar 1890)

Asia: Ippolitov-Ivanov ( )
As Long as a Child Remembers: Pannell (11 Apr 1986: Little Rock, AR): Premiere
Asrael: Alberto Franchetti (11 Feb 1888: Reggio-Emilia) : Premiere
Assassinio nella cattedrale: Pizetti (1958: Milan: La Scala): Premiere
Atlantida: de Falla (1962: Milan: La Scala): Premiere (after the death of the composer)
Attila: G. Persiani (31 Jan 1827: Parma): Premiere
Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny: Weill (1930: Leipzig: Neues Theater): Premiere
Augenarzt, Der: Gyrowetz (1 Oct 1811: Vienna) : Premiere
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Bacchus: Massenet (4 May 1909: Paris) : Premiere
Ballad of Baby Doe, The: D. Moore (7 Jul 1956: Central City, CO) : Premiere
Ballo in maschera, Un: Verdi (17 Feb 1859: Rome) : Premiere
Barbe-Bleu: Offenbach (5 Feb 1866: Paris, Théâtre des Variétés): Light opera
Barbier von Bagdad, Der: Cornelius (15 Dec 1858: Weimar: Hoftheater) : Premiere
Barbiere di Siviglia, Il: Paisiello (26 Sep 1782: St. Petersburg): Premiere
Barbiere, di Siviglia, Le: Rossini (20 Feb 1816: Rome) : Premiere conducted by composer.
Bartered Bride, The (Prodaná nevesta): Smetana (30 May 1866: Prague) : Premiere
Bartleby: Floyd (24 Jan 1961: New York): Premiere
Basoche, La: Messager, Andre (30 May 1890: Opéra -Comique, Paris): Opera Comique in 3 acts.

Battleship Potemkin, The (Russian)
Bear, The: Walton (1967: Aldeburgh Festival) : Premiere
Beatrice di Tenda: Bellini (16 Mar 1833: Venice: La Fenice) : Premiere
Béatrice et Bénédict: Berlioz (1862: Baden-Baden: Stadttheater): Premiere
Beatrix Cenci: Ginatera (10 Sep 1971: Washington): Premiere
Beggar's Opera, The: Pepusch and Gay (9 Feb 1728: London: Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre) : Premiere
Beiden Schützen, Die: Lortzing (20 Feb 1837: Leipzig) : Premiere
Belle Hélène, La: Offenbach (17 Dec 1864: Paris,  Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens): Light opera
Belsario: Donizetti (4 Feb 1836: Venice) : Premiere
Benvenuto Cellini: Berlioz (10 Sep 1838: Paris: Opéra - Salle le Peletier): Premiere
Berenice in Siria: Colobrano (29 Jul 1818: Naples) : Premiere
Besuch der alten Dame, Der: G. von Einem (23 May 1971: Vienna) : Premiere

Bettelstudent, Der: Millocker: Operetta

Bianca e Falliero: Rossini
Bilby's Doll: Floyd (29 Feb 1976: Houston, TX) : Premiere
Billet de Loterie, Le: Isouard (14 Sep 1811: Paris): Premiere
Billy Budd: Britten (1 Dec 1951: London: Convent Garden: New Theatre): Premiere
Billy Budd: G. Ghedini (7 Sep 1949: Venice): Premiere
Biricchino, Il: L. Mugnone (1892: Venice) : Premiere
Blockheads, The: Dvorak (2 Oct 1881: Prague) : Premiere
Blood Moon: Dello Joio (18 Sep 1961: San Francesco): Premiere
Bluthochzeit: Fortner (1957: Cologne: Städtische Oper): Premiere
Bogatyri (Heroes): Borodin (18 Nov 1867: Moscow: Bolshoi): Premiere
Boheme, La: Puccini (1 Feb 1896: Turin) : Premiere
Bohemian Girl, The: Balfe (27 Nov 1843: London) : Premiere
Bomarzo: Ginastera (19 May 1967: Washington, DC) : Premiere
Borgomastro di Saardam, Il: Donizetti (19 Aug 1827: Naples) : Premiere
Boris Godunov: Mussorgsky (8 Feb 1874: St. Petersburg: Maryinsky Theatre): Premiere
Brandenburgers in Bohemia, The (Branibori v Cechách): Smetana (1866)
Brasseur de Preston, Le: Adam (31 Oct 1838: Paris) : Premiere
Brigands, Les: Offenbach (10 Dec 1869: Paris, Théâtre des Variétés): Light opera
Brute, The: L. Moss (15 Jul 1961: Norfolk, VA) : Premiere
Buona figliuola, La: A. Graffigna (6 May 1886: Milan) : Premiere
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Calife de Bagdad, Le: Boiedieu (16 Sep 1800: Paris): Premiere
Capitaine Fracasse, Le: E. Pessard (2 Jul 1878: Paris) : Premiere
Capriccio: R. Strauss (28 Oct 1942: Munich: Nationaltheater) : Premiere
Capuleti e i Montecchi, I: Bellini (11 Mar 1830: Venice) : Premiere
Caravane du Caire, Le: Grétry (30 Oct 1783: Fontainebleau) : Premiere
Cardillac: Hindesmith (1926: Dresden: Staatsoper): Premiere
Carmen: Bizet (3 Mar 1875: Paris: Opéra-Comique - 2nd Salle Favart) : Premiere
Carnival Marriage, The: Ede Poldini (16 Feb 1924: Budapest) : Premiere
Casanova: Lortzing (31 Dec 1841: Leipzig): Premiere
Casanova's Homecoming: Argento (12 Apr 1985: Minneapolis): Premiere
Cassandra: V. Gnecchi (5 Dec 1905: Bologna): Premiere
Castor et Pollux: Rameau (24 Oct 1737: Paris: Opéra - Palais-Royal) : Premiere
Catone in Utica: J. Hasse (26 Dec 1731: Turin): Premiere
Cavalleria Rusticana: Mascagni (17 May 1890: Rome) : Premiere
Cecchina: Piccinni (1760: Rome: Teatro Delle Dame): Premiere
Cendrillon: Isouard (22 Feb 1810: Paris) : Premiere
Cendrillon: Massenet (24 May 1899: Paris) : Premiere
Cenerentola, La: Rossini (25 Jan 1817: Rome): Premiere
Cents Vierges, Les: Lecocq, Charles (16 Mar 1872: Théâtre des Fantaisies-Parisiennes, Brussels): Operetta with Mario Widner, Mme Gentien.
Cert a Kaca: Dvorak (1899: Prague: Czech National Theatre): Premiere
Chérubin: Massenet (14 Feb 1905: Monte Carlo) : Premiere
Cheval de Bronz, Le: Auber (23 Mar 1838: Paris) : Premiere
Choëphores, Les: Milhaud (15 Jun 1919: Paris) : Premiere

Chopin:
Cid, Le: Massenet (30 Nov 1885: Paris) : Premiere
Cigale et La Fourmi, La: Audran, Edmond (30 Oct 1886: Théâtre de la Gaiete, Paris): Opera-Comique.
Clair de Lune: Larsen (22 Feb 1985: Little Rock, Ark.) : Premiere
Claudia Le Gare: Robert Ward (14 Apr 1978: Minneapolis): Premiere
Clemenza di Tito, La: Mozart (6 Sep 1871: Prague: National Theatre) : Premiere
Cleofide: J. Hasse (13 Sep 1831: Dresden): Premiere
Cleopatra e Casare: C. Graun (7 Dec 1742: Berlin: König. Opernhaus): Premiere
Clépâtre: Massenet (23 Feb 1914: Monte Carlo) : Premiere
Cloches de Corneville, Les: Planquette, Robert (19 Apr 1877: Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques): Opera comique with Mlle Gelabert, Mdm Girard; Msr Milher, Msr E. Vois.
Coeur et la Main, Le: Lecocq, Charles (19 Oct 1882: Théâtre des Nouveautes): Opera comique with Mme Vaillant-Couturier, Msr Vautier, Msr Berthelier.
Comte Ory, Le: Rossini (20 Aug 1828: Paris: Opéra - Salle le Peletier) : Premiere
Comtesse Eva, La: Marie Grandval (7 Aug 1864: Paris) : Premiere
Concert à la Cour, Le: Auber (3 Jun 1824: Paris) : Premiere
Concert à la Cour, Le: Auber (5 Jul 1824: Paris) : Premiere
Condor: Gomes (21 Feb 1891: La Scala, Milan) : Premiere
Consul, The: Menotti (1 Mar 1950: Philadelphia) : Premiere
Conte di Königsmarck, Il: G. Apolloni (17 Mar 1866: Teatro della Pergola, Florence) : Premiere
Contes d'Hoffmann, Les: Offenbach (10 Feb 1881: Paris: Opéra-Comique - 2nd Salle Favart) : Premiere after death of composer.
Contessa d'Amalfi, La: E. Petrella (8 Mar 1864: Turin) : Premiere
Cosi fan tutte: Mozart (26 Jan 1790: Vienna: Burgtheater) : Premiere
Countess, The: Moniuszko (7 Feb 1860: Warsaw: Wielki Teatr): Premiere (otherwise known as Hrabina)
Cradle Will Rock, The: Blitzstein (16 Jun 1937: New York) : Premiere
Cristoforo Colombo: A. Franchetti (6 Oct 1892: Genoa) : Premiere
Crociato in Egitto, Il: Meyerbeer (7 Mar 1824: Venice) : Premiere
Crucible, The: R. Ward (26 Oct 1961: New York) : Premiere
Cunning Little Vixen, The: Janácek (6 Nov 1924: Brno) : Premiere
Cuore di Wanda: Carmine Guarino (20 Dec 1931: Radio Italiana - 1^st Italian radio opera): Premiere
Cyrano de Bergerac: Cecil Effinger (21 Jul 1965: Boulder, CO) : Premiere
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Dalibor: Smetana (16 May 1868: Prague) : Premiere
Dame Blanche, La: Boïeldieu (10 Dec 1825: Paris: Opéra-Comique - Salle Feydeau): Premiere
Damnation de Faust, La: Berlioz (1893: Monte Carlo: Théâtre du Casino): Premiere after death of composer.
Danton and Robespierre: John Eaton (21 Apr 1978: Bloomington, IN): Premiere
Dantons Tod: G. von Einem (6 Aug 1947: Salzburg) : Premiere
Daphne: R. Strauss (15 Oct 1938: Dresden) : Premiere
Dardanus: Rameau (1739: Paris: Opéra - Palais-Royal): Premiere
Dario: Ariosti (5 Apr 1725: London): Premiere
Dead Man Walking: Heggie, Jake (7 Oct 2000: San Francisco): Premiere (Susan Graham, John Packard, Frederica von Stade, Joseph de Rocher).
Death in Venice: Britten (1973: Snape: The Maltings): Premiere
Death of Klinghoffer, The: Adams (1991: Brussels: Théâtre de la Monnaie): Premiere
Deborah: Josef Foerster (27 Jan 1893: Prague): Premiere
Delitto e castigo: A. Pedrollo (16 Nov 1926: Milan) : Premiere
Demon, The: Rubinstein (25 Jan 1875: St. Petersburg: Maryinsky Theatre): Premiere
Desert Flower, The: Wallace (12 Oct 1863: London: Covent Garden): Premiere
Desire Under the Elms: E. Thomas (13 Jan 1989: New York): Premiere
Deux Avares, Les: A. Grétry (27 Oct 1770: Fontainebleau) : Premiere
Devil and Daniel Webster, The: Moore (18 May 1939: New York) : Premiere
Devil's Bridge: Horn (15 Jan 1827: New York: Bowery): Perhaps not the first. Performed by Malibran.
Devil's In It, The: M. Balfe (26 Jul 1852: London) : Premiere
Devin du Village, Le: Rousseau (18 Oct 1752: Fontainebleau) : Premiere
Daibly z Loudon: Penderecki (1969: Hamburg: Staatsoper): Premiere
Dialogues des Carmélites, Les: Poulenc (26 Jan 1957: Milan: La Scala): Premiere
Dido and Aeneas: Purcell (1689: London: Josias Priest's School): Premiere
Dieu et la Bayadère, Le: Auber (13 Oct 1830: Paris) : Premiere
Dinorah: Meyerbeer (4 Apr 1859: Paris: Opéra-Comique): Premiere. Otherwise known as Le Pardon de Ploërmel.
Docteur Miracle, Le: Bizet (9 Apr 1856: Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens): One act operetta.
Docteur Miracle, Le: Lecocq, Charles (8 Apr 1857: Théâtre des Boufffes-Parisiens): Operetta: Snippets taken from Bizet's work of the same name.
Dogaressa, La: Vincenzo Davico (26 Feb 1920: Monte Carlo) : Premiere
Doktor Faust: Busoni (1925: Dresden: Staatsoper): Premiere after death of composer.
Domino noir, Le: Auber (2 Dec 1837: Paris): Premiere
Don Carlos: Verdi (11 Mar 1867: Paris: Opéra - Salle le Peletier) : Premiere
Don Giovanni: Mozart (29 Oct 1787: Prague: National Theatre) : Premiere
Don Juans letztes Abenteuer: P. Graener (11 Jun 1914: Leipzig) : Premiere
Don Pasquale: Donizetti (3 Jan 1843: Paris: Théâtre-Italien - Salle Ventadour): Premiere
Don Procopio: Bizet (1858): Premiere
Don Quichotte: Massenet (24 Feb 1910: Monte Carlo: Théâtre du Casino) : Premiere
Don Quichotte: Pessard (13 Feb 1874: Paris) : Premiere
Don Rodrigo: Ginastera (24 Jul 1964: Buenos Aires) : Premiere
Don Sebastien roi de Portugal: Donizetti (13 Nov 1843: Paris) : Premiere
Donna del Lago, La: Rossini (24 Sep 1819: Naples): Premiere
Donna Diana: Reznicek (16 Dec 1894: Prague): Premiere
Donna serpente, La: Casella (17 Mar 1932: Rome) : Premiere
Donzello Scampolo, Il: Camussi (22 Feb 1925: Trieste) : Premiere
Dorfbarbier, Der: Schenk (13 Oct 1796: Vienna) : Premiere
Dorisse: Galeotti (18 Apr 1910: Brussels): Premiere
Dreigroschenoper, Die: Weill (1928: Berlin: Theater am Schiffbauerdamm): Premiere
Dr. Heidegger's Fountain of Youth: Beeson (19 Nov 1979: New York) : Premiere
Dubarry, La: Camussi (7 Nov 1912: Milan) : Premiere
Due Foscari, I: Verdi (3 Nov 1844: Rome) : Premiere
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Edgar: Puccini (21 Apr 1989: Milan: La Scala): Premiere
Ein Besuch in Saint-Cyr: Dessauer (6 May 1838: Dresden) : Premiere
Eine Nacht in Venedig: J. Strauss (3 Oct 1883: Berlin) : Premiere
Elektra: R. Strauss (25 Jan 1909: Dresden: Hofoper) : Premiere
Elgie für junge Liebende: Henze (20 May 1961: Munich) : Premiere
Elisa e Claudio: Mercadante (30 Oct 1821: Milan) : Premiere
Elisabetta, Regina d'Inghilterra: Rossini (4 Oct 1815: Naples) : Premiere
Elverpigen: E. Hartmann (5 Nov 1867: Copenagen) : Premiere
Emporer Jones, The: Louis Gruenberg (7 Jan 1933: New York): Premiere
Enchanted Cat, The: Hallström (20 Apr 1869: Stockholm): Premiere
Enea: G. Guerrini (11 Feb 1953: Rome) : Premiere
Enfant et les Sortilèges, Le: Ravel (21 Mar 1925: Monte Carlo) : Premiere
Entführung aus dem Serail, Die: Mozart (16 Jul 1782: Vienna: Burgtheater) : Premiere
Ernani: Verdi (9 Mar 1844: Venice: La Fenice) : Premiere
Errisiñola: Lombardi, Louis (25 Apr 1907). Premiere: Théâtre du Chateau de Trèvano, Lugano, Swiss. Text by Luigi Illica. 3 acts, 2 scenes. Starring Yvonne de Tréville.
Erwartung: Schoenberg (1924: Prague: New German Theatre): Premiere
Esclarmonde: Massenet (14 May 1889: Paris) : Premiere
Estrella di Storia: F. Berwald (9 Apr 1862: Stockholm: Royal Opera House): Premiere
Eugene Onegin: Tchaikovsky (29 Mar 1879: Moscow) : Premiere
Euphrosine: Méhul (4 Sep 1790: Paris): Premiere
Europa Riconosciuta: Salieri (1778: Milan: La Scala): Premiere: House opening
Euridice: Peri (6 Oct 1600: Florence) Considered to be the first modern opera. : Premiere
Euryanthe: Weber (25 Oct 1823: Vienna: Karntnertortheater) : Premiere
Eva: Josef Foerster (1 Jan 1899: Prague): Premiere
Evangelimann, Der: Kienzl (4 May 1895: Berlin: New König. Opernhaus): Premiere
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Fairy Queen: Purcell (1692: London: Dorset Gardens Theatre): Premiere
Falconiere, Il: F. Frontini (15 Sep 1899: Catania): Premiere
Fall of the House of Usher: P. Glass (29 May 1988: Louisville, KY) : Premiere
Falstaff: Salieri (3 Jan 1799: Vienna): Premiere
Falstaff: Verdi (9 Feb 1893: Milan: La Scala) : Premiere
Fanciulla del West, La: Puccini (10 Dec 1910: New York: Metropolitan Opera): Premiere
Fantasma, Il: G. Persiani (14 Dec 1843: Paris): Premiere
Faramondo: N. Porpora (19 Nov 1719: Naples) : Premiere
Farfadet, Le: A. Adam (March 1852: Paris): Premiere
Faust: Gounod (19 Mar 1859: Paris: Théâtre-Lyrique) : Premiere
Faust: Schnittke (1995: Hamburg: Staatsoper): Premiere
Faust: Spohr (1 Sep 1816: Prague: Estates Theatre): Premiere
Favola d'Orfeo, La: Casella (6 Sep 1932: Venice): Premiere
Favorite, La: Donizetti (1840: Paris: Opéra - Salle le Peletier): Premiere
Fedeltà premiata, La: Haydn (15 Oct 1780: Eszterháza, Hungary): Premiere
Fedora: Giordano (17 Nov 1898: Milan: Teatro Lirico) : Premiere
Fedra: I. Pizzetti (20 Mar 1915: Milan) : Premiere
Feen, Die: Wagner (29 Jun 1888: Munich) : Premiere
Femme nue, La: Février (23 Mar 1929: Monte Carlo) : Premiere
Fernand Cortez: Spontini (28 Nov 1809: Paris) : Premiere
Fiancée, La: Auber (10 Jan 1829: Paris): Premiere
Fiancés de Rose, Les: Marie Grandval (1 May 1863: Paris) : Premiere
Fida Ninda, La: Vivaldi (6 Jan 1732: Verona): Premiere
Fidelio: Beethoven (23 May 1814: Vienna: Karntnertortheater) : Premiere
Fille de Madame Angot, La: Lecocq, Charles (4 Dec 1872: Théâtre des Fantaisies Parisiennes, Brussels): Opera Comique with Pauline Luigini, Alfred Jolly and Mario Widmer.
Fille du Régiment, La: Donizetti (11 Feb 1840: Paris: Opéra-Comique - 2nd Salle Favart) : Premiere
Fille du Tambour Major, La: Offenbach (13 Dec 1879: Paris, Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques): Operetta
Finta giardiniera, La: Mozart (13 Jan 1775: Munich): Premiere
Fior di Neve: Filiasi (1 Apr 1911: Milan) : Premiere
Fiorella: Auber (28 Nov 1826: Paris) : Premiere
Flaming Angel, The: Prokofiev (25 Nov 1954: Paris) : Premiere
Flavio: Handel (1723: London: Queen's/King's Theatre): Premiere
Fledermaus, Die: J. Strauss (5 Apr 1874: Vienna): Premiere
Fliegende Holländer, Der: Wagner (2 Jan 1843: Dresden: Hofoper) : Premiere
Follia, Una: Donizetti (15 Dec 1818: Venice): Premiere
Forza del destino, La: Verdi (10 Nov 1862: St. Petersburg: Bolshoi Theatre) : Premiere
Fosca: Gomes (18 Feb 1873: La Scala, Milan) : Premiere
Four Saints in Three Acts: V. Thomson (8 Feb 1934: Hartford, Conn.) : Premiere
Fra Diavolo: Auber (28 Jan 1830: Paris: Opéra-Comique - Salle Ventadour): Premiere
Francesca da Rimini: Zandonai 19 Feb (1914: Turin) : Premiere
Frau ohne Schatten, Die: R. Strauss (10 Oct 1919: Vienna: Staatsoper) : Premiere
Freischütz, Der: Weber (18 Jun 1821: Berlin: Schauspielhaus) : Premiere
From the House of the Dead: Janacek (12 Apr 1930: Brno): Premiere
Furioso nell’Isola, Il: Donizetti (2 Jan 1833: Rome): Premiere
Fürstin von Grenada, Die: Lobe (28 Sep 1833: Weimar): Premiere
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Gabriella di Vergy: Colobrano (3 Jul 1816: Naples) : Premiere
Gawain: Birtwistle (1991: London: Convent Garden: New Theatre): Premiere
Gazza Ladra, La: Rossini (1817: Milan: La Scala): Premiere
Geisterinsel, Die: Reichardt (6 Jul 1798: Berlin) : Premiere
Genoveva: Schumann (25 Jun 1850: Leipzig) : Premiere
Germania: A. Franchetti (11 Mar 1902: Milan) : Premiere
Giasone, Il: Cavalli (1649: Venice: Teatro San Cassiano): Premiere
Gioconda, La: Ponchielli (8 Apr 1876: Milan: La Scala): Premiere
Giorno di regno, Un: Verdi (5 Sep 1840: Milan): Premiere
Giovanna d'Arco: Verdi (15 Feb 1845: Milan) : Premiere
Giralda: A. Adam (20 Jul 1850: Paris) : Premiere
Giroflé-Girofla: Lecocq, Charles (21 Mar 1874: Alcazar Royal, Brussels)): Operetta with Paula Luigini, Mario Widmer, and Paul Ginet. 
Gismonda: Fevrier (14 Jan 1919: Chicago): Premiere
Giulio Cesare: Handel (20 Feb 1724: London: Queen's/King's Theatre) : Premiere
Gladiatori, I: J. Faroni (7 Oct 1851: Milan) : Premiere
Gli Esilanti in Siberia: Donizetti (13 May 1827: Naples) : Premiere
Glückliche Hand, Die: Schoenberg (1924: Vienna: Volksoper): Premiere
Golden Cockerel, The: Rimsky-Korsakov (20 Oct 1909: Moscow) : Premiere
Gondoliers, The: A. Sullivan (7 Dec 1889: London): Premiere
Götterdämmerung, Die: Wagner (1876: Bayreuth): Premiere
Goya: Menotti (15 Nov 1986: Washington, DC) : Premiere
Goyescas: Granados (1916: New York: Metropolitan Opera): Premiere
Grand macabre, Le: Ligeti (1978: Stockholm: Royal Opera): Premiere
Grand Mogul, Le: Audran, Edmond (24 Feb 1877: Marseilles): Opera-Comique.
Grande Duchesse de Gérolstein, La: Offenbach (12 Apr 1867, Paris, Théâtre des Variétés): Light opera
Grand Duke, The: A. Sullivan (7 Mar 1896: London) : Premiere
Grisélidis: Massenet (20 Nov 1901: Paris) : Premiere
Guarany, Il: Gomes (19 Mar 1870: La Scala, Milan) : Premiere
Guido et Ginèvra: Halévy (5 Mar 1838: Paris) : Premiere
Guillaume Tell: Grétry (4 Apr 1791: Paris): Premiere
Guillaume Tell: Rossini (3 Aug 1829: Paris: Opéra - Salle le Peletier) : Premiere
Guitarréro, Le: Halevy (21 Jan 1841: Paris): Premiere
Gustave III ou Le Bal Masqué: Auber (27 Feb 1833: Paris) : Premiere
Gwendoline: E. Charbrier (10 Apr 1886: Brussels: Théâtre de la Monnaie): Premiere
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Halka: Moniuszko (18 Feb 1854: Vilnius)
Hamlet: Thomas (1868: Paris: Opéra - Salle le Peletier): Premiere
Hans Heiling: Marschner (24 May 1833: Berlin) : Premiere
Hans Sachs: Lortzing (23 Jun 1840: Leipzig) : Premiere
Hänsel und Gretel: Humperdinck (23 Dec 1893: Weimar: Hoftheater) : Premiere
Harmonie der Welt, Die: Hindemith (11 Aug 1957: Munich) : Premiere
Harriet, The Woman Called Moses: Musgrave (1 Mar 1985: Norfolk, VA) : Premiere
Háry János: Kodaly (16 Oct 1926: Budapest) : Premiere
Haunted Manor, The (Straszny dwór): Moniuszko (10 Jun 1865: Warsaw: Wielki Teatr): Premiere 
Haydée ou Le Secret: Auber (28 Dec 1847: Paris): Premiere
Hellé: Étienne Jospeh Floquet (5 Jan 1779: Paris): Premiere
Hercules: Handel (1745: London: Queen's/King's Theatre): Premiere
Hérodiade: Massenet (19 Dec 1881: Brussels: Théâtre de la Monnaie): Premiere
Hippolyte et Aricie: Rameau (1 Oct 1733: Paris: Opéra - Palais-Royal) : Premiere
HMS Pinafore: A. Sullivan (25 May 1878: London) : Premiere
Hofnarr, Der: A. Müller, Jr. (20 Nov 1886: Vienna) : Premiere
Hotel Eden: H. Mollicone (25 Nov 1989: San Jose, CA) : Premiere
Hrabina: Moniuszko (7 Feb 1860: Warsaw: Wielki Teatr): Premiere (otherwise known as The Countess)
Hugh The Drover: Vaughan-Williams (11 Jul 1922: London) : Premiere
Huguenots, Les: Meyerbeer (29 Feb 1836: Paris: Opéra - Salle le Peletier) : Premiere
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Idomeneo: Mozart (29 Jan 1781: Munich: Residenztheater): Premiere
Ifigenia in Aulide: Porpora (3 May 1735: London) : Premiere
Ifigenia in Tauride: Colobrano (19 Jun 1817: Naples) : Premiere
Indes Galantes, Les: Rameau (1735: Paris: Opéra - Palais-Royal): Premiere
Intolleranza 1960: Nono (1961: Venice: La Fenice): Premiere
Iolanthe: Sullivan (25 Nov 1882: London) : Premiere
Iphigénie en Aulide: Gluck (19 Apr 1774: Paris:Opéra: Palais-Royal: New House): Premiere
Iphigénie en Tauride Gluck (1779: Paris:Opéra: Palais-Royal: New House): Premiere
Iris: Mascagni (22 Nov 1898: Rome) : Premiere
Isabeau: Mascagni (2 Jun 1911: Buenos Aires) : Premiere
Isis: Lully (5 Jan 1677: Saint-Germain, France): Premiere
Italian Lesson, The: Hoiby (14 Sep 1983: New York): Premiere
Ivan IV: Bizet (1862): Staged in 1946.
Ivanhoé: Rossini (15 Sep 1826: Paris): Premiere
[J]
Jaguarita l'indienne: Halévy (14 May 1855: Paris: Théâtre-Lyrique): Premiere
Jeji pastorkyna: Janacek (1904: Brno: National Theatre): Premiere
Jakob Lenz: Rihm (1979: Hamburg: Staatsoper): Premiere
Jealous Cellist and Other Acts of Misconduct, The: Eric Stokes (2 Feb 1979: Minn., MN) : Premiere
Jean de Paris: Boieldieu (4 Apr 1812: Paris): Premiere
Jenufa: Janácek (21 Jan 1904: Brno): Premiere
Jessonda: Spohr (28 Jul 1823: Cassel) : Premiere
Jocelyn: B. Godard (25 Feb 1888: Brussels) : Premiere
Joconde: Isouard (28 Feb 1814: Paris) : Premiere
John of Paris: Boieldieu ( )
Jolie fille de Perth, La: Bizet (26 Dec 1867: Paris: Théâtre-Lyrique): Premiere
Jongleur de Notre-Dame, Le: Massenet (18 Feb 1902: Monte Carlo) : Premiere
Jonny spielt auf: Krenek (10 Feb 1927: Leipzig: Stadttheater) : Premiere
Joseph en Egypte: Mehul (1807: Paris: Opéra-Comique [Salle Favart] ): Premiere
Judith: Serov (28 May 1863: St. Petersburg: Maryinsky Theatre): Premiere
Juive, La: Halévy (23 Feb 1835: Paris: Opéra - Salle le Peletier) : Premiere
Julietta: Snár (Martinu (1938: Prague: National Theatre): Premiere
[K]
Kabale und Liebe: G. von Einem (17 Dec 1976: Vienna): Premiere
Kaiser Adolph von Nassau: Marschner (5 Jan 1845: Dresden): Premiere
Kamenny Gost: Dargomizhsky (1872: St. Petersburg: Maryinsky Theatre): Premiere after composer's death.
Kátya Kabanová: Janacek (23 Oct 1921: Brno: National Theatre): Premiere
Kékszakállú Herceg Vára: Bartók (1918: Budapest: Royal Opera): Premiere
Khovanshchina: Mussorgsky (21 Feb 1866: St. Petersburg) : Premiere
King and Collier, The: Dvorak (24 Nov 1874: Prague) : Premiere
King Arthur: Purcell (1691: London: Dorset Gardens Theatre): Premiere
Kiss, The: Smetana (7 Nov 1876: Prague) : Premiere
Klüge, Die: Orff (20 Feb 1943: Frankfurt) : Premiere
Knot Garden, The: Tippett (2 Dec 1970: London): Premiere
Koanga: Delius (30 Mar 1904: Elberfeld) : Premiere
Kobold, Le: E. Guiraud (2 Jul 1870: Paris) : Premiere
Konigin von Saba, Die: Goldmark (1875: Vienna: Hofoper): Premiere
Königskinder: Humperdinck (28 Dec 1910: New York: Metropolitan Opera): Premiere
Korsikaneren: E. Hartmann (7 Apr 1873: Copenhagen): Premiere
Kreuzfahrer, Die: Spohr (1 Jan 1845: Cassel): Premiere
[L]
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Shostakovich (22 Jan 1934: Leningrad: Maly Theatre): Premiere
Lady of the Lake and Angel Levine: Siegmeister (5 Oct 1985: New York) : Premiere
L'Africaine: Meyerbeer (28 Apr 1865: Paris: Opéra - Salle le Peletier): Premiere
Lakmé: Delibes (14 Apr 1883: Paris: Opéra-Comique - 2nd Salle Favart): Premiere
Lalla-Roukh: David (12 May 1862: Paris: Opéra-Comique): Premiere
L'Amanto Astuto: Garcia (17 Dec 1819: New York)
L’Ambassadrice: Auber (21 Dec 1836: Paris): Premiere
L'Amico Fritz: Mascagni (31 Oct 1891: Rome) : Premiere
L'Amitié a l'Épreuve: Grétry (13 Nov 1770: Fontainebleau) : Premiere
L'Amore Artigiano: F. Gassmann (26 Apr 1767: Vienna): Premiere
L'Amore dei tre re: Montemezzi (10 Apr 1913: Milan: La Scala): Premiere
L'Andromeda: Manelli (1637: Venice: Teatro San Cassiano): Premiere
L'Ariana: Monteverdi (28 May 1608: Mantua) : Premiere
L'Arlesiana: Cilea (27 Nov 1897: Milan) : Premiere
L'assendio de Malta: A. Graffigna (30 Jul 1853: Padua) : Premiere
L'ebreo: G. Apolloni (27 Jan 1855: La Fenice, Venice): Premiere
Leily and Medzhnun: R. Glière (18 Jul 1940: Tashkent) : Premiere
L'elisir d'amore: Donizetti (12 May 1832: Milan: Teatro della Canobbiana) : Premiere
L'Enfant et les sortilèges: Ravel (1925: Monte Carlo: Théâtre du Casino): Premiere
L'Etoile du nord: Meyerbeer (16 Feb 1854: Paris: Opéra-Comique): Premiere
L'Etranger: d'Indy (1903: Brussels: Théâtre de la Monnaie): Premiere
Léocadie: Auber (4 Nov 1823: Paris) : Premiere
Leonora: F. Paer (3 Oct 1804: Dresden) : Premiere
Leonore: Beethoven (1805: Vienna: Theater an der Wien): Premiere
L'Erebo: G. Gianneti (9 Apr 1891: Naples): Premiere
Les quatre fils Aymon: Balfe (15 Jul 1844: Paris) : Premiere
L'Heure Espagnol: Ravel (19 May 1911: Paris) : Premiere
L'Hipermestra: Cavalli (1658: Florence: Teatro Della Pergola) : Premiere
Libuse: Smetana (1881: Prague: Czech National Theatre): Premiere - First performance at House
Life for a Tsar, A: Glinka (9 Dec 1836: St. Petersburg): Premiere
Lily of Killarney, The: Benedict (10 Feb 1862: London: Covent Garden): Premiere
L'incontro improvviso: Haydn (1775: Eszterhaza, Hungary): Premiere
L'incoronazione di Poppea: Monteverdi (1642: Venice: Teatro SS. Giovanni e Paolo): Premiere
Linda di Chamounix: Donizetti (19 May 1842: Vienna: Karntnertortheater) : Premiere
L'infedeltà delusa: Haydn (26 Jul 1773: Esterház) : Premiere
L’isola disabitata: Haydn (6 Dec 1779: Esterház): Premiere
L'Italiana in Algeri: Rossini (22 May 1813: Venice: Teatro San Benedetto) : Premiere
L'Italiana in London: Cimarosa (1779: Rome: Teatro Valle): Premiere
Lizzie Borden: Jack Beeson (25 Mar 1965: New York) : Premiere
Loca, La: Menotti (1979: San Diego) : Premiere
Lodoletta: Mascagni (30 Apr 1917: Rome: Constanzi) : Premiere
Lohengrin: R. Wagner (28 Aug 1850: Weimar: Hoftheater) : Premiere
Lombardi, I: Verdi (11 Feb 1843: Milan) : Premiere
L'Opéra comique: Della Maria (9 Jul 1798: Paris) : Premiere
L'Oracolo: Franco Leoni (28 Jun 1905: London) : Premiere
Loreley: Catalani (16 Feb 1890: Turin) : Premiere
Loreley, Die: Bruch (14 Jun 1863: Mannheim: Nationaltheater): Premiere
L'Ormindo: Cavalli (1644: Venice: Teatro San Cassiano): Premiere
Louise: Charpentier (2 Feb 1900: Paris: Opéra-Comique - 3rd Salle Favart) : Premiere
Love in a Village: Arne (1762: London: Covent Garden): Premiere
Love of Three Oranges, The: Prokofiev (30 Dec 1921: Chicago): Premiere
Lucia di Lammermoor: Donizetti (26 Sep 1835: Naples): Premiere
Lucile: A. Gretry (5 Jan 1769: Paris): Premiere
Lucrezia Borgia: Donizetti (26 Dec 1833: Milan: La Scala): Premiere
Luisa Miller: Verdi (8 Dec 1849: Naples): Premiere
Lulu: Berg (1937: Zurich: Stadtteater): Incomplete: Performed after death of composer
Lulu: Berg (1979: Paris: Opéra - Salle Garnier): Complete
Lustigen Weiber von Windsor, Die: Nicolai (1849: Berlin: New König. Opernhaus): Premiere
Lustige Witwe, Die: Lehár (1905: Vienna: Theater an der Wien): Premiere
Lyubov k tryom apel'sinam: Prokofiev (1921: Chicago): Premiere
[M]
Macbeth: Verdi (14 Mar 1847: Florence) : Premiere
Madama Butterfly: Puccini (17 Feb 1904: Milan: La Scala) : Premiere had 2 acts. Disaster. Reworked into 3 acts.
Madame Sans-Gêne: Giordano (25 Jan 1915: Metropolitan Opera, NY): Premiere
Mage, Le: Massenet (16 Mar 1891: Paris) : Premiere
Mahagonny: Weill (18 Jul 1927: Baden-Baden) : Premiere
Maid of Orleans, The: Tchaikovsky (25 Feb 1881: St. Petersburg) : Premiere
Maid of Pskov, The: Rimsky-Korsakov (13 Jan 1873: St. Petersburg): Premiere
Maiskaya noch: Rimsky Korsakov (1880: St. Petersburg: Maryinsky Theatre): Premiere
Maître de Chapelle, Le: Fernando Paer (29 Mar 1821: Paris) : Premiere
Makropulos Affair, The: Janacek (18 Dec 1926: Brno): Premiere
Malheurs d'Orphée, Les: Milhaud (1926: Brussels: Théâtre de la Monnaie): Premiere
Mamelles de Tirésias, Les: Poulenc (3 Jun 1947: Paris: Opéra-Comique - 3rd Salle Favart) : Premiere
Ma Mie Rosette: Lacome, Paul (4 Feb 1890: Théâtre des Folies Dramatiques): Romantic Opera in 2 acts: Additional music by Ivan Caryll. With M. Haguet, M. Gobin, Mlle Nesville.
Mam'zelle Nitocheu: Hervé (26 Jan 1883: Paris, Théâtre des Variétés): Light opera
Manon Lescaut: D. Auber (23 Feb 1856: Paris) : Premiere
Manon Lescaut: Puccini (1 Feb 1893: Turin: Regio) : Premiere
Manon: Massenet (19 Jan 1884: Paris: Opéra-Comique - 2nd Salle Favart): Premiere
Manuel Menendez: L. Filiasi (15 May 1904: Milan) : Premiere
Marco Visconti: E. Petrella (9 Feb 1854: Naples) : Premiere
Margherita d'Anjou: Meyerbeer (14 Nov 1820: Milan) : Premiere
Mari a la Porte, Un: Offenbach (22 June 1859: Paris, Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens): Light opera
Mari de circonstances, Le: Plantade (18 Mar 1813: Paris) : Premiere
Maria d'Alessandria: G. Gendini (9 Sep 1937: Bergamo): Premiere
Maria di Brabante: A. Graddigna (16 Oct 1852: Trieste) : Premiere
Mariage aux Lanternes, Le: Offenbach (10 Oct 1857: Paris, Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens): Light opera
Maria Stuarda: Donizetti (18 Oct 1834: Milan: La Scala) : Premiere
Maria Tudor: Gomes (17 Mar 1879: Milan) : Premiere
Marie: Hérold (12 Aug 1826: Paris) : Premiere

Marino Faliero: Donizetti : New York premiere 21 April 2002.
Maritara: Vincent Wallace (15 Nov 1845: London) : Premiere
Martha: von Flotow (25 Nov 1847: Vienna: Karntnertortheater) : Premiere
Martyrs, Les: Donizetti (10 Apr 1840: Paris): Premiere
Maruzza: Floridia (23 Aug 1894: Venice) : Premiere
Mary, Queen of Scots: T. Musgrave (6 Sep 1977: Edinburgh): Premiere
Mascotte, La: Audran, Edmond (29 Dec 1880: Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens): Opera Comique with Msr Morley and Mdm Montbazon.
Mask of Orpheus, The: Birtwistle (1986: London: English National Opera): Premiere
Maskarade: C. Nielsen (11 Nov 1906: Copenhagen) : Premiere
Mathis der Maler: Hindemith (28 May 1938: Zurich: Stadtteater): Premiere
Matrimonio Segreto, Il: D. Cimarosa (7 Feb 1792: Vienna: Burgtheater) : Premiere
Mavra: Stravinsky: (1922: Paris: Opéra - Salle Garnier): Premiere (with Renard)
May Night, A: Rimsky-Korsakov (21 Jan 1880: St. Petersburg): Premiere
Mazeppa: Tchaikovsky (15 Feb 1884: Moscow) : Premiere
Mèdecin malgré lui, Le: Gounod (15 Jan 1858: Paris: Théâtre-Lyrique): Premiere
Mèdèe: Cherubini (13 Mar 1797: Paris: Opéra - Théâtre Feydeau) : Premiere
Médée: M. Charpentier (4 Dec 1693: Paris: Opéra - Palais-Royal): Premiere
Medium, The: Menotti (8 May 1946: New York: Columbia U.) : Premiere
Mefistofele: Boito (5 Mar 1868: Milan: La Scala) : Premiere
Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Die: Wagner (21 Jun 1868: Munich: Hofoper) : Premiere
Mensajero de Plata: Sierra (9 Oct 1986: San Juan, PR) : Premiere
Merry Wives of Windsor, The: O. Nicolai (9 Mar 1849: Berlin) : Premiere
Midsummer Marriage, The: Sir Michael Tippett (27 Jan 1955: London: Convent Garden: New Theatre): Premiere
Midsummer Night Dream, A: Britten (1960: Aldeburgh: Jubilee Hall): Premiere
Mignon: Thomas (17 Nov 1866: Paris: Opéra-Comique - 2nd Salle Favart) : Premiere
Mikado, The: Sullivan (14 Mar 1885: London) : Premiere
Milena: G. Gianetti (15 Nov 1897: Naples) : Premiere
Minette Fontaine: W.G. Still (24 Oct 1984: Baton Rouge) : Premiere
Mireille: Gounod (19 Mar 1864: Paris: Théâtre-Lyrique): Premiere
Miss Bouton d'Or: L.G. Ganne (14 Oct 1902: Paris) : Premiere
Miss Havisham's Fire: Argento (22 Mar 1979: New York) : Premiere
Miss Hellyett: Audran, Edmond (12 Nov 1890: Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, Paris): Operetta with Mdm Biana-Duhamel, Msr Piccaluga.
Mitridate: Mozart (1770: Venice: Teatro Regio Ducale): Premiere
Mitridate Eupatore, Il: A. Scarlatti (1707: Venice: Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo): Premiere
Mohega, die Blume des Waldes: Sobolewski (11 Oct 1859: Milwaukee,WI): Premiere
Mond, Der: Orff (5 Feb 1939: Munich: Nationaltheater) : Premiere
Mondo della luna, La: Haydn (1777: Eszterhaza, Hungary): Premiere
Montezuma: C.H. Graun (6 Jan 1755: Berlin): Premiere
Mosè in Egitto: Rossini (5 Mar 1818: Naples) : Premiere
Moses und Aron: Schoenberg (12 Mar 1954: Hamburg - radio broadcast) : Premiere
Moses und Aron: Schoenberg (1957: Zurich: Stadtteater) : Stage premiere: Performed after death of composer.
Mother of Us All, The: V. Thomson (7 May 1947: New York: Columbia U.) : Premiere
Mousquetaires au Couvent, Les: Mansour, M (16 Mar 1880: Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens): Opera comique with Mdm Rouvroy, Msr Marcelin, Msr Achard, Msr Hittemans.
Mozart and Salieri: Rimsky-Korsakov (7 Dec 1898: Moscow): Premiere
Muette de Portici, La: Auber (1828: Paris: Opéra - Salle le Peletier): Premiere
[N]
Nabucco: Verdi (9 Mar 1842: Milan: La Scala) : Premiere
Nacht zu Paluzzi, Die: F.X. Pentenrieder (2 Oct 1840: Munich) : Premiere
Nachtigall und Rabe: Weigl (20 Apr 1818: Vienna): Premiere
Nachtlager von Granada, Das: K. Kreutzer (13 Jan 1834: Vienna): Premiere
Navarraise, La: Massenet (20 Jun 1894: London) : Premiere
Nella: Frontini (30 Mar 1881: Catania) : Premiere
Nerone: Egidio Duni (21 May 1735: Rome) : Premiere
New Year: Tippett (27 Oct 1989: Houston) : Premiere
Nibelungen, Die: Dorn (27 Mar 1854: Berlin) : Premiere
Niege ou le nouvel Eginard, La: Auber (8 Oct 1823: Paris) : Premiere
Nina: Dalayrac (15 May 1786: Paris) : Premiere
Nixon in China: J. Adams (22 Oct 1987: Houston) : Premiere
Noces de Jeannette, Les: Massé (4 Feb 1853): Premiere
Noces de Olivette, Les: Audran, Edmond (13 Nov 1879: Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens): Opera Comique
Nonne sanglante, La: Gounod (18 Oct 1854: Paris) : Premiere
Norma: Bellini (26 Dec 1831: Milan: La Scala): Premiere
Nose, The: Shostakovich (12 Jan 1930: Leningrad): Premiere
Nouveau Seigneur de Village, Le: Boieldieu (29 Jun 1813: Paris) : Premiere
Nozze, Di Figaro, Le: Mozart  (1 May 1786: Vienna: Burgtheater) : Premiere
Nurmahal: Spontini (27 May 1822: Berlin) : Premiere
[O]
Oberon: Weber (12 Apr 1826: London: Covent Garden): Premiere
Oberto: Verdi (1839: Milan: La Scala): Premiere
Of Mice and Men: Floyd ( 22 Jan 1970: Seattle): Premiere
Ognennyi angel: Prokofiev (1955: Venice: La Fenice): Premiere
Opera: Berio (1970: Santa Fe): Premiere
Orfeo ed Euridice: Gluck (5 Oct 1762: Vienna: Burgtheater) : Premiere
Orfeo: Monteverdi (24 Feb 1607: Mantua) : Premiere
Orlando: Handel (1733: London: Queen's/King's Theatre): Premiere
Orphée aux Enfers: Offenbach (21 Oct 1858: Paris, Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens): Light opera
Ossian: LeSueur (10 Jul 1804: Paris) : Premiere
Otello: Rossini (4 Dec 1816: Naples: Teatro del Fondo): Premiere
Otello: Verdi (5 Feb 1887: Milan: La Scala) : Premiere
[P]
Padmavati: Roussel ( 1923: Paris: Opéra - Salle Garnier): Premiere
Pagliacci, I: Leoncavallo (21 May 1892: Milan: Teatro dal Verme) : Premiere
Palestrina: H. Pfitzner (12 Jun 1917: Munich: Prinzregententheater) : Premiere
Paradise Lost: Penderecki (29 Nov 1978: Chicago) : Premiere
Pardon de Ploërmel, Le: Meyerbeer (4 Apr 1859: Paris: Opéra-Comique): Premiere. Otherwise known as Dinorah.
Parisina: Donizetti (17 Mar 1833: Florence) : Premiere
Parsifal: Wagner (26 Jul 1882: Bayreuth) : Premiere
Part du Diable, La: Auber (16 Jan 1843: Paris): Premiere
Passion of Jonathan Wade, The: C. Floyd (11 Oct 1962: New York) : Premiere
Pastor regio, Il: Benedetto Ferrari (23 Jan 1640: Venice): Premiere
Patience: A. Sullivan (25 Apr 1881: London): Premiere
Pêcheurs de perles, Les: Bizet (1863: Paris: Théâtre-Lyrique): Premiere
Pedro de Zalamea: B.Godard (31 Jan 1884: Antwerp): Premiere
Peer Gynt: Weiner Egk (24 Nov 1938: Berlin) : Premiere
Pelléas et Mélisande: Debussy (30 Apr 1902: Paris: Opéra-Comique - 3rd Salle Favart): Premiere
Pénélope: Fauré (1913: Monte Carlo: Théâtre du Casino): Premiere
Perfect Fool, The: Holst (14 May 1923: London: Sadler's Wells Theatre): Premiere
Périchole, La: Offenbach (2-act version: 6 Oct 1868: Paris, Théâtre des Variétés): Light opera
Périchole, La: Offenbach (extended version: 25 Apr 1874: Paris, Théâtre des Variétés): Light opera
Perle du Brésil, La: David (22 Nov 1851: Opéra National, Paris): Premiere
Peter Grimes: Britten (7 Jun 1945: London) : Premiere
Petit Chaperon rouge, Le: Boieldieu (30 Jun 1818: Paris) : Premiere
Petit Duc, Le: Lecocq, Charles (25 Jan 1878: Théâtre de la Renaissance): Opera Comique with Jeanne Granier and Mmr Berthelier.
Phi-Phi: Christine, Henri (12 Nov 1918: Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, Paris): Operetta with Msr Urban, Msr Drean, Msr Ferreal, Pierrette Mad, Alice Cocea.
Philtre, Le: Auber (20 Jun 1831: Paris) : Premiere
Piccolino: E. Guiaud (11 Apr 1876: Paris): Premiere
Pietro d'Abano: G. Apolloni (8 Mar 1856: La Fenice, Venice) : Premiere
Pilgram's Progress, The: Vaugn-Williams (26 Apr 1951: London: Covent Garden: New Theatre): Premiere
Pique Dame or Queen of Spades: Tchaikovsky (19 Dec 1890: St. Petersburg: Maryinsky Theatre): Premiere
Platée: Rameau (1745: Versailles: Théâtre de la Grande Écurie): Premiere
Pomone: Cambert (1671: Paris: Opéra - Jeu de Paume): Premiere: Opening of the house.
Porgy and Bess: Gershwin (30 Sep 1935: Boston): Premiere
Postcard from Morocco: Argento (1971: Minneapolis: Center Opera Co): Premiere
Postillon de Longjumeau, Le: A. Adam (13 Oct 1836: Paris) : Premiere
Poupee, La: Audran, Edmond (21 Oct 1896: Théâtre de la Gaiete, Paris): Operetta.
Poupée de Nuremberg, La: A. Adam (21 Feb 1852: Paris) : Premiere
Power of Love, The or Satanella: Balfe (20 Dec 1858: London): Premiere
Pré aux Clercs, Le: Hérold: (15 Dec 1832: Paris): Premiere
Prihody lisky bystrousky: Janacek (1924: Brno: National Theatre): Premiere
Prigioniero, Il: Dallapiccola  (20 May 1950: Florence) : Premiere
Prince Igor: Borodin (4 Nov 1890: St. Petersburg: Maryinsky Theatre): Premiere
Princesse de Clèves, La: J. Françaix (11 Dec 1965: Rouen): Premiere
Principessa prigioniera, La: Vincenzo Davico (29 Sep 1940: Bergamo): Premiere
Prinz von Homburg, Der: Henze (1960: Hamburg: Staatsoper): Premiere
Prison, En: E. Guiraud (5 Mar 1869: Paris) : Premiere
Prodana nevesta: Smetana (1866: Prague: Provisional Theatre): Premiere
Profughi fiamminghi, I: F. Faccio (11 Nov 1863: Milan) : Premiere
Promessi sposi, I: Ponchielli (30 Aug 1856: Cremona: Teatro della Concordia): Premiere
Prophète, Le: Meyerbeer (16 Apr 1849: Paris: Opéra - Salle le Peletier): Premiere
Prozess, Der: G. von Einem (17 Aug 1953: Salzburg) : Premiere
Pskovityanka: Rimsky-Korsakov (1873: St. Petersburg: Maryinsky Theatre): Premiere
P'tites michu, Les: Messager, Andre (16 Nov 1897: Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, Paris) Opera Comique with Alice Boheur, Odette Dulac, Msr Maurice Lamy, Msr Manson.
Pupilla, La: G. Gialdini (23 Oct 1896: Trieste) : Premiere
Puritani, I: Bellini ( 25 Jan 1835: Paris: Théâtre-Italien - Salle Favart): Premiere
[Q]
Quattro Rusteghi, I: E. Wolf-Ferrari (19 Mar 1906: Munich) : Premiere
Queen and the Rebels, The: L. Moss (1 Nov 1962: New York) : Premiere
Queen of Spades or Pique Dame: Tchaikovsky (19 Dec 1890: St. Petersburg): Premiere
Question of Taste, A: W. Schuman (24 Jun 1989: Cooperstown, NY) : Premiere
Quiet Place, A: Bernstein (1983: Houston: Grand Opera): Premiere
[R]
Radamisto: Handel (1720: London: Queen's/King's Theatre): Premiere
Rabelais: L. Ganne (25 Oct 1892: Paris) : Premiere
Rake's Progress, The: Stravinsky (11 Sep 1951: Venice: La Fenice): Premiere
Ransom of Red Chief: Liebl (11 Jan 1986: Birmingham, AL): Premiere
Rape of Lucretia, The: Britten (1846: Glyndebourne): Premiere
Reine de Saba, La: Gounod (28 Feb 1862: Paris: Opéra): Premiere
Reine d'un jour, La: Adam (19 Sep 1839: Paris): Premiere
Renard: Stravinsky (1922: Paris: Opéra - Salle Garnier): Premiere (with Mavra)
Renaud d'Ast: Dalayrac (19 Jul 1787: Paris) : Premiere
Rencontre imprevue, La: Gluck (7 Jan 1764: Vienna): Premiere
Rêve, Le: ? (18 Jun 1891)
Rheingold, Das: Wagner (1869: Munich: Hofoper) : Premiere
Richard Coeur-de-Lion: Grétry (21 Oct 1784: Paris) : Premiere
Rienzi: Wagner (20 Oct 1842: Dresden: Hofoper) : Premiere
Rigoletto: Verdi (11 Mar 1851: Venice: La Fenice) : Premiere
Rinaldo: Handel (24 Feb 1711: London: Queen's/King's Theatre) : Premiere
Ring des Nibelungen, Der: R. Wagner (13 Aug 1876: Bayreuth) : Premiere
Ring des Polykrates, Der: Korngold (28 Mar 1916: Munich) : Premiere
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, The: Weill (9 Mar 1930: Leipzig) : Premiere
Ritorno di Ulisse in patria, Il: Monteverdi (1640: Venice: Teatro SS. Giovanni e Paolo): Premiere
Robert Le Diable: Meyerbeer (21 Nov 1831: Paris: Opéra - Salle le Peletier) : Premiere
Roberto D'Evereux: Donizetti (29 Oct 1837: Naples) : Premiere
Rodelinda: C.H. Graun (13 Dec 1741: Berlin): Premiere
Rodelinda: Handel (1725: London: Queen's/King's Theatre): Premiere
Rogneda: Serov (1865: Russia)
Roi Arthus, Le: Chausson (1903: Brussels: Théâtre de la Monnaie): Premiere
Roi aveugle, Le: H. Février (8 May 1906: Paris) : Premiere
Roi Carotte, Le: Offenbach (15 Jan 1872: Paris, Théâtre de la Gaieté): Light opera
Roland: Piccinni (1778: Paris: Opéra - Palais-Royal - New House): Premiere
Rolands Knappen: Lortzing (25 May 1849: Leipzig) : Premiere
Roméo et Juliette: Gounod (27 Apr 1867: Paris: Théâtre-Lyrique): Premiere
Romeo, Julia a tma: Jan Fischer (14 Sep 1962: Brno): Premiere
Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe: Delius (1907: Berlin: Komische Oper): Premiere
Rondine, La: Puccini (27 Mar 1917: Monte Carlo) : Premiere
Rose of Castile, The: Balfe (29 Oct 1857: London: Lyceum Theatre): Premiere
Rose vom Liebesgarten, Die: H. Pfitzner (9 Nov 1901: Elberfeld) : Premiere
Rosenkavalier, Der: R. Strauss (26 Jan 1911: Dresden: Hofoper) : Premiere
Ruby, The: Dello Joio (13 May 1955: Bloomington, IN) : Premiere
Rusalka: Dvorák (31 Mar 1901: Prague) : Premiere
Ruslan and Ludmilla: Glinka (9 Dec 1842: St. Petersburg): Premiere
Rusalka: Dargomizhsky (16 May 1856: St. Petersburg) : Premiere
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Sadko: Rimsky-Korsakov (1898: Moscow: Private Russian Opera): Premiere
Saffo: Pacini (1840: Naples: Theatro San Carlo): Premiere
Saint-François d'Assise: Messiaen (1983: Paris: Opéra - Salle Garnier): Premiere
Salammbô: Reyer (10 Feb 1890: Brussels) : Premiere
Salome: R. Strauss (9 Dec 1905: Dresden: Hofoper) : Premiere
Saltimbanques, Les: Ganne, Louis (30 Dec 1899: Théâtre de la Gaiete, Paris): Opera Comique with Jeanne Saulier, Lise Berty, Msr E. Perrin.
Salvatore Rosa: Gomes (21 Mar 1874: Genova) : Premiere
Samson et Dalila: Saint-Saëns (2 Dec 1877: Weimar: Hoftheater) : Premiere
Sapho: Gounod  (16 Apr 1851: Paris Opéra): Premiere
Sapho: Massenet (27 Nov 1897: Paris) : Premiere
Satanella or The Power of Love: Balfe (20 Dec 1858: London): Premiere
Saul og David: C. Nielsen (28 Nov 1902: Copenhagen) : Premiere
Sávitri: Holst (5 Dec 1916: London): Premiere
Scala di seta, La: Rossini (9 May 1812: Venice) : Premiere
Schirin und Gertraude: P. Graener (28 Apr 1920: Dresden): Premiere
Schöffe von Paris, Der: Dorn (13 Nov 1838: Riga) : Premiere
Schweizer familie, Die: Weigl (14 Mar 1809: Vienna) : Premiere
Segreto di Susanna, Il: Wolf-Ferrari (4 Dec 1909: Munich: Hofoper) : Premiere
Seigneur bienfaisant, Le: E.J. Floquet (14 Dec 1780: Paris): Premiere
Semele: Handel (1951: London: Covent Garden): Premiere
Semiramide: Rossini (3 Feb 1823: Venice: La Fenice) : Premiere
Serse: Handel (1738: London: Queen's/King's Theatre): Premiere
Serva padrona, La: Pergolesi (28 Aug 1733: Naples) : Premiere
Siegfried: Wagner (1876: Bayreuth): Premiere
Si j'étais Roi: A. Adam (4 Sep 1852: Paris): Premiere
Sigurd: Reyer (7 Jan 1884: Brussels): Premiere
Silvana: C.M. von Weber (16 Sep 1810: Frankfurt): Premiere
Simon Boccanegra: Verdi (12 Mar 1857: Venice: La Fenice) : Premiere
Sir John in Love: Vaughan-Williams (21 Mar 1929: London) : Premiere
Siréne, La: Auber (26 Mar 1844: Paris) : Premiere
Siroe, re di Persia: J.A. Hasse (2 May 1733: Bologna) : Premiere
Skazka o Tsar Saltane: Rimsky-Korsakov (1900: Moscow: Private Russian Opera): Premiere
Snegurochka: Rimsky-Korsakov (1882: St. Petersburg: Maryinsky Theatre): Premiere
Snow Maiden, The: Rimsky-Korsakov (10 Feb 1882: St. Petersburg) : Premiere
Snow Queen, The: Kenneth Gaburo (5 May 1952: Lake Charles, LA) : Premiere
Soliman der Zweite: Süssmayr (1 Oct 1799: Vienna) : Premiere
Solovei: Stravinsky (1922: Paris: Opéra - Salle Garnier): Premiere
Songe d'une Nuit d'Été, Le: A. Thomas (20 Apr 1850: Paris): Premiere
Sonnambula, La: Bellini (6 Mar 1831: Milan: Teatro Carcano) : Premiere
Staatstheater: Kagel (1971: Hamburg: Staatsoper): Premiere
Statue, La: Reyer (11 Apr 1861: Paris: Théâtre-Lyrique): Premiere
Stiffelio: Verdi (16 Nov 1850: Trieste) : Premiere
Stone Guest, The: Dargomizhsky (1872)
Story of a Real Man, The: Prokofiev (3 Dec 1948: Leningrad): Premiere
Strandrecht: Smyth (1906: Leipzig: Neues Theater): Premiere
Straniera, La: Bellini (14 Feb 1829: Milan: La Scala) : Premiere
Straniero, Lo: I. Pizzetti (29 Apr 1930: Rome): Premiere
Straszny dwór (The Haunted Manor): Moniuszko (10 Jun 1865: Warsaw: Wielki Teatr): Premiere 
Sturm, Der: Frank Martin (17 Jun 1956: Vienna) : Premiere
Susannah: C. Floyd (24 Feb 1955: Tallahassee, Fla.) : Premiere
Svanda dudak: Weinberger (1927: Prague: Czech National Theatre): Premiere
Sybil, The: Persichetti (13 Apr 1985: Philadelphia): Premiere
[T]
Tableau parlant, Le: Grétry (20 Sep 1769: Paris): Premiere
Tale of the Tsar Sultan, The: Rimsky-Korasakov (3 Nov 1900: Moscow) : Premiere
Taming of the Shrew, The: H. Goetz (11 Oct 1874: Mannheim) : Premiere
Tancredi: Rossini (6 Feb 1813: Venice: La Fenice) : Premiere
Tannhäuser: Wagner (19 Oct 1845: Dresden: Hofoper) : Premiere
Tarare: Salierei (1787: Paris: Opéra - Porte Saint-Martin): Premiere
Taverner: Maxwell Davies (1972: London: Convent Garden: New Theatre): Premiere
Temistocle: N. Porpora (1 Oct 1718: Vienna) : Premiere
Tempest, The: Eaton (27 Jul 1985: Santa Fe, NM) : Premiere
Tender Land, The: Copland (1 Apr 1954: New York): Premiere
Thaïs: Massenet (16 Mar 1894: Paris: Opéra - Salle Garnier) : Premiere
Theophano: P. Graener (5 Jun 1918: Munich) : Premiere
Thérèse: Massenet (7 Feb 1907: Monte Carlo) : Premiere
Three Sisters: Pasatieri (13 Mar 1986: Columbus, OH) : Premiere
Threepenny Opera, The: Weill (30 Aug 1928: Berlin) : Premiere
Tiefland: d'Albert (1903: Prague: New German Theatre): Premiere
Tilda, La: Cilea (7 Apr 1892: Florence): Premiere
Torquato Tasso: Donizetti (9 Sep 1833: Rome): Premiere
Tosca: Puccini (14 Jan 1900: Rome): Premiere
Tote Stadt, Die: Korngold (4 Dec 1920: Hamburg & Cologne simultaneously): Premiere
Transposed Heads: Taymor (11 Sep 1986: Philadelphia): Premiere
Traviata, La: Verdi (6 Mar 1853: Venice: La Fenice) : Premiere
Trésor supposé, Le: Méhul (29 Jul 1802: Paris) : Premiere
Tristan und Isolde: Wagner (10 Jun 1865: Munich: Hofoper) : Premiere
Trittico, Il: Puccini (14 Dec 1918: New York: Metropolitan Opera): Premiere
Triumph of St. Joan, The: Dello Joio (9 May 1950: New York) : Premiere
Troilus and Cressida: Walton (3 Dec 1954: London: Convent Garden: New Theatre): Premiere
Trovatore, Il: Verdi (19 Jan 1853: Rome): Premiere
Troyens, Les: Berlioz (5 Dec 1890: Karlsruhe - over 2 nights): Premiere after death of composer
Troyens à Carthage, Les: Berlioz (1863: Paris: Théâtre-Lyrique): Premiere
Tsar's Bride, The: Rimsky-Korsakov (3 Nov 1899: Moscow: Private Russian Opera): Premiere
Turandot (with Arlecchino): Busoni (1917: Zurich: Stadttheater): Premiere
Turandot: Puccini (1926: Milan: La Scala): Premiere (after the death of the composer)
Turco in Italia, Il: Rossini (14 Aug 1814: Milan: La Scala) : Premiere
Turn of the Screw, The: Britten (1954: Venice: La Fenice): Premiere
Tuttu in maschera: C. Pedrotti (4 Nov 1856: Verona) : Premiere
[U]
Under the Drunken Moon: A. Davis (15 Jun 1989: St. Louis) : Premiere
Undine: A Lortzing (21 Apr 1845: Magdeburg): Premiere
Undine: E.T.A. Hoffman (25 Dec 1816: Berlin): Premiere Which one?
Undine: E.T.A. Hoffman (3 Aug 1816: Berlin) : Premiere
Undine: Girschner (20 Apr 1837: Danzig): Premiere
[V]
Vagabond and the Princess, The: Ede Poldini (17 Oct 1903: Budapest) : Premiere
Vampyr, Der: Lindpaintner (21 Sep 1828: Stuttgart): Premiere
Vampyr, Der: Marschner (29 Mar 1828: Leipzig: Stadttheater) : Premiere
Vanessa: Barber (15 Jan 1958: New York): Premiere
Vec Makropoulos: Janacek (1930: Brno: National Theatre): Premiere
Venus and Adonis: Blow (1684: London: Josias Priest's School): 2nd performance
Vera Costanza, La: Haydn (2 Apr 1779: Eszterháza, Hungary): Premiere
Vera storia, La: Berio (1982: Milan: La Scala): Premiere
Veronique: Messager, Andre (10 Dec 1898: Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens) Operetta with Jean Perrier, Mlle Mariette-Sully.
Verschworenen, oder Der hausliche Krieg: Schubert (29 Aug 1861); Premiere
Vert-Vert: Offenbach (10 Mar 1869: Paris, Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique): Light opera
Vespri Siciliani, I: Verdi (13 Jun 1855: Paris: Opéra - Salle le Peletier) : Premiere
Vestale, La: Mercadante (10 Mar 1840: Naples) : Premiere
Vestale, La: Spontini (16 Dec 1807: Paris: Opéra - Salle Montansier): Premiere
Vida Breve, La: de Falla (1 Apr 1913: Nice: Casino Municipal): Premiere
Vie Parisienne, La: Offenbach (31 Oct 1866: Paris, Théâtre du Palais Royal): Light opera
Vieni qui: G. Negri (28 Feb 1956: Milan) : Premiere
Vigna, La: G. Guerrini (7 Mar 1935: Rome) : Premiere
Village Romeo and Juliet, A: Delius (21 Feb 1907: Berlin) : Premiere
Village Singer, The: Paulus (9 Jun 1979: St. Louis) : Premiere
Virtù festeggiaita, La: G. Parsile (10 Jul 1717: Vienna) : Premiere
Vita Bretone: L. Mugnone (14 Mar 1905: Naples) : Premiere
Voice of Ariadne: T. Musgrave (11 Jun 1974: Aldeburgh) : Premiere
Voina i mir: Prokofiev (1946: Leningrad: Maly Theatre): Premiere
Voix Humaine, La: Poulenc (6 Feb 1959: Paris: Opéra-Comique - 3rd Salle Favart) : Premiere
Volo di notte: Dallapiccola (18 May 1940: Florence) : Premiere
Voyage en Chine, Le: Bazin (9 Dec 1865: Paris, Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique): Premiere
Vylety ane Brouckovy: Janacek (1920: Prague: Czech National Theatre): Premiere
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Walküre, Die: Wagner (1870: Munich: Hofoper) : Premiere
Wally, La: Catalani (20 Jan 1892: Milan: La Scala): Premiere
War and Peace: Prokofiev (1 Apr 1955: Leningrad, final version): Premiere
Water Bird Talk, A: Argento (19 May 1977: New York) : Premiere
Werther: Massenet (16 Feb 1892: Vienna: Hofoper): In German!
Where the Wild Things Are: Knussen (28 Nov 1980: Brussels: Monnaie) : First Performance
White Lady of Drottningholm, The: I. Hallström (9 Apr 1847: Stockholm): Premiere
Widow, The: Kenneth Gaburo (26 Feb 1961: Urbana, IL) : Premiere
Wildschutz, Der: Lortzing (31 Dec 1842: Leipzig): Premiere
Willie Stark: C. Floyd (24 Apr 1981: Houston): Premiere
Winter's Tale, A: Harbison (20 Aug 1979: San Francisco) : Premiere
Woodlanders, The: Paulus (13 Jun 1985: St. Louis) : Premiere
Wozzeck: Berg (14 Dec 1925: Berlin: Staatsoper): Premiere
Wuthering Heights: Carlisle Floyd (16 Jul 1958: Santa Fe: NM) : Premiere
X: Davis (9 Oct 1985: Philadelphia) : Premiere
Xerxes: Handel (15 Apr 1738: London): Premiere
Yeomen of the Guard, The: A Sullivan (3 Oct 1888: London) : Premiere
Z mrtvého domu: Janacek (1930: Brno: National Theatre): Premiere after death of composer
Zampa: F. Hérold (3 May 1831: Paris: Opéra-Comique - Salle Ventadour) : Premiere
Zar und Zimmermann: Lortzing (122 Dec 837: Leipzig: Stadttheater) : Premiere
Zauberflöte, Die: Mozart (30 Sep 1791: Vienna: Theater auf der Wieden): Premiere
Zauberharfe, Die: Schubert (19 Aug 1820: Vienna) : Premiere
Zazà: Leoncavallo (10 Nov 1900: Milan: Lirico) : Premiere
Zémire et Azor: Grétry (9 Nov 1771: Fountainebleau) : Premiere
Zenichové: J. Fischer (13 Oct 1957: Brno) : Premiere
Zhizn s idiotom: Schnittke (1992: Amsterdam: Muziektheater): Premiere
Zhizn za tsarya: Glinka (1836: St. Petersburg: Bolshoi Theatre): Opening of theater
Zigeunerbaron, Die: J. Strauss (24 Oct 1885: Vienna) : Premiere
Zingara, La: Donizetti (12 May 1822: Naples) : Premiere
Zolotoi petushok: Rimsky-Korsakov (1909: Moscow: Private Russian Opera): Premiere after death of composer
Zum Grossadmiral: Lortzing (13 Dec 1847: Leipzig): Premiere
Zwerg, Der: Zemlinsky (29 May 1922: Cologne) : First Performance
Zwillingsbrüder, Die: Schubert (14 Jun 1820: Vienna) : Premiere