500 Operas By Women
March 7, 2022 – in honor of International Women’s Day, we are unveiling the latest version of this database! These updates are by Kerry Lewis, a composer and opera devotee based in Santa Clara, California. Mr. Lewis’ music is available here. Thanks so much to Kerry Lewis for his extensive and detailed help.
The previous update, from 2019, was compiled by Dr. Penny Brandt, with information gathered by Christine Ammer (author of Unsung: A History of Women in American Music, first published in 1980 and now in its third edition). At that time Dr. Brandt provided this insightful essay “500+ Operas by Women: Perform one today!”
The database was originally compiled in the late 1990s by musicologist Melissa Blakesly, a graduate student at the University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music. Blakesly was a student of Prof. Karin Pendle, a pioneering and influential scholar of women composers.
The page has always drawn interest on our website, and of course, it will always be a work-in-progress, since more operas by women continue to be unearthed, explored and created. Be sure to let us know what we missed! And volunteer to help with future revisions?? 😀 [email protected]
While we now have more than 500 operas on the list, we keep the original title as a metaphor, 500 as lots and lots that you want to hear and know, and we hope sooner rather than later!
| Name | Nationality | Title | Date Composed | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adayevskaya, Ella Georgiyevna (1846-1926) | Russian | Zarya svobodï (The Fir Tree) | 1877 | 4-act opera | No complete performances are documented. The German title translates as "The Dawn of Freedom." |
| Adayevskaya, Ella Georgiyevna (1846-1926) | Russian | Neprigozhaya (The Homely Girl) | 1873 | 1-act opera | No complete performances are documented. |
| Agnesi, Maria Teresa (1720-1795) | Italian | Il re pastore (The Shepherd King) | 1756 | Dramma serio | The date is uncertain. |
| Agnesi, Maria Teresa (1720-1795) | Italian | Ulisse in Campania | 1768 | Opera | Score available on IMSLP - both a scan of the original score and a modern performance edition. |
| Agnesi, Maria Teresa (1720-1795) | Italian | Nitocri | 1771 | Dramma serio | Only fragments exist. |
| Agnesi, Maria Teresa (1720-1795) | Italian | L'insubria Consolata | 1766 | Componimento drammatico | Scanned score at https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8427219k/f43.item |
| Agnesi, Maria Teresa (1720-1795) | Italian | La Sofonisba | 1765 | Dramma eroico | |
| Agnesi, Maria Teresa (1720-1795) | Italian | Circo in Armenia | 1753 | Dramma serio | Only fragments exist. |
| Agnesi, Maria Teresa (1720-1795) | Italian | Il Restauro d'Arcadia (The Restoration of Arcadia) | 1747 | Cantata pastorale | Lost |
| Ahlefeldt, Maria Theresia (1755-1810) | Danish | La Folie, ou Quel Conte! (Madness, or What a Tale!) | 1789 | Comic opera | |
| Ahlefeldt, Maria Theresia (1755-1810) | Danish | Veddemaalet (The Bet) | 1793 | Intermezzo | |
| Ahlefeldt, Maria Theresia (1755-1810) | Danish | Telemak paa Calypsos Øe | 1792 | Opera-ballet | |
| Alexandra (Moraru), Liana (1947-2011) | Romanian | În Labyrint (In the Labyrinth) | 1987 | Opera | |
| Alexandra (Moraru), Liana (1947-2011) | Romanian | Criasa Zapezii (The Snow Queen) | 1978 | Children's opera | Based on a story by Hans Christian Anderson |
| Alexandra (Moraru), Liana (1947-2011) | Romanian | Chant d'Amour de la Dame à la Licorne (The Love Song of the Lady of Licorne) | 1995 | Chamber opera | Six songs to verses by Etienne de Sadeleer. Piano, cello, and soprano. Score available on IMSLP (as of Sept. 2020). Although the piece looks like a song cycle, the title page says "Chamber opera." |
| Ali-Zadeh, Franghiz (b. 1947) | Azerbaijani | Legenda o belom vsadnike (The Legend of the White Horseman) | 1985 | 1-act opera | Rock opera, based on folk poetry. Duration: 45 minutes. Her publisher is Sikorski Musikverlage Hamburg, but this work is not listed in their catalog. |
| Allik, Kristi (b. 1952) | Canadian | Loom Sword River | 1982 | Chamber opera | |
| Allitsen, Frances (1848-1912) | English | Bindra the Minstrel | 1912 | 2-act romantic opera | Piano score available on IMSLP (as of Sept. 2020). |
| Amalia, Princess of Saxony (1794-1870) | German | La Casa Disabitata (The Uninhabited House) | 1835 | Opera | There is a complete edition of her dramatic works by Waldmüller (6 volumes, 1873-74). |
| Amalia, Princess of Saxony (1794-1870) | German | Il Marchesino (The Marquis) | 1834 | Opera | There is a complete edition of her dramatic works by Waldmüller (6 volumes, 1873-74). |
| Amalia, Princess of Saxony (1794-1870) | German | Die Siegesfahne (The Victory Flag) | 1834 | Opera | There is a complete edition of her dramatic works by Waldmüller (6 volumes, 1873-74). |
| Amalia, Princess of Saxony (1794-1870) | German | Il Figlio Pentito (The Repentant Son) | 1831 | Opera | There is a complete edition of her dramatic works by Waldmüller (6 volumes, 1873-74). |
| Amalia, Princess of Saxony (1794-1870) | German | Vecchiezza e Gioventù (Old Age and Youth) | 1828 | Opera | There is a complete edition of her dramatic works by Waldmüller (6 volumes, 1873-74). |
| Amalia, Princess of Saxony (1794-1870) | German | Der Kanonenschuss (The Cannon Shot) | 1828 | Opera | There is a complete edition of her dramatic works by Waldmüller (6 volumes, 1873-74). |
| Amalia, Princess of Saxony (1794-1870) | German | La Fedeltà alla Prova (Fidelity to the Test) | 1826 | Opera | There is a complete edition of her dramatic works by Waldmüller (6 volumes, 1873-74). |
| Amalia, Princess of Saxony (1794-1870) | German | Elisa ed Ernesto | 1823 | Opera | There is a complete edition of her dramatic works by Waldmüller (6 volumes, 1873-74). |
| Amalia, Princess of Saxony (1794-1870) | German | Elvira | 1821 | Opera | There is a complete edition of her dramatic works by Waldmüller (6 volumes, 1873-74). |
| Amalia, Princess of Saxony (1794-1870) | German | Il Prigioniere (The Prisoner) | 1820 | Opera | There is a complete edition of her dramatic works by Waldmüller (6 volumes, 1873-74). |
| Amalia, Princess of Saxony (1794-1870) | German | L'Americana | 1820 | Opera | There is a complete edition of her dramatic works by Waldmüller (6 volumes, 1873-74). |
| Amalia, Princess of Saxony (1794-1870) | German | Una Donna | 1816 | Opera | There is a complete edition of her dramatic works by Waldmüller (6 volumes, 1873-74). |
| Amalia, Princess of Saxony (1794-1870) | German | Le Tre Cinture (The Three Belts) | 1816 | Opera | There is a complete edition of her dramatic works by Waldmüller (6 volumes, 1873-74). |
| Amalia, Princess of Saxony (1794-1870) | German | Le Nozze Funeste (The Disastrous Wedding) | 1816 | Opera | There is a complete edition of her dramatic works by Waldmüller (6 volumes, 1873-74). |
| Anderson, Avril (b. 1953) | English | Edward II | 1978 | 1-act opera | |
| Anderson, Beth (b. 1950) | American | Queen Christina | 1973 | 1-act .opera | Produced at Mills College. http://www.beand.com/compositions.html#opera |
| Andrée, Elfrida (1841-1929) | Swedish | Fritiofs Saga | 1899 | 3-act opera | Performed March 2019 by Goteborg Opera. |
| Anna Amalia, Duchess of Saxe-Weimar (1739-1807) | German | Erwin und Elmire | 1776 | 2-act opera | Libretto by Goethe. First complete modern performance at the Ekhof Festival in Gotha in the summer of 2009. Score published by Furore Verlag. https://furore-verlag.de/shop/produkt/759--AnnaAmaliavonSachsenWeimarEisenach-Erwin-und-Elmire-(1776)-/ |
| Anspach, Elizabeth (1750-1828) | English | The Princess of Georgia | 1799 | Opera | |
| Appeldoorn, Dina (1884-1938) | Dutch | Duinsprookje (Dune Fairytale) | 1927 | 3-act children's operetta | |
| Appignani, Adelaide Orsola (1807-1884) | Italian | Clara di Clevers | 1876 | Melodrama | |
| Appignani, Adelaide Orsola (1807-1884) | Italian | I Pirati (The Pirates) | 1843 | Melodrama | |
| Appignani, Adelaide Orsola (1807-1884) | Italian | Francesca da Rimini | 1835 | Melodrama | unperformed |
| Appignani, Adelaide Orsola (1807-1884) | Italian | I Riti Indiani (The Indian Rites) | 1834 | Opera | unperformed |
| Appignani, Adelaide Orsola (1807-1884) | Italian | Le Avventure di Una Giornata (The Adventures of a Day) | 1827 | Melodrama | |
| Archer, Violet (Balestreri) (1913-2000) | Canadian | The Meal | 1983 | Opera | |
| Archer, Violet (Balestreri) (1913-2000) | Canadian | Sganarelle | 1973 | Comic opera | |
| Arkwright, Marian (Ursula) (1863-1922) | English | The Water-Babies | Operetta | ||
| Arrieu, Claude (1903-1990) | French | Un Clavier pour un Autre (One Keyboard for Another) | 1970 | Opéra bouffe | |
| Arrieu, Claude (1903-1990) | French | Comédie Italienne ou Divertimento | 1966 | 1-act opéra bouffe | Duration: 30 minutes. |
| Arrieu, Claude (1903-1990) | French | Noé (Noah) | 1933 | Opera | Duration: 34 minutes. This must have been updated later, because the original version was apparently a 3-act opera. Music available through https://www.billaudot.com/en/catalog.php#haut |
| Arrieu, Claude (1903-1990) | French | La Princesse de Babylone | 1955 | Opéra bouffe | Duration: 110 minutes. Music available through https://www.billaudot.com/en/catalog.php#haut |
| Arrieu, Claude (1903-1990) | French | Cymbeline | 1963 | 2-act opera | Duration: 105 minutes |
| Arrieu, Claude (1903-1990) | French | Cadet-Roussel | 1939 | Opéra bouffe | |
| Arrieu, Claude (1903-1990) | French | Balthazar, ou Le mort-vivant (Balthazar, or the Living Dead) | 1966 | Opéra bouffe | unperformed |
| Arrieu, Claude (1903-1990) | French | La Cabine Téléphonique (The Phone Booth) | 1958 | 1-act opéra bouffe | Duration: 30 minutes. Music available through https://www.billaudot.com/en/catalog.php#haut |
| Arrieu, Claude (1903-1990) | French | Le Chapeau à Musique (The Musical Hat) | 1953 | Opérette enfantine | Duration: 60 minutes. Music available through https://www.billaudot.com/en/catalog.php#haut |
| Arrieu, Claude (1903-1990) | French | Les Deux Rendez-vous (The Two Meetings) | 1948 | Opéra comique | |
| Austin, Elizabeth R. (b. 1938) | American | The Marquise of Ó: I Am One and Double Too | 2009 | Opera | Unperformed, English or German. http://www.elizabethaustinmusic.com/marquise-of-o.-opera.html |
| Bacewicz, Grazyna (1909-1969) | Polish | Przygoda Króla Artura (The Adventure of King Arthur) | 1959 | Comic opera for radio | Televised in 1960 |
| Barberis, Mansi (1899-1986) | Romanian | Caruta cu Paiate (The Cart with Clowns) | 1982 | Opera in 3 acts, 2 tableaux | |
| Barberis, Mansi (1899-1986) | Romanian | Kera Duduca | 1964 | Television opera | |
| Barberis, Mansi (1899-1986) | Romanian | Apus de Soare (Sunset) | 1958 | Opera | |
| Barberis, Mansi (1899-1986) | Romanian | Printesa îndepartata (The Distant Princess) | 1946 | Opera | |
| Barkin, Elaine (b. 1932) | American | De Amore | 1980 | Chamber mini opera | |
| Bawr, (Alexandrine-) Sophie (1773-1860) | French | Léon, ou Le Château de Montaldi | 1811 | Opera | Lost |
| Bawr, (Alexandrine-) Sophie (1773-1860) | French | Les Chevaliers du Lion | 1804 | Mélodrama | Lost |
| Bayon, Marie Emmanuelle (1745-1825) | French | Fleur d'épine (Thorn Flower) | 1776 | Opéra comique | |
| Beach, Amy Marcy (1867-1944) | American | Cabildo | 1932 | 1-act opera | Premiered in Athens, GA in 1945. |
| Beath, Betty (b. 1932) | Australian | Balyet | 1990 | Opera | https://www.amybeach.org/music/works-list/ |
| Beath, Betty (b. 1932) | Australian | The Strange Adventures of Marco Polo | 1973 | Opera | Revised in 1976 and re-titled "Marco Polo." |
| Beath, Betty (b. 1932) | Australian | Francis | 1974 | Music drama | As in, "St. Francis of Assissi." Apparently revised later and re-titled "Il Poverello." There is information on the composer's website. http://www.beathcox.com/the-purest-love-2/ |
| Beaumesnil, Henriette Adélaïde Villard de (1748-1813) | French | Anacréon | 1781 | 1-act opera | |
| Beaumesnil, Henriette Adélaïde Villard de (1748-1813) | French | Plaire, c'est Commander (To Please is to Command) | 1792 | 2-act opéra comique | |
| Béclard d'Harcourt, Marguerite (1884-1964) | French | Raïmi ou Fête du Soleil (Raïmi or Festival of the Sun) | 1925 | Opera | |
| Béclard d'Harcourt, Marguerite (1884-1964) | French | Dierdame | 1941 | Lyric drama | |
| Bellor, Jennifer | American | Duffy’s Cut | 2013 | 1-act chamber opera | Duration: 20 minutes. Self-published. See jenniferbellor.com. |
| Bellor, Jennifer | American | Christabel | 2013 | 2-act chamber opera | Duration: 45 minutes. Self-published. See jenniferbellor.com. |
| Bertin, Louise(-Angelique) (1805-1877) | French | La Esmeralda | 1836 | 4 acts | |
| Bertin, Louise(-Angelique) (1805-1877) | French | Fausto | 1831 | Opera semiseria | |
| Bertin, Louise(-Angelique) (1805-1877) | French | Le Loup-garou (The Werewolf) | 1827 | Opéra comique | |
| Bertin, Louise(-Angelique) (1805-1877) | French | Guy Mannering | 1825 | Opéra comique | |
| Bibby, Gillian (b. 1945) | New Zealand | Sanctuary of Spirits | 1970 | Children's opera | https://sounz.org.nz/works/10245?locale=en |
| Bidart, Lycia de Biase (1910-1991) | Brazilian | A Noiva do Mar (The Bride of the Sea) | 1939 | Opera | |
| Blahetka, (Marie) Leopoldine (1809-1885) | Austrian | Die Räuber und der Sänger (The Bandit and the Singer) | ? | Opera | |
| Bond, Victoria (b. 1945) | American | A More Perfect Union | 2004 | Opera | The Constitutional Convention of 1787 as seen through modern eyes with comparisons to recent history. Duration: 30 min. https://www.victoriabond.com/artist.php?view=prog&rid=2057 |
| Bond, Victoria (b. 1945) | American | Clara | 2-act opera | About Clara Schumann. https://www.victoriabond.com/artist.php?view=prog&rid=2057 | |
| Bond, Victoria (b. 1945) | American | Cyclops | 2013 | Opera | Duration: 30 minutes. Based on Episode 12 of James Joyce’s Ulysses. https://www.victoriabond.com/artist.php?view=prog&rid=2057 |
| Bond, Victoria (b. 1945) | American | Everyone is Good for Something | 1986 | Children's opera | Duration: 40 minutes. "A tuneful pastiche of ragtime, blues and gospel traditions with a dash of modern dissonance." https://www.victoriabond.com/artist.php?view=prog&rid=2057 |
| Bond, Victoria (b. 1945) | American | Leopold Bloom’s Homecoming | Opera | The text of Leopold Bloom’s Homecoming comes from James Joyce's novel Ulysses, and is the pentultimate episode. https://www.victoriabond.com/artist.php?view=prog&rid=2057 | |
| Bond, Victoria (b. 1945) | American | The Miracle of Light | 2016 | Children's Hanukkah opera. | The Miracle of Light includes song, dance, vivid projected visuals and instrumental accompaniment that incorporates beloved traditional Hanukkah melodies and new music. https://www.victoriabond.com/artist.php?view=prog&rid=2057 |
| Bond, Victoria (b. 1945) | American | Molly ManyBloom | 1990 | Opera | Duration: 45 minutes. A setting of the final section of Joyce's "Ulysses" that grants Molly something that Joyce denied her when he married her off to Bloom: Bond lets Molly be a prima donna, and gives her a powerful, stylistically varied and technically demanding soprano line. https://www.victoriabond.com/artist.php?view=prog&rid=2057 |
| Bond, Victoria (b. 1945) | American | Mrs. President | 2001 | Opera | The story of the first woman to run for President of the United States, in 1872. Victoria Woodhull was a true revolutionary who fought for women’s rights under the law. https://www.victoriabond.com/artist.php?view=prog&rid=2057 |
| Bond, Victoria (b. 1945) | American | Sirens | Opera | Based on Episode 11 of James Joyce’s "Ulysses," about Leopold Bloom, whose wife Molly, a singer, is carrying on an affair with her vocal partner tenor Blazes Boylan. https://www.victoriabond.com/artist.php?view=prog&rid=2057 | |
| Bond, Victoria (b. 1945) | American | Travels | 1994 | Opera | https://www.victoriabond.com/artist.php?view=prog&rid=2057 |
| Bottini, Marianna (1802-1858) | Italian | Elena e Gerardo | 1822 | Opera | unperformed |
| Boulanger, Lili (1893-1918) | French | La Princesse Maleine | 1912-1918 | Opera | incomplete |
| Boulanger, Nadia (1887-1979) | French | La Ville Mort (The Dead City) | 1912 | Opera | The opera's scheduled 1914 premiere was cancelled due to the outbreak of WWI. The world premiere was in 2005 in Sienna. Boulanger wrote the opera with her teacher Raoul Pugno. |
| Boyd, Anne (Elizabeth) | Australian | The Little Mermaid | 1978 | Children's opera | https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/workversion/boyd-anne-little-mermaid/1824 |
| Boyd, Anne (Elizabeth) | Australian | The Beginning of the Day | 1980 | Children's opera | https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/workversion/boyd-anne-beginning-of-the-day/21726 |
| Boyd, Anne (Elizabeth) | Australian | Daisy Bates at Ooldea | 2012 | Opera | https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/workversion/boyd-anne-daisy-bates-at-ooldea/26999 |
| Boyle, Ina (1889-1967) | Irish | Maudlin of Papplewick | 1964 | Children's opera | In the pastoral style. Unperformed during her lifetime. A world premiere is scheduled for 2021 in Ireland by the Blackwater Valley Opera Festival. Darren Hargan prepared a performing edition from the composer's manuscript. |
| Brennan, Éna | Irish | Rupture | 2021 | Mini-opera | Sponsored by Irish National Opera’s 20 Shots of Opera. Duration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AxVInyTdbg |
| Bright, Dora Estella (1863-1951) | English | The Portrait | 1911 | Opera | The manuscript may be lost, as most of her pieces apparently are. http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2002/May02/bright.htm |
| Bright, Dora Estella (1863-1951) | English | Quong Lung's Shadow | ? | Opera | The manuscript may be lost, as most of her pieces apparently are. http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2002/May02/bright.htm |
| Britain, Radie (1899-1994) | American | Kuthara | 1960 | Chamber opera | |
| Britain, Radie (1899-1994) | American | Happyland | 1946 | Operetta | |
| Bronsart, Ingeborg (1840-1913) | German | Die Göttin von Sais, oder Linas und Liane | 1867 | 3-act opera | Performed only once at court in Berlin, with Bronsart and her husband accompanying on two pianos. The libretto survives, but the music is lost. |
| Bronsart, Ingeborg (1840-1913) | German | Jery und Bätely | 1873 | 1-Act comic opera | The libretto, a singspiel, is by Goethe. A facsimile of the conductor's score, with many changes and mark-ups, is available on IMSLP. This opera was widely performed in its day. |
| Bronsart, Ingeborg (1840-1913) | German | Hiarne | 1891 | 3-Act opera | The manuscript is in the archives of the Deutches National Theater in Weimar. Musicologist Melinda J. Boyd has prepared a piano reduction of it. This opera was very popular in its day. |
| Bronsart, Ingeborg (1840-1913) | German | Die Sühne (The Atonement) | 1909 | 1-Act opera | This opera was unsuccessful and was not performed again after its premiere at Dessau. It is said that the libretto was very weak. |
| Bruzdowicz, Joanna (b. 1943) | Polish | The Penal Colony | 1972 | 1-Act opera | Based on a story by Franz Kafka. Duration: 60 minutes. Revised in 1986. https://polishmusic.usc.edu/research/composers/joanna-bruzdowicz/ |
| Bruzdowicz, Joanna (b. 1943) | Polish | The Women of Troy (Les Troyennes) | 1979 | Opera | After Euripedes. Duration: 80 minutes. https://polishmusic.usc.edu/research/composers/joanna-bruzdowicz/ |
| Bruzdowicz, Joanna (b. 1943) | Polish | The Gates of Paradise (Brami Raju) | 1987 | Music drama | Duration: 120 minutes. https://polishmusic.usc.edu/research/composers/joanna-bruzdowicz/ |
| Bruzdowicz, Joanna (b. 1943) | Polish | Tides and Waves | 1992 | 2-Act opera-musical | Duration: 140 minutes. https://polishmusic.usc.edu/research/composers/joanna-bruzdowicz/ |
| Buchanan, Dorothy Quita (b. 1945) | New Zealand | Greenleaf | 1985 | Opera | Duration: 43 minutes. For 8 singers and 5 instrumentalists. https://sounz.org.nz/works/10540?locale=en |
| Buchanan, Dorothy Quita (b. 1945) | New Zealand | The Clio Legacy | 1991 | Opera | Duration: 55 minutes. For female narrator, mezzo-soprano, SSA chorus, Maori women's chorus, orchestra. https://sounz.org.nz/works/10570 |
| Buchanan, Dorothy Quita (b. 1945) | New Zealand | The Woman at the Store | 1998 | Opera | https://sounz.org.nz/works/14904 |
| Buchanan, Dorothy Quita (b. 1945) | New Zealand | The Mansfield Stories | 1999 | 1-Act opera | Manuscript is at the National Library of New Zealand. Based on stories by Katherine Mansfield. https://www.sounz.org.nz/resources/8915?locale=en#loan-information |
| Buchanan, Dorothy Quita (b. 1945) | New Zealand | Miss Brill | 1998 | 1-Act opera | Duration: 25 minutes. https://www.sounz.org.nz/works/15310 |
| Buchanan, Dorothy Quita (b. 1945) | New Zealand | The Daughters of the Late Colonel | 1-Act opera | Duration: 33 minutes. https://www.sounz.org.nz/works/15275?locale=en | |
| Buckley, Irene | Irish | Ghost Apples | 2021 | 1-Act opera | Sponsored by Irish National Opera’s 20 Shots of Opera. Duration: 7 minutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5y0Lng0FtM&feature=youtu.be |
| Buckley, Linda | Irish | Glaoch | 2021 | 1-Act opera | Sponsored by Irish National Opera’s 20 Shots of Opera. Duration: 7 minutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A5w61DxIQQ |
| Burrell, Diana (b. 1948) | English | The Albatross | 1987 | 2-Act opera. | Premiered in 1997. Duration: 90 minutes. https://ump.co.uk/catalogue/diana-burrell-the-albatross/ |
| Caccini, Francesca (1587-after 1641) | Italian | La Liberazione di Ruggiero dall'Isola d'Alcina (The Liberation of Ruggiero from the Island of Alcina) | 1625 | Comic opera in 4 scenes | Daughter of foundational opera composer Giulio Caccini. This work is widely considered the first (surviving) opera written by a woman. Francesca wrote over a dozen other operas that are now lost. Performance materials for this opera are available at Primalamusica. http://www.primalamusica.com/contents/en-uk/d39_Page_39.html#p82 |
| Caccini, Francesca (1587-after 1641) | Italian | Ghirlandetta Amorosa (The Love Garland) | 1621 | Opera | Caccini wrote an aria, "Dove io credea" for this opera by Constantini. https://musictheoryexamplesbywomen.com/examples/dove-io-credea-le-mie-speranze-vere-complete-francesca-caccini/ |
| Caccini, Francesca (1587-after 1641) | Italian | La Risonanti Sfere (The Resonant Spheres) | 1629 | Opera | Caccini wrote an aria, "Ch'io sia fidele" for this opera by Robletti. |
| Caccini, Francesca (1587-after 1641) | Italian | La Stiava | 1607 | Opera | Lost |
| Caccini, Francesca (1587-after 1641) | Italian | Ballo delle Zigane (Dance of the Gipsy) | 1615 | Opera | Lost |
| Calosso, Eugenia (1878-after 1914) | Italian | Vespero | Opera | ||
| Canal, Marguerite (1890-1978) | French | Le Pays Blanc (The White Country) | Opera | Started in 1922 but never completed. Based on a Jack London short story. | |
| Candeille, (Amelie) Julie (1767-1834) | French | Ida, ou L'orpheline de Berlin (Ida, or the Orphan of Berlin) | 1807 | Opéra comique | Candeille also was an actress and also wrote incidental music for various plays. |
| Candeille, (Amelie) Julie (1767-1834) | French | Catherine, ou La belle Fermiére (Catherine, or the Beautiful Farmer) | 1792 | Opéra comique | Candeille also was an actress and also wrote incidental music for various plays. |
| Candeille, (Amelie) Julie (1767-1834) | French | Bathilde, ou Le Duc (Bathilde, or the Duke) | 1793 | Opéra comique | Candeille also was an actress and also wrote incidental music for various plays. |
| Candeille, (Amelie) Julie (1767-1834) | French | Le Commissionnaire (The Commission Agent) | 1794 | Opéra comique | Candeille also was an actress and also wrote incidental music for various plays. |
| Candeille, (Amelie) Julie (1767-1834) | French | La Bayadère ou Le Français à Surate | 1795 | Opéra comique | Candeille also was an actress and also wrote incidental music for various plays. |
| Candeille, (Amelie) Julie (1767-1834) | French | Louise, ou La Réconcilliation (Louise, or Reconciliation) | 1808 | Opéra comique | Candeille also was an actress and also wrote incidental music for various plays. |
| Carmichael, Mary Grant (1851-1935) | English | The Frozen Heart, or The Snow Queen | 1898 | Operetta | Based on a Hans Christian Anderson story. |
| Casagemas, Luisa (1873-1942) | Spanish | Schiava e Regina (Slave and Queen) | 1881 | Opera | Information about the recovery of an original copy of the score can be found here: https://www.culturamas.es/2017/10/29/luisa-casagemas-y-la-opera-recuperada/ |
| Casagemas, Luisa (1873-1942) | Spanish | I Brigante: Montserrat | 4-act opera | ||
| Cecconi-Botella, Monic (b. 1936) | French | La Femme de l'Orgre (The Ogre's Wife) | 1888 | Opéra-conte | |
| Cecconi-Botella, Monic (b. 1936) | French | Scoop: état de Siège en Pologne (Scoop: State of Siege in Poland) | 1982 | Mini-opéra | |
| Cecconi-Botella, Monic (b. 1936) | French | Il était une Fois l'été (Once upon a Time in Summer) | 1976 | Opéra-film | |
| Cecconi-Botella, Monic (b. 1936) | French | Noctuaile | 1983 | Opera | |
| Cecconi-Botella, Monic (b. 1936) | French | Il Signait Vincent (He Signed "Vincent") | 1990 | Opéra-passion | |
| Cecconi-Botella, Monic (b. 1936) | French | Operaclown | 1992 | Children's opera | Duration: 45 minutes |
| Cecconi-Botella, Monic (b. 1936) | French | Le Triangle de Cristal (The Crystal Triangle) | 1992 | Children's opera | |
| Chamberlain, Nicole | American | Rabbit Tales | 2011 | Children's opera | Duration: 55 minutes. https://nikkinotes.com/RabbitTales.html |
| Chamberlain, Nicole | American | Scrub-a-dub Raw | 2010 | Comic opera | Duration: 10 minutes. https://nikkinotes.com/ScrubADubRaw.html |
| Chaminade, Cecile (1857-1944) | French | La Sévillane | 1882 | Opéra comique | Performed privately. |
| Chin, Unsuk (b. 1961) | Korean | Alice in Wonderland | 2007 | Opera in 8 scenes | Published by Boosey & Hawkes. https://www.boosey.com/pages/cr/catalogue/cat_detail?musicid=57667 |
| Chrétien, Hedwige (1859-1944) | French | La Cinquantaine | 1911 | 1-act comic opera | Piano score available through the Hathi Trust digital library. https://www.hathitrust.org/ |
| Chrétien, Hedwige (1859-1944) | French | Le Menuet de l'Impératrice (The Empress's Minuet) | 1889 | 1-act comic opera | |
| Chudova, Tat'yana Alexeyevna (b. 1944) | Russian | O Myortvoy Tsarevne i Semi Bogatïryakh (The Dead Princess and the Seven Heroes) | 1966-7 | Fairy tale opera | |
| Chudova, Tat'yana Alexeyevna (b. 1944) | Russian | Na Derevnyu Dedushke (To the Village, to Grandfather) | 1978 | Opera | |
| Clingan, Judith Ann (b. 1945) | Australian | Francis, or Singing Is Believing | 1986 | Opera | Ms. Clingan has written a number of other works with singing and acting that she describes with terms like "musical theater." http://judithclingan.net.au/about.htm#middle_earth |
| Clingan, Judith Ann (b. 1945) | Australian | Marco | 1990 | Children's opera | Based on the travels of Marco Polo. Ms. Clingan has written a number of other works with singing and acting that she describes with terms like "musical theater." http://judithclingan.net.au/about.htm#middle_earth |
| Clostre, Adrienne (1921-2006) | French | Raissa ou la Sorciere (Raissa, or the Witch) | 1952 | Children's opera | https://musicalics.com/en/composer/Adrienne-Clostre |
| Clostre, Adrienne (1921-2006) | French | Les Musiciens de Breme (The Musicians of Bremen) | 1957 | Opera | https://musicalics.com/en/composer/Adrienne-Clostre |
| Clostre, Adrienne (1921-2006) | French | Le Chant du Cygne (The Song of the Swan) | 1960 | 1-Act chamber opera | https://musicalics.com/en/composer/Adrienne-Clostre |
| Clostre, Adrienne (1921-2006) | French | Ennuis de l'Existence (The Troubles of Existence) | Opera | https://musicalics.com/en/composer/Adrienne-Clostre | |
| Clostre, Adrienne (1921-2006) | French | Julien l'Apostat (Julian the Apostate) | 1971 | Opera in 8 scenes | https://musicalics.com/en/composer/Adrienne-Clostre |
| Clostre, Adrienne (1921-2006) | French | Cinq Scenes de la Vie Italienne (Five Scenes of Italian Life) | 1980 | Chamber opera | https://musicalics.com/en/composer/Adrienne-Clostre |
| Clostre, Adrienne (1921-2006) | French | L'Albatros (The Albatross) | 1988 | Opera in 9 scenes | https://musicalics.com/en/composer/Adrienne-Clostre |
| Clostre, Adrienne (1921-2006) | French | Annapurna | 1988 | Opera in 7 scenes | https://musicalics.com/en/composer/Adrienne-Clostre |
| Coates, Gloria (b. 1938) | American | Fall of the House of Usher | 1962 | Opera | The composer's website (last updated in 2005) lists this work as unfinished and in manuscript. |
| Coates, Gloria (b. 1938) | American | Stolen Identity | 2012 | Opera | http://www.peter-sheppard-skaerved.com/2012/04/gloria-coates-stolen-identity/ |
| Coleman, Ellen (1886-1973) | English | The Walled Garden | Opera | According to the "Norton/Grove Dictionary of Women Composers," she wrote another opera also. Information about it is not readily available. | |
| Daiken, Melanie Ruth (1945-2016)) | English | The Playboy of the Western World | Opera | ||
| Daiken, Melanie Ruth (1945-2016)) | English | Mayakovsky and the Sun | 1971 | Opera | Commissioned by the Edinburgh Festival. |
| Daiken, Melanie Ruth (1945-2016)) | English | Eusebius | 1968 | Chamber opera | |
| Daniels, Mabel (1877-1971) | American | The Legend of Marietta | 1909 | Operetta | |
| Daniels, Mabel (1877-1971) | American | A Copper Complication | 1900 | Operetta | Written for performance at Radcliffe, when she was a student there. |
| Daniels, Mabel (1877-1971) | American | The Court of Hearts | 1900 | Operetta | Written for performance at Radcliffe, when she was a student there. |
| Daniels, Mabel (1877-1971) | American | Alice in Wonderland Cont'd | 1904 | Opera sketch | |
| Day, Ashi (b. 1982) | American | For Whom the Dog Tolls | 2018 | Chamber opera | Duration: 10 minutes. For soprano, piano, whistle, and duck call. www.ashi-day.com |
| Day, Ashi (b. 1982) | American | The Green Child | 2020 | Chamber opera | Duration: 15 minutes. For soprano, clarinet, and optional narrator. www.ashi-day.com |
| Day, Ashi (b. 1982) | American | Waking the Witch | 2022 | Chamber opera | Duration: 75 minutes. For mezzo-soprano or countertenor and Pierrot ensemble. www.ashi-day.com |
| Dell'Acqua, Eva (1856-1930) | Belgian | Pierrot Menteur (Pierrot the Liar) | 1918 | 1-act operetta | She wrote a total of about 15 operettas |
| Dell'Acqua, Eva (1856-1930) | Belgian | Tambour-Battant (The Beating Drum) | 1900 | Opera/operetta | She wrote a total of about 15 operettas |
| Dell'Acqua, Eva (1856-1930) | Belgian | Bachelette | 1896 | Opera/operetta | She wrote a total of about 15 operettas |
| Dell'Acqua, Eva (1856-1930) | Belgian | La Ruse de Pierrette (Pierette's Ruse) | 1890 | Opera/operetta | She wrote a total of about 15 operettas |
| Dell'Acqua, Eva (1856-1930) | Belgian | Zizi | 1918 | 3-act operetta | She wrote a total of about 15 operettas. Piano score of this operetta is available on IMSLP. |
| Delle Grazie, Gisella (1868-?) | Italian | La Trecciaiuola di Firenze (The Braid of Florence) | 1895 | Opera | |
| Delle Grazie, Gisella (1868-?) | Italian | Atala | 1894 | Opera | |
| Desportes, Yvonne (1907-1993) | French | Maître Cornélius (Master Cornelius) | 1940 | Opera | |
| Desportes, Yvonne (1907-1993) | French | Le Forgeur de Merveilles (The Forger of Wonders) | 1965 | Opera | |
| Desportes, Yvonne (1907-1993) | French | La Chanson de Mimi Pinson (The Song of Mimi Pinson) | 1961 | Opérette | |
| Desportes, Yvonne (1907-1993) | French | Le Farce du Carabinier (The Rifleman's Stuff) | 1943 | Opéra comique | |
| Dinescu, Violeta (b. 1953) | Romanian | Eréndira | 1991 | Chamber opera | http://www.composers21.com/compdocs/dinescuv.htm |
| Dinescu, Violeta (b. 1953) | Romanian | Schachnovelle | 1994 | Chamber opera | http://www.composers21.com/compdocs/dinescuv.htm |
| Dinescu, Violeta (b. 1953) | Romanian | Hunger und Durst (Hunger and Thirst) | 1986 | Chamber opera | http://www.composers21.com/compdocs/dinescuv.htm |
| Dinescu, Violeta (b. 1953) | Romanian | Der 35 Mai | 1986 | Children's opera | http://www.composers21.com/compdocs/dinescuv.htm |
| Dlugoszewski, Lucia (1925-2000) | American | The Heidi Songs | 1972 | Opera | |
| Dlugoszewski, Lucia (1925-2000) | American | Tiny Opera | 1953 | Opera | |
| Dinescu, Violeta (b. 1953) | Canadian | Jan Tait and the Bear | 2014 | Comic Opera/Chamber Opera | Duration: 40 minutes. Narrator, mezzo-sop, baritone, 5 instruments. http://emilydoolittle.com/music/ |
| Doderer, Johanna (b. 1969) | Austrian | Der Leuchtende Fluss / A Kind Of Yellow | 2010 | Opera | Three acts |
| Dunphy, Melissa (b. 1980) | Australian-American | The Gonzales Cantata | 2009 | Cantata/opera | Links to videos of a complete, semi-staged performance can be found at this website: www.gonzalescantata.com |
| Duval, Mlle (1718-after 1775) | French | Les Génies | 1736 | 4-act opera | Her complete name is unknown. The original score of this opera is available on IMSLP. Apparently, this was only the 2nd opera by a woman to be performed at the Paris Opera |
| Eiríksdóttir, Karólína (b. 1951) | Icelandic | Nago Hair Jag Set (Someone I Have Seen) | 1988 | Chamber opera | Publisher information: http://shop.mic.is/OriginatorDetail/57696?Page=2 |
| Eiríksdóttir, Karólína (b. 1951) | Icelandic | Madur lifandi (Man Alive) | 1999 | Chamber opera | Publisher information: http://shop.mic.is/OriginatorDetail/57696?Page=2 |
| Eiríksdóttir, Karólína (b. 1951) | Icelandic | Skuggaleikur (Shadow Play) | 2006 | Chamber opera | Publisher information: http://shop.mic.is/OriginatorDetail/57696?Page=2 |
| Eiríksdóttir, Karólína (b. 1951) | Icelandic | Magnus Maria | 2014 | Opera | Publisher information: http://shop.mic.is/OriginatorDetail/57696?Page=2 |
| Ekizian, Michelle (b. 1956) | American | David of Sassoun | 1992 | Chamber opera | David of Sassoun is the main hero of the Armenian national epic poem "The Daredevils of Sassoun." (Michelle Ekizian is Armenian-American.) |
| Ekizian, Michelle (b. 1956) | American | Gorky's Dream Garden | 2019 | Musical theater opera | https://mirrorspectator.com/2019/02/07/michelle-ekizian-paints-emotional-portrait-of-gorky-in-new-opera/ |
| Eksanishvili, Eleonora Grigor'yevna (1919-2003) | Georgian | Progulka (Druz'ya Lesa) [A Walk (Friends of the Forest)] | 1960 | Children's opera | https://hestories.info/early-christian-church-music-of-the-early-latin-secular-song.html?page=80 |
| Eksanishvili, Eleonora Grigor'yevna (1919-2003) | Georgian | Lesnaya Komediya (Forest Comedy) | 1972 | Children's opera | https://hestories.info/early-christian-church-music-of-the-early-latin-secular-song.html?page=81 |
| Elcheva, Irina Mikhaylovna (b. 1926) | Russian | Spartak | 1962 | Opera | |
| Ewart, Florence Maud (1864-1949) | Australian | Ekkehard | 1926 | 4-act opera | Apparently completed around 1910. Ewart's manuscripts are held at the Grainger Museum at the University of Melbourne. |
| Ewart, Florence Maud (1864-1949) | Australian | A Game of Chess | 1949 | Opera | Incomplete. Ewart's manuscripts are held at the Grainger Museum at the University of Melbourne. |
| Ewart, Florence Maud (1864-1949) | Australian | Pepita's Miracle | 1945 | Opera | Unperformed. Ewart's manuscripts are held at the Grainger Museum at the University of Melbourne. |
| Ewart, Florence Maud (1864-1949) | Australian | Mateo Falconé | 1933 | 2-act opera | Unperformed. Ewart's manuscripts are held at the Grainger Museum at the University of Melbourne. |
| Ewart, Florence Maud (1864-1949) | Australian | Nala's Wooing | 1933 | 1-act opera | Unperformed. Ewart's manuscripts are held at the Grainger Museum at the University of Melbourne. |
| Ewart, Florence Maud (1864-1949) | Australian | The Courtship of Miles Standish | 1931 | Opera | Ewart's manuscripts are held at the Grainger Museum at the University of Melbourne. |
| Ferrari, Carlotta (1837-1907) | Italian | Eleanora d'Arborea | 1871 | Opera - dramma lirico | Note: There is also a 20th-century composer of this name, born in 1975. |
| Ferrari, Carlotta (1837-1907) | Italian | Sofia | 1866 | Opera - dramma lirico | Note: There is also a 20th-century composer of this name, born in 1975. |
| Ferrari, Carlotta (1837-1907) | Italian | Ugo | 1857 | Opera - dramma lirico | Note: There is also a 20th-century composer of this name, born in 1975. |
| Fine, Elaine (b. 1959) | American | The Snow Queen | 2003 | 2-act opera | Available through Subito. More information available on the composer's website: https://thematiccatalog.blogspot.com/search/label/opera |
| Fine, Elaine (b. 1959) | American | Emma | 2005 | 2-act opera | An adaptation of Howard Zinn's play EMMA. Available for free on IMSLP. Learn more at the composer's website: https://thematiccatalog.blogspot.com/search/label/opera |
| Fine, Elaine (b. 1959) | American | Sister Beatrice | 2006 | Opera | Available through Subito. More information available on the composer's website: https://thematiccatalog.blogspot.com/search/label/opera |
| Fine, Elaine (b. 1959) | American | The Pen and the Inkwell | 2003 | Intermezzo | S/T/B, violin, piano. https://thematiccatalog.blogspot.com/search/label/opera |
| Fine, Elaine (b. 1959) | American | The Women in the Garden | 1977 | Chamber opera | For 5 singers and 9 instruments. https://www.vivianfine.org/main/compositions.htm |
| Finzi, Graciane (b. 1945) | French | Mademoiselle Elsa | 2013 | Chamber opera | http://www.graciane-finzi.com/graciane-finzi---op%c3%a9ra-de-chambre.html |
| Finzi, Graciane (b. 1945) | French | Il était une Fois (Once upon a Time) | 1984 | Opera | http://www.graciane-finzi.com/graciane-finzi |
| Finzi, Graciane (b. 1945) | French | Pauvre Assassin (Poor Assassin) | 1992 | 2-Act opera | http://www.graciane-finzi.com/graciane-finzi |
| Finzi, Graciane (b. 1945) | French | Le Dernier Jour de Socrate (The Last Day of Socrates) | 1998 | Opera in 6 scenes | http://www.graciane-finzi.com/graciane-finzi |
| Finzi, Graciane (b. 1945) | French | Le Clavier Fantastique (The Fantastic Keyboard) | 1999 | Children's opera | http://www.graciane-finzi.com/graciane-finzi |
| Finzi, Graciane (b. 1945) | French | Là-bas, Peut être (Over There, Maybe) | 2003 | Opera for adolescents | http://www.graciane-finzi.com/graciane-finzi |
| Finzi, Graciane (b. 1945) | French | Quand un Enfant Voyage (When a Child Travels) | 2004 | Children's opera | http://www.graciane-finzi.com/graciane-finzi |
| Finzi, Graciane (b. 1945) | French | Jin Ping Mei | 2016 | 2-act opera | http://www.graciane-finzi.com/graciane-finzi |
| Finzi, Graciane (b. 1945) | French | Peau d'Âne | 2015 | Opera | http://www.graciane-finzi.com/graciane-finzi |
| Firsova, Elena (Olegovna) (b. 1950) | Russian | Solovey i Roza (The Nightingale and the Rose) | 1991 | Chamber opera | Published by Boosey & Hawkes https://www.boosey.com/cr/catalogue/ps/powersearch_results?composerid=2759&DL_ClassificationGroupIDs=14066 |
| Firsova, Elena (Olegovna) (b. 1950) | Russian | Pir vo Vremya Chumï (A Feast in Plague Time) | 1972 | Chamber opera | Published by Boosey & Hawkes https://www.boosey.com/cr/catalogue/ps/powersearch_results?composerid=2759&DL_ClassificationGroupIDs=14067 |
| Fleischer, Tsippi (b. 1946) | Israeli | Adapa | 2016 | Grand opera | Sung in Akkadian. http://www.tsippi-fleischer.com/compostage.html |
| Fleischer, Tsippi (b. 1946) | Israeli | Cain and Abel | 2002 | Chamber opera in 5 scenes | http://www.tsippi-fleischer.com/compostage.html |
| Fleischer, Tsippi (b. 1946) | Israeli | Medea | 1995 | Chamber opera in 7 scenes | http://www.tsippi-fleischer.com/compostage.html |
| Fleischer, Tsippi (b. 1946) | Israeli | Oasis | 2010 | Children's opera in 4 scenes | http://www.tsippi-fleischer.com/compostage.html |
| Fleischer, Tsippi (b. 1946) | Israeli | Victoria | 2004 | Chamber opera in 4 scenes | http://www.tsippi-fleischer.com/compostage.html |
| Folville, Eugénie-Emilie Juliette (1870-1946) | Belgian | Atala | 1892 | Opera | |
| Fox, Erika | English | The Dancer, Hotoke | 1991 | Opera | http://www.erikafox.co.uk/list-of-music/ |
| Freer, Eleanor Everest (1864-1942) | American | The Brownings Go to Italy | 1936 | Chamber opera | |
| Freer, Eleanor Everest (1864-1942) | American | Little Women | 1934 | Chamber opera | |
| Freer, Eleanor Everest (1864-1942) | American | A Legend of Spain | 1931 | Chamber opera | |
| Freer, Eleanor Everest (1864-1942) | American | Frithiof | 1929 | Chamber opera | |
| Freer, Eleanor Everest (1864-1942) | American | Joan of Arc | 1929 | Chamber opera | |
| Freer, Eleanor Everest (1864-1942) | American | A Christmas Tale | 1928 | Chamber opera | |
| Freer, Eleanor Everest (1864-1942) | American | The Masque of Pandora | 1928 | Chamber opera | |
| Freer, Eleanor Everest (1864-1942) | American | Preciosa, of The Spanish Student | 1928 | Chamber opera | |
| Freer, Eleanor Everest (1864-1942) | American | Massimilliano, the Court Jester | 1926 | Chamber opera | |
| Freer, Eleanor Everest (1864-1942) | American | The Chilkoot Maiden | 1926 | Chamber opera | |
| Freer, Eleanor Everest (1864-1942) | American | The Legend of the Piper | 1922 | Chamber opera | Piano score available on IMSLP. https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_the_Piper%2C_Op.28_(Freer%2C_Eleanor_Everest) |
| Gabriel, Mary Ann Virginia (1825-1877) | English | The Love Tests | ? | Operetta | |
| Gabriel, Mary Ann Virginia (1825-1877) | English | The Shepherd of Cournouailles | ? | Operetta | |
| Gabriel, Mary Ann Virginia (1825-1877) | English | Graziella | 1875 | Operetta | |
| Gabriel, Mary Ann Virginia (1825-1877) | English | Grass Widows | 1873 | Operetta | |
| Gabriel, Mary Ann Virginia (1825-1877) | English | Who's the Heir | 1870 | Operetta | |
| Gabriel, Mary Ann Virginia (1825-1877) | English | Widows Bewitched | 1865 | Operetta | Piano score available on IMSLP. https://imslp.org/wiki/Widows_Bewitched_(Gabriel%2C_Virginia) |
| Gabriel, Mary Ann Virginia (1825-1877) | English | The Follies of a Night | Operetta | ||
| Gabriel, Mary Ann Virginia (1825-1877) | English | A Rainy Day | Operetta | ||
| Gabriel, Mary Ann Virginia (1825-1877) | English | A Quiet Chateau | 1867 | Operetta | |
| Gabriel, Mary Ann Virginia (1825-1877) | English | Lost and Found | 1870 | Operetta | |
| Gabriel, Mary Ann Virginia (1825-1877) | English | The Lion's Mouth | Opera bouffe | ||
| Gail, (Edmee) Sophie (1775-1819) | French | La Sérénade (The Serenade) | 1818 | 1-act opera | |
| Gail, (Edmee) Sophie (1775-1819) | French | Angéla, ou L'atelier de Jean Cousin | 1814 | 1-act opera | with Boieldieu |
| Gail, (Edmee) Sophie (1775-1819) | French | Les Deux Jaloux (The Two Jealous People) | 1813 | 1-act opera | Full score available on IMSLP |
| Gail, (Edmee) Sophie (1775-1819) | French | Mlle de Launay à la Bastille | 1813 | 1-act opera | |
| Gail, (Edmee) Sophie (1775-1819) | French | La Méprise (The Mistake) | 1814 | 1-act opera | |
| Gardner, Kay (1941-2002) | American | Ouroboros--Seasons of Life: Women's Passages | Neopagan opera | Duration: 64 minutes. http://www.kaygardner.com/ | |
| Gardner, Kay (1941-2002) | American | Ladies' Voices: A Short, Short Opera | Opera | Duration: 11 minutes. http://www.kaygardner.com/ | |
| Garelli della Morea, Vincenza (1859-after 1924) | Italian | Le Nozze di Leporello (The Marriage of Leporello) | 1924 | Comedia | |
| Garelli della Morea, Vincenza (1859-after 1924) | Italian | Il Viaggio dei Perrichon (The Journey of the Perrichons) | 1916 | Operetta | |
| Garelli della Morea, Vincenza (1859-after 1924) | Italian | Incantesimo (The Magic Spell) | 1915 | Operetta | |
| Geddes-Harvey, (Anne Catherine) Roberta (1849-1930) | Canadian | La Terre Bonne (The Land of the Maple Leaf) | 1903 | Opera | Lost, except for one song, "The Old Boys Welcome" |
| Gerrish-Jones, Abbie (1863-1929) | American | Priscilla | 1877 | Opera | |
| Gerrish-Jones, Abbie (1863-1929) | American | Abon Hassan | Opera | ||
| Gerrish-Jones, Abbie (1863-1929) | American | The Milkmaid's Fair | Opera | ||
| Gerrish-Jones, Abbie (1863-1929) | American | The Snow Queen | Opera | ||
| Gerrish-Jones, Abbie (1863-1929) | American | The Andalusians | Opera | ||
| Gerrish-Jones, Abbie (1863-1929) | American | Two Roses | Opera | ||
| Gerrish-Jones, Abbie (1863-1929) | American | Sakura-San | Opera | ||
| Gerrish-Jones, Abbie (1863-1929) | American | Aztec Princess | Opera | ||
| Gideon, Miriam (1906-1996) | American | Fortunato | 1958 | Chamber opera in 3 scenes | https://composers.com/miriam-gideon |
| Giteck, Janice (b.1946) | American | A'agita | 1976 | Ceremonial opera | http://janicegiteck.com/data/works.html |
| Giuranna, Barbara (1899-1998) | Italian | Hosanna | 1978 | Opera lirica | |
| Giuranna, Barbara (1899-1998) | Italian | Mayerling | 1961 | Opera lirica | |
| Giuranna, Barbara (1899-1998) | Italian | Jamanto | 1941 | Opera lirica | In the verismo style. |
| Glanville-Hicks, Peggy (1912-1990) | Australian | Sappho | 1965 | Opera | Commissioned by the San Francisco Opera for Maria Callas in 1963. It was not performed in its entirety until 2012. Complete recording is now available. http://sappho.com.au/ |
| Glanville-Hicks, Peggy (1912-1990) | Australian | Carlos among the Candles | 1962 | Opera | unperformed |
| Glanville-Hicks, Peggy (1912-1990) | Australian | Nausicaa | 1961 | Opera | |
| Glanville-Hicks, Peggy (1912-1990) | Australian | The Glittering Gate | 1956 | Opera | |
| Glanville-Hicks, Peggy (1912-1990) | Australian | The Transposed Heads | 1954 | Opera | |
| Glanville-Hicks, Peggy (1912-1990) | Australian | Caedmon | 1933 | Opera | 3 scenes |
| Gonzaga, Chiquinha (1847-1935) | Brazilian | Depois do Forrobodó | 1912 | Burleta in 3 acts | Much performed in Brazil. Piano score PDF is available here. http://www.chiquinhagonzaga.com/acervo/?musica=depois-do-forrobodo&post_id=2409 |
| Gonzaga, Chiquinha (1847-1935) | Brazilian | Festa de São João | 1884 | 1-Act operetta | Piano score is available here. http://www.chiquinhagonzaga.com/acervo/?musica=festa-de-sao-joao&post_id=2422 |
| Gonzaga, Chiquinha (1847-1935) | Brazilian | Forrobodo | 1911 | Burleta in 4 acts | http://www.chiquinhagonzaga.com/acervo/?musica=forrobodo&post_id=2419 |
| Gonzaga, Chiquinha (1847-1935) | Brazilian | Manobras do Amor (Maneuvers of Love) | 1911 | Operetta in 3 acts | http://www.chiquinhagonzaga.com/acervo/?musica=manobras-do-amor-2&post_id=2408 |
| Gonzaga, Chiquinha (1847-1935) | Brazilian | Zizinha Maxixe | 1895 | Operetta in 3 acts | Incomplete. http://www.chiquinhagonzaga.com/acervo/?musica=zizinha-maxixe&post_id=2418 |
| Gosfield, Annie | American | War of the Worlds | 2017 | 1-act opera | Based on the 1938 Orson Welles radio broadcast. https://www.anniegosfield.com/compositions.html |
| Grandval, [Marie] Clémence de (1828-1907) | French | Atala | 1888 | Poème lyrique | |
| Grandval, [Marie] Clémence de (1828-1907) | French | Mazeppa | 1892 | 5-act opera | Piano score available on IMSLP. |
| Grandval, [Marie] Clémence de (1828-1907) | French | La Forêt (The Forest) | 1875 | Poème lyrique | |
| Grandval, [Marie] Clémence de (1828-1907) | French | Piccolino | 1869 | 3-act opera | Libretto, in Italian, available here. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/010939338 |
| Grandval, [Marie] Clémence de (1828-1907) | French | La Pénitente (The Penitent) | 1868 | Opéra comique | https://www.worldcat.org/title/sainte-agnes-drame-sacre-en-deux-parties/oclc/846360997 |
| Grandval, [Marie] Clémence de (1828-1907) | French | Donna Maria Infanta di Spagna | 1865 | Opéra comique | |
| Grandval, [Marie] Clémence de (1828-1907) | French | La Comtesse Eva (Countess Eva) | 1864 | Opéra comique | |
| Grandval, [Marie] Clémence de (1828-1907) | French | Les Fiancés de Rosa (Rosa's Fiancés) | 1863 | Opéra comique | |
| Grandval, [Marie] Clémence de (1828-1907) | French | Le Sou de Lise | 1859 | Opérette | |
| Grétry, Lucile (1772-1790) | French | Toinette et Louis | 1787 | Diverssement mêlée d'ariettes | Performed only once. |
| Grétry, Lucile (1772-1790) | French | Le Marriage d'Antonio (Antonio's Marriage) | 1786 | Comédie mêlée d'ariettes | A sequel to the opera "Richard Coeur-de-lion" by her father André Grétry. Performed multiple times in 1786-1791. The original score is available on IMSLP. |
| Grever, María (1885-1951) | Mexican | El Cantarito | 1939? | Miniature opera | She may have written more operas. |
| Grever, María (1885-1951) | Mexican | The Gyspy | 1927? | 1-act Song drama | She may have written more operas. |
| Grigsby, Beverly (b. 1928) | American | The Vision of Saint Joan | 1987 | Opera | Duration: 18 minutes. |
| Grigsby, Beverly (b. 1928) | American | The Mask of Eleanor | 1984 | Opera | Duration: 50 minutes. Tracks available on ClassicalArchives.org. |
| Grigsby, Beverly (b. 1928) | American | Moses | 1978 | Opera | |
| Gubaydulina, Sofiya Asgatovna (b. 1931) | Russian | Era Vodoleya (The Age of Aquarius) | 1991 | Oratorio-Opera-ballet | |
| Gyring, Elizabeth (1886-1970) | Austrian/American | Night at Sea and Day in Court | 1954 | Opera in two parts | http://library.newmusicusa.org/library/composition.aspx?CompositionID=90110 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv96103 |
| Hajdú, Júlia (1915-1987) | Hungarian | Csak a Szépre Emlékezem (I Only Remember the Good Times) | Operetta | Júlia Hajdú wrote over a dozen more operettas and musicals. For many years, she was the most popular composer of light music in Budapest. | |
| Halácsy, Irma von (1880-1953) | Austrian | Salambo | 1948 | Opera | |
| Halácsy, Irma von (1880-1953) | Austrian | Schelmenerbschaft (Picnic Inheritance) | 1943 | Opera | |
| Halácsy, Irma von (1880-1953) | Austrian | Herz Atout | 1923 | Opera | |
| Halácsy, Irma von (1880-1953) | Austrian | Der Puppenspieler (The Puppeteer) | 1922 | Opera | |
| Halácsy, Irma von (1880-1953) | Austrian | Antinoos | 1909 | 2-act opera | |
| Hara, Kazuko (1935-2014) | Japanese | Tsumi to Batsu (Crime and Punishment) | 1999 | 2-act opera | |
| Hara, Kazuko (1935-2014) | Japanese | On the Merry Night | 1982-3 | Opera | |
| Hara, Kazuko (1935-2014) | Japanese | Petro Kibe | 1991 | Opera | |
| Hara, Kazuko (1935-2014) | Japanese | Nasu-no Yoichi | 1991 | Opera | |
| Hara, Kazuko (1935-2014) | Japanese | Iwanaga-hime (Iwagana Princess) | 1990 | Opera | |
| Hara, Kazuko (1935-2014) | Japanese | The History of Yosakoi-bushi | 1988 | Opera | |
| Hara, Kazuko (1935-2014) | Japanese | Beyond Brain Death | 1987 | Opera | |
| Hara, Kazuko (1935-2014) | Japanese | Sonezako-Shinju | 1986 | Opera | |
| Hara, Kazuko (1935-2014) | Japanese | Sute-hime | 1985 | Opera | |
| Hara, Kazuko (1935-2014) | Japanese | The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes: the Confession | 1981 | Opera | |
| Hara, Kazuko (1935-2014) | Japanese | Chieko-Sho | 1978 | rev. 1984 | |
| Harraden, R. Ethel (1857-1917) | English | The Lady in Pink | 1891 | Operetta | |
| Harraden, R. Ethel (1857-1917) | English | The Taboo | 1895 | Operetta | |
| Harraden, R. Ethel (1857-1917) | English | His Last Chance | 1890 | Operetta | |
| Harrison, Annie Fortescue (1848-1944) | English | The Ferry Girl | Operetta | ||
| Harrison, Annie Fortescue (1848-1944) | English | The Lost Husband | 1886 | Operetta | |
| Hays, Sorrel (1941-2020) | American | The Glass Woman | 1989-93 | Opera | |
| Hays, Sorrel (1941-2020) | American | Our Giraffe | 2008 | Opera | |
| Hays, Sorrel (1941-2020) | American | The Bee | 2003 | Opera | |
| Hays, Sorrel (1941-2020) | American | The Venus Project | radio opera | ||
| Hays, Sorrel (1941-2020) | American | The Everybodydom | 1994 | Children's radio opera | |
| Hays, Sorrel (1941-2020) | American | Touch of Touch | 1989 | video opera | |
| Hays, Sorrel (1941-2020) | American | Love in Space | 1986 | radio opera | |
| Heckscher, Celeste de Longpré (1860-1928) | American | The Flight of Time | |||
| Heckscher, Celeste de Longpré (1860-1928) | American | Rose of Destiny | 1918 | ||
| Higdon, Jennifer (b. 1962) | American | Cold Mountain | 2015 | 2-act opera | Duration: 2 hours, 20 minutes. http://jenniferhigdon.com/operaworks.html |
| Higdon, Jennifer (b. 1962) | American | Woman with Eyes Closed | 2021 | 1-act opera | Duration: 80 minutes. https://www.operaphila.org/whats-on/spring-2021/woman-with-eyes-closed/ |
| Hill, Mirrie (Irma) (1889-1986) | Australian | Old Mr. Sundown | 1935 | Children's operetta | |
| Holmès, Augusta (1847-1903) | French | La Montagne Noir (The Black Mountain) | 1895 | 4-act opera | https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000kn8d |
| Holmès, Augusta (1847-1903) | French | Héro et Léandre | 1875 | 1-act opera | Unperformed. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000kn8d |
| Holmès, Augusta (1847-1903) | French | Lancelot du Lac (Lancelot of the Lake) | 3-act opera | Unpublished. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000kn8d | |
| Holst, Imogen (1907-1984) | English | Young Beichan | 1945 | Puppet opera | In 7 scenes. |
| Holst, Imogen (1907-1984) | English | Benedick and Beatrice | 1951 | 1-act opera | |
| Hölszky, Adriana (b. 1953) | Romanian | Bremer Freiheit | 1987 | Opera | https://www.breitkopf.com/search?besetzungsrubrik=GESANG&gattung=OPER&autor=H%C3%B6lszky%2C+Adriana |
| Hölszky, Adriana (b. 1953) | Romanian | Hybris/Niobe | drama for voices | https://www.breitkopf.com/search?besetzungsrubrik=GESANG&gattung=OPER&autor=H%C3%B6lszky%2C+Adriana | |
| Hunt, Jessica A. | American | Thurso's Landing | Chamber Opera | Based on a poem by Robinson Jeffers. The opera is in progress. For updates, see https://www.jessicahuntmusic.com/opera-blog/ | |
| Ivey, Jean Eichelberger (1923-2010) | American | The Birthmark | 1981 | 1-act opera | Based on a Nathaniel Hawthorne story. https://www.worldcat.org/title/birthmark-opera-in-one-act/oclc/48172186 |
| Jacquet de la Guerre, Elizabeth-Claude (1665-1729) | French | Céphale et Procris | 1694 | 5-act opera | Score available on IMSLP. |
| James, Dorothy (1901-1982) | American | Paola and Francesca | 1933 | Opera | |
| Jeske-Choinska-Mikorska, Ludmila (1849-1898) | Polish | Markizde Créqui | 1892 | Operetta | |
| Jeske-Choinska-Mikorska, Ludmila (1849-1898) | Polish | Zuch Dziewczyna (The Brave Girl) | 1884 | Operetta | |
| Jolas, Betsy (b. 1926) | French | Le Pavillon au Bord de la Rivière | 1975 | Chamber Opera in 4 acts | https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/50878/Le-Pavillon-au-Bord-de-la-Riviere--Betsy-Jolas/ http://brahms.ircam.fr/works/work/9546/ |
| Jolas, Betsy (b. 1926) | French | Schliemann | 1983 | Opera in 3 acts | http://brahms.ircam.fr/works/work/13376/ |
| Jolas, Betsy (b. 1926) | French | Le Cyclope | 1986 | Chamber opera in 1 act. | https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/50864/Le-Cyclope--Betsy-Jolas/ http://brahms.ircam.fr/works/work/9545/ |
| Jolley, Jennifer | American | Krispy Kremes and Butter Queens | 2012 | 1-act Opera | Duration: 10 minutes https://www.jenniferjolley.com/krispy-kremes-and-butter-queens |
| Jolley, Jennifer | American | The Bubble | 2013 | 1-act Opera | Duration: 20 minutes https://www.jenniferjolley.com/the-bubble |
| Kaminsky, Laura (b. 1956) | American | As One | 2014 | Chamber Opera | Duration: 75 minutes. Music available at http://www.billholabmusic.com/composers/laura-kaminsky/ |
| Kaminsky, Laura (b. 1956) | American | Some Light Emerges | 2017 | Chamber opera | Duration: 80 min. Music available at http://www.billholabmusic.com/composers/laura-kaminsky/ |
| Kaminsky, Laura (b. 1956) | American | Today It Rains | 2018 | Chamber opera | https://laurakaminsky.com/work-list/ |
| Kinkel, Johanna (1810-1858) | German | Die Landpartie (The Country Party) | Operetta | According to Grove's, this operetta was never published, nor were her other stage works. See the entry in The Norton/Grove Dictionary of Women Composers. | |
| Kinkel, Johanna (1810-1858) | German | Die Assassinen (The Assassins) | Liederspiel | See the entry in The Norton/Grove Dictionary of Women Composers. | |
| Kinkel, Johanna (1810-1858) | German | Das Malzbier, oder die Stadt-Bönnischen Gespenster | Lustspiel | See the entry in The Norton/Grove Dictionary of Women Composers. | |
| Kinkel, Johanna (1810-1858) | German | Otto der Schutz | Liederspiel | See the entry in The Norton/Grove Dictionary of Women Composers. | |
| Kinkel, Johanna (1810-1858) | German | Themis und Savigny, oder Die Olympien in Berlin | Vaudeville | See the entry in The Norton/Grove Dictionary of Women Composers. | |
| Kirchhoff, Leanna | American | The Clever Artifice of Harriet and Margaret | 2013 | Chamber opera | Duration: 50 minutes. http://www.leannakirchoff.com/Music%20frameset%202010.html |
| Kirchhoff, Leanna | American | The Lady or the Tiger | 2007 | 1-act opera | Duration: 60 minutes. http://www.leannakirchoff.com/Music%20frameset%202010.html |
| Kirchhoff, Leanna | American | To See that Red Thing Flow | 2017 | Mono-opera | Duration: 30 minutes. Baritone, string bass, piano. http://www.leannakirchoff.com/Music%20frameset%202010.html |
| Kirchhoff, Leanna | American | Scrapbookers | 2015 | Micro-opera | Duration: 14 minutes. http://www.leannakirchoff.com/Music%20frameset%202010.html https://www.morningstarmusic.com/composers/k/leanna-kirchoff.html |
| Kirby, Jenn (b. 1987) | Irish | Dichotomies of Lockdown | 2021 | 1-act opera | Commissioned by Irish National Opera's "20 Shots of Opera." Duration: 7 minutes. https://operavision.eu/en/library/spectacles/opera-digital/20-shots-opera-irish-national-opera |
| Klinkova, Zhivka (1924-2002) | Bulgarian | Vassil Levski | 1992 | Opera | |
| Klinkova, Zhivka (1924-2002) | Bulgarian | Cyril and Methodius | 1981 | opera | |
| Klinkova, Zhivka (1924-2002) | Bulgarian | The Most Improbable | 1980 | fairy-tale opera | |
| Klinkova, Zhivka (1924-2002) | Bulgarian | Petko Samohavalko (Boastful Petko) | 1956 | Children's opera | She also wrote other children's operas. |
| Korn, Clara Anna (1866-1940) | American | Their Last War | 1932 | Opera | |
| Kralik von Mayerswalden, Mathilde (1857-1944) | Austrian | Blume und Weissblume (Flower and White Flower) | 1910 | Fairy play in 3 acts. | |
| Kralik von Mayerswalden, Mathilde (1857-1944) | Austrian | Unter der Linde (Under the Linden Tree) | Lyric opera in 1 act. | Unperformed | |
| Kralik von Mayerswalden, Mathilde (1857-1944) | Austrian | Der Heilige Gral (The Holy Grail) | 1907 | 3-act opera | |
| Krzyzanowska, Halina (1860-1937) | Polish | Magdusia | 1894 | 1-act opera | |
| Lachartre, Nicole (1934-1991) | French | Les Grenouilles n'ont pas de Dents (Frogs don't have teeth) | 1984 | Children's mini-opera | |
| Lachartre, Nicole (1934-1991) | French | Babylone Malde, ou la Nuit du Thermomètre | 1981 | mini-opéra comique | |
| Laitman, Lori | American | Come to Me in Dreams | 2004 | 1-act chamber opera | Duration: 50 minutes. http://artsongs.com/catalog/come-to-me-in-dreams.html |
| Laitman, Lori | American | Ludlow | 2012 | http://artsongs.com/ludlow/ | |
| Laitman, Lori | American | The Act | 2010 | 1-act opera | Duration: 5 minutes. http://artsongs.com/catalog/the-act.html |
| Laitman, Lori | American | The Scarlet Letter | 2008 (rev. 2016) | 2-act opera | Duration: 2:30. http://artsongs.com/scarlet-letter/ |
| Laitman, Lori | American | The Three Feathers | 2014 | 1-act children's opera | Duration: 83 minutes. http://artsongs.com/the-three-feathers/ |
| Laitman, Lori | American | Uncovered | 2020 | 1-act chamber opera | Duration: 90 minutes. http://artsongs.com/catalog/uncovered.html |
| Lambiri, Eleni (1882-1960) | Greek | To Apokriatiko Oneiro (A Dream in Carnival) | 1913 | Operetta | |
| Lambiri, Eleni (1882-1960) | Greek | Isolma | 1915 | Operetta | |
| Larsen, Libby (b. 1950) | American | Silver Fox | 1979 | 1-act family opera | https://libbylarsen.com/catalog?refinementList%5Bcategory%5D%5B0%5D=Opera |
| Larsen, Libby (b. 1950) | American | Claire de Lune | 1984 | 2-act chamber opera | https://libbylarsen.com/catalog?refinementList%5Bcategory%5D%5B0%5D=Opera |
| Larsen, Libby (b. 1950) | American | Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus | 1990 | 3-act opera | https://libbylarsen.com/catalog?refinementList%5Bcategory%5D%5B0%5D=Opera |
| Larsen, Libby (b. 1950) | American | A Wrinkle in Time | 1991 | 1-act chamber opera | https://libbylarsen.com/catalog?refinementList%5Bcategory%5D%5B0%5D=Opera |
| Larsen, Libby (b. 1950) | American | Mrs. Dalloway | 1993 | 2-act chamber opera | https://libbylarsen.com/catalog?refinementList%5Bcategory%5D%5B0%5D=Opera |
| Larsen, Libby (b. 1950) | American | Eric Hermannson's Soul | 1998 | 2-act Chamber opera | https://libbylarsen.com/catalog?refinementList%5Bcategory%5D%5B0%5D=Opera |
| Larsen, Libby (b. 1950) | American | Barnum's Bird | 2000 | 2-act chamber opera | https://libbylarsen.com/catalog?refinementList%5Bcategory%5D%5B0%5D=Opera |
| Larsen, Libby (b. 1950) | American | Dreaming Blue | 2002 | 1-act family opera | https://libbylarsen.com/catalog?refinementList%5Bcategory%5D%5B0%5D=Opera |
| Larsen, Libby (b. 1950) | American | Every Man Jack | 2006 | 1-act chamber opera | https://libbylarsen.com/catalog?refinementList%5Bcategory%5D%5B0%5D=Opera |
| Larsen, Libby (b. 1950) | American | A Wrinkle in Time | 2015 | 2-act opera | https://libbylarsen.com/catalog?refinementList%5Bcategory%5D%5B0%5D=Opera |
| Le Beau, Luise Adolpha (1850-1927) | German | Hadumoth | 1890 | Opera | Unperformed. |
| Le Beau, Luise Adolpha (1850-1927) | German | Der Verzauberte Kalif (The Enchanted Calif) | 1901 | fantasy opera | |
| LeBaron, Anne (b. 1953) | American | Blue Calls Set You Free | Opera | Duration: 20 minutes. https://www.annelebaron.com/compositions1/blue-calls-set-you-free | |
| LeBaron, Anne (b. 1953) | American | Crescent City | Opera | Duration: 2 hours. https://www.annelebaron.com/compositions1/crescent-city | |
| LeBaron, Anne (b. 1953) | American | LSD: Huxley's Last Trip | Opera | Duration: 51 minutes. https://www.annelebaron.com/compositions1/lsd-the-opera-five-scenes | |
| LeBaron, Anne (b. 1953) | American | Some Things Should Not Move | Opera | Duration: 22 minutes. https://www.annelebaron.com/compositions1/some-things-should-not-move | |
| LeBaron, Anne (b. 1953) | American | Sucktion | Opera | Duration: 40 minutes. https://www.annelebaron.com/compositions1/suckiton | |
| LeFanu, Nicola (b. 1947) | English | Blood Wedding | 1992 | Opera | Duration: 2 hours. https://www.nicolalefanu.com/resources/programmenotes/1-Opera-and-Music-Theatre/1-1992-Blood-Wedding.pdf |
| LeFanu, Nicola (b. 1947) | English | The Green Children | 1990 | Children's opera | Duration: 90 minutes. https://www.nicolalefanu.com/resources/programmenotes/1-Opera-and-Music-Theatre/1-1990-The-Green-Children.pdf |
| LeFanu, Nicola (b. 1947) | English | The Story of Mary O'Neill | 1986 | radio opera for 17 unaccompanied singers | Duration: 75 minutes. https://www.nicolalefanu.com/resources/programmenotes/1-Opera-and-Music-Theatre/1-1986-The-Story-of-Mary-O'Neill.pdf |
| LeFanu, Nicola (b. 1947) | English | Dawnpath | 1977 | Chamber opera | Duration: 50 minutes. https://www.nicolalefanu.com/resources/programmenotes/1-Opera-and-Music-Theatre/1-1977-Dawnpath.pdf |
| LeFanu, Nicola (b. 1947) | English | The Wild Man | 1995 | Opera | Duration: 2 hours. https://www.nicolalefanu.com/resources/programmenotes/1-Opera-and-Music-Theatre/1-1995-The-Wildman.pdf |
| LeFanu, Nicola (b. 1947) | English | Light Passing | 2004 | Chamber opera | Duration: 70 minutes. https://www.nicolalefanu.com/resources/programmenotes/1-Opera-and-Music-Theatre/1-2004-Light-Passing.pdf |
| LeFanu, Nicola (b. 1947) | English | Dream Hunter | 2011 | Chamber opera | Duration: 50 minutes. https://www.nicolalefanu.com/resources/programmenotes/1-Opera-and-Music-Theatre/1-2011-Dream-Hunter.pdf |
| LeFanu, Nicola (b. 1947) | English | Tokaido Road | 2014 | Chamber opera | Duration: 55 minutes. https://www.nicolalefanu.com/resources/programmenotes/1-Opera-and-Music-Theatre/1-2014-Tokaido-Road.pdf |
| Leginska, Ethel (1886-1970) | English | The Rose and the Ring | 1932 | Opera | Premiered in 1957. https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/leginska-ethel-1886-1970 |
| Leginska, Ethel (1886-1970) | English | Gale, the Haunting | 1935 | 1-act opera | https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/leginska-ethel-1886-1970 |
| Lehman, Liza (1862-1918) | English | The Vicar of Wakefield | 1906 | romantic light opera | |
| Lehman, Liza (1862-1918) | English | Sergeant Brue | 1904 | Musical farce | Vocal score available on IMSLP |
| Lehman, Liza (1862-1918) | English | Everyman | 1915 | 1-act opera | |
| Li, Shuying (b. 1989) | Chinese/American | Who Married Star Husbands | Chamber opera | https://www.shuyingli.com/opera-vocal | |
| Li, Shuying | Chinese/American | Bloodlines | 2018 | Chamber opera | https://www.shuyingli.com/opera-vocal Duration: 30 minutes. Scenes workshopped in Hartford, CT and Norfolk, VA. |
| Lili'uokalani (1838-1917) | Hawaiian | Mohailani (Hawaiian Queen) | 1897 | comic opera | Discovered in the Hawaii state archives in 1978. Lili'uokalani was the last sovereign monarch of the Hawaiian kingdom. |
| Linwood, Mary (1755/56-1845) | English | The Kellerin | Opera | Unpublished | |
| Linwood, Mary (1755/56-1845) | English | The White Wreath | Opera | Unpublished | |
| Lister, Linda (b. 1969) | American | How Clear She Shines | 2002 | Opera | About the Bronte sisters. https://lindalister.com/?page_id=2 |
| Lister, Linda (b. 1969) | American | State of Grace | 2018 | 1-act opera | Duration: 50 minutes. https://lindalister.com/?page_id=2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Uvi2Nm-cek |
| Loder, Kate (Fanny) (1825-1904) | English | L'Elisir d'Amore (The Elixir of Love) | 1855 | Opera | |
| Lomon, Ruth (Margaret) (1930-2017) | American | The Fisherman and his Soul | 1963 | Chamber opera | https://ruthlomon.com/compositions/ |
| Lund, Gudrun (1930-2020) | Danish | Simple Johnny | 1991 | mini-opera | |
| Lutyens, Elisabeth (1906-1983) | English | The Numbered | 1965-7 | 4-act opera | https://www.uymp.co.uk/composers/elisabeth-lutyens/works |
| Lutyens, Elisabeth (1906-1983) | English | Isis and Osiris | 1969 | Lyric drama | https://www.uymp.co.uk/composers/elisabeth-lutyens/works |
| Lutyens, Elisabeth (1906-1983) | English | Like a Window | 1976 | Opera | https://www.uymp.co.uk/composers/elisabeth-lutyens/works |
| Lutyens, Elisabeth (1906-1983) | English | The Goldfish Bowl | 1975 | ballad opera | unperformed https://www.uymp.co.uk/composers/elisabeth-lutyens/works |
| Lutyens, Elisabeth (1906-1983) | English | The Waiting Game | 1973 | opera | unperformed https://www.uymp.co.uk/composers/elisabeth-lutyens/works |
| Lutyens, Elisabeth (1906-1983) | English | Infidelio | 1954 | opera in 7 scenes | https://www.uymp.co.uk/composers/elisabeth-lutyens/works |
| Lyadova, Lyudmila Alexeyevna (b. 1925) | Russian | Dva Tsveta Vremeni (Two Colours of the Time) | 1986 | Opera | |
| Lyadova, Lyudmila Alexeyevna (b. 1925) | Russian | Shakhtyorskiye Nevestï (The Miners' Brides) | 1984 | Operetta | |
| Lyadova, Lyudmila Alexeyevna (b. 1925) | Russian | Pod Chyornoy Maskoy (Behind a Black Mask) | 1960 | Operetta | |
| Lyadova, Lyudmila Alexeyevna (b. 1925) | Russian | A Countess from San Francisco | 1993 | Opera | |
| Macken, Josephine (b. 1997) | Australian | The Tent | 2020 | Opera | A dread-filled piece inspired by Margaret Atwood’s razor-sharp dystopias. https://www.timeout.com/sydney/news/four-female-composers-present-awesome-new-one-act-operas-on-facebook-042020 |
| Maconchy, Elizabeth (1907-1994) | Irish/English | The King of the Golden River | 1975 | Children's opera | |
| Maconchy, Elizabeth (1907-1994) | Irish/English | The Jesse Tree | 1969 | Masque | |
| Maconchy, Elizabeth (1907-1994) | Irish/English | Johnny and the Mohawks | 1969 | Children's opera | |
| Maconchy, Elizabeth (1907-1994) | Irish/English | The Sofa | 1956-7 | Comic opera | Duration: 30 minutes. https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/12220/The-Departure--Elizabeth-Maconchy/ |
| Maconchy, Elizabeth (1907-1994) | Irish/English | The Three Strangers | 1967 | Opera | Duration: 40 minutes. https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/12219/The-Three-Strangers--Elizabeth-Maconchy/ |
| Maconchy, Elizabeth (1907-1994) | Irish/English | The Departure | 1961 | Opera | Duration: 30 minutes. https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/12220/The-Departure--Elizabeth-Maconchy/ |
| Madsen, Pamela | American | Luminosity: The Passions of Marie Curie | Multi-media opera | https://www.quintanwikswo.com/projects/luminosity-the-passions-of-marie-curie/ | |
| Maddison, Adela (1863-1929) | Irish | Der Talisman | 1910 | Opera | https://songofthelarkblog.com/2018/06/13/adela-maddison/ |
| Maddison, Adela (1863-1929) | Irish | Ippolita in the Hills | 1926 | Opera | https://songofthelarkblog.com/2018/06/13/adela-maddison/ |
| Mageau, Mary (1934-2020) | Australian | Australis 1788 | 1987 | Music drama | Written to celebrate the Australian bicentennial. Duration: 80 minutes. Music available here: https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/workversion/mageau-mary-australis-1788/4568 |
| Mageau, Mary (1934-2020) | Australian | Mighty Skity, or The Rabbit who Knew too Much | 1985 | 2-act children's opera | Music available here: https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/workversion/mageau-mary-mighty-skity-or-the-rabbit-who-knew-too-much/4580 |
| Manning, Kathleen Lockhart (1890-1951) | American | Operetta in Mozartian Style | 1925-6 | Operetta | Acording to this website, Rebecca Schultz Lanning is the leading authority on the life and works of Ms. Manning. http://kathleensonewomanjourney.blogspot.com/2014/03/kathleenlockhart-manning-1890-1951.html |
| Mannone, Maria (b. 1985) | Italian | Il coro degli animali | 2011-2013 | Chamber opera | Duration: 40 min. For soloists, choir and chamber orchestra about animal experiments. |
| Manziarly, Marcelle de (1899-1989) | French | La Femme en Flèche | 1954 | Chamber opera | |
| Marshall, Florence Ashton (1843-after 1911) | English | Prince Sprite | 1897 | Fairy operetta | |
| Marshall, Florence Ashton (1843-after 1911) | English | The Masked Shepherd | 1879 | Operetta | Only 1 partsong remains. Available on IMSLP. |
| Martinez, Odaline de la (b. 1949) | American | Sister Aimée: An American Legend | 1984 | Opera | About famous evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson (1890-1944). Duration: 90 minutes. https://www.odalinedelamartinez.com/works |
| Martinez, Odaline de la (b. 1949) | American | Imoinda: A Story of Love and Slavery | 2006-2018 | Opera trilogy | Complete trilogy premiered in February-March 2019 at the The Warehouse, London, as part of the 7th London Festival of American Music. The operas can be performed individually or as one. For more information, see https://www.odalinedelamartinez.com/works |
| Martins, Maria de Lourdes (1926-2009) | Portuguese | As Três Máscaras (Three Masks) | 1984 | Opera | http://mic.pt/dispatcher?where=0&what=2&show=0&pessoa_id=107&lang=en |
| Martins, Maria de Lourdes (1926-2009) | Portuguese | Silêncio, Onde Estás Tu? (Silence, Where Are You?) | 1958 | Radio opera | http://mic.pt/dispatcher?where=0&what=2&show=0&pessoa_id=107&lang=en |
| Martins, Maria de Lourdes (1926-2009) | Portuguese | A Donzela Guerreira (The Battling Maiden) | 1995 | Opera | Duration: 60 min. http://mic.pt/dispatcher?where=0&what=2&show=0&pessoa_id=107&lang=en |
| Matuszczak, Bernadetta (b. 1937) | Polish | Prometheus | 1982 | Opera da camera | https://polishmusic.usc.edu/research/composers/bernadetta-matuszczak/#manu |
| Matuszczak, Bernadetta (b. 1937) | Polish | Apocalypsis | 1977 | Opera-oratorio | https://polishmusic.usc.edu/research/composers/bernadetta-matuszczak/#manu |
| Matuszczak, Bernadetta (b. 1937) | Polish | Diary of a Fool | 1976 | Opera-monodrama | https://polishmusic.usc.edu/research/composers/bernadetta-matuszczak/#manu |
| Matuszczak, Bernadetta (b. 1937) | Polish | The Mystery of Heloise | 1974 | Opera in 7 scenes | https://polishmusic.usc.edu/research/composers/bernadetta-matuszczak/#manu |
| Matuszczak, Bernadetta (b. 1937) | Polish | Humane Voices | 1971 | Opera-oratorio | https://polishmusic.usc.edu/research/composers/bernadetta-matuszczak/#manu |
| Matuszczak, Bernadetta (b. 1937) | Polish | Juliet and Romeo | 1967 | Chamber opera in 5 scenes | https://polishmusic.usc.edu/research/composers/bernadetta-matuszczak/#manu |
| Matuszczak, Bernadetta (b. 1937) | Polish | Crime and Punishment | 2008 | Opera in 9 scenes | https://polishmusic.usc.edu/research/composers/bernadetta-matuszczak/#manu |
| Mazzoli, Missy (b. 1980) | American | Lincoln in the Bardo | Opera | In progress. Commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera in 2018. Based on the 2017 novel of the same name by George Saunders. https://operawire.com/composer-missy-mazzoli-on-working-with-lincoln-in-the-bardo-for-the-metropolitan-opera/ | |
| Mazzoli, Missy (b. 1980) | American | The West is a Land of Infinite Beginnings | 2021 | Online opera | Premiered by LA Opera. Libretto by Royce Vavrek, based on a scene from "Proving Up." https://www.laopera.org/performances/upcoming-digital-performances/west/ |
| Mazzoli, Missy (b. 1980) | American | Proving Up | 2017 | Opera | Libretto by Royce Vavrek. A settler family struggles for survival in Nebraska in the 1870's. Published by G. Schirmer. 70 minutes. https://missymazzoli.com/works/proving-up/ |
| Mazzoli, Missy (b. 1980) | American | Breaking the Waves | 2016 | 3-act Opera | Libretto by Royce Vavrek. A young, religious Scots woman marries a Norwegian oil rig worker. Her marriage vows are put to the test after he is paralyzed in an oil rig accident. Published by G. Schirmer. 120 minutes. https://missymazzoli.com/works/breaking-the-waves/ |
| Mazzoli, Missy (b. 1980) | American | A Flourish of Green | 2013 | Micro-opera | Based on a story from Boccaccio's "Decameron." 7 minutes. Published by G. Schirmer. https://missymazzoli.com/works/a-flourish-of-green/ |
| Mazzoli, Missy (b. 1980) | American | Salt | 2012 | Mini-opera | A mini-opera for alto voice, amplified cello and electronics. 23 minutes. https://missymazzoli.com/works/salt/ |
| Metallidi, Zhanneta Lazarevna (1934-2019) | Russian | Tarakanishche (The Cockroach) | 1992 | Opera | |
| Millikan, Ann (b. 1963) | American | Swede Hollow | 2012 | Opera | Duration: 50 min. http://www.annmillikan.com/music.html |
| Moberg, Ida Georgina (1859-1947 | Finnish | Asiens Ijus | 1945-6 | Opera | Incomplete |
| Monk, Meredith (b. 1942) | American | Atlas | 1991 | 3-act opera | A tale of travel to distant places, and return. Published by Boosey & Hawkes. https://www.boosey.com/cr/catalogue/ps/powersearch_results?composerid=100162&DL_ClassificationGroupIDs=14066 |
| Monk, Meredith (b. 1942) | American | Specimen Days | 1981 | Opera | |
| Monk, Meredith (b. 1942) | American | Quarry | 1976 | Opera | |
| Monk, Meredith (b. 1942) | American | Education of the Girlchild | 1972 | Opera | |
| Monk, Meredith (b. 1942) | American | Vessel | 1971 | Opera epic | |
| Monk, Meredith (b. 1942) | American | Quarry | 1976 | Multimedia | |
| Moore, Dorothy Rudd (b. 1940) | American | Frederick Douglass | 1985 | 3-act opera | Duration: 180 min. https://composers.com/dorothy-rudd-moore |
| Moore, Mary Carr (1873-1957) | American | Flutes of Jade Happiness | 1933 | Operetta | Manuscripts available at UCLA. https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/ft5489n71h/dsc/#ref15 |
| Moore, Mary Carr (1873-1957) | American | Legend Provençale | 1935 | Opera | Unperformed; orchestra score lost. Manuscripts available at UCLA. https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/ft5489n71h/dsc/#ref15 |
| Moore, Mary Carr (1873-1957) | American | David Rizzio | 1928 | Opera in 2 acts | Premiered in Los Angeles. Manuscripts available at UCLA. https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/ft5489n71h/dsc/#ref15 |
| Moore, Mary Carr (1873-1957) | American | The Flaming Arrow, or The Shaft of Ku'pish-ta-ya | 1922 | Operetta | Manuscripts available at UCLA. https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/ft5489n71h/dsc/#ref15 |
| Moore, Mary Carr (1873-1957) | American | Los Rubios | 1931 | Opera | Manuscripts available at UCLA. https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/ft5489n71h/dsc/#ref15 |
| Moore, Mary Carr (1873-1957) | American | Harmony | 1917 | Operetta | Manuscripts available at UCLA. https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/ft5489n71h/dsc/#ref15 |
| Moore, Mary Carr (1873-1957) | American | The Leper | 1912 | Opera | Unperformed. Manuscripts available at UCLA. https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/ft5489n71h/dsc/#ref15 |
| Moore, Mary Carr (1873-1957) | American | Narcissa, or The Cost of Empire | 1912 | 4-act grand opera | Vocal score available on IMSLP. Manuscripts available at UCLA. https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/ft5489n71h/dsc/#ref15 |
| Moore, Mary Carr (1873-1957) | American | The Oracle | 1894 | Operetta | Manuscripts available at UCLA. https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/ft5489n71h/dsc/#ref15 |
| Moore, Mary Carr (1873-1957) | American | Memories | 1914 | Opera | Manuscripts available at UCLA. https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/ft5489n71h/dsc/#ref15 |
| Mulvey, Gráinne | Irish | La Corbière | 2020 | 1-act opera | Sponsored by the Irish National Opera project "20 Shots of Opera." Duration: 7 minutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhYCrWUWazQ |
| Munktell, Helena (1852-1919) | Swedish | In Firenze (In Florence) | 1889 | 1-act opéra comique | Full score, in manuscript, available on IMSLP. |
| Musgrave, Thea (b. 1928) | Scottish | The Decision | 1965 | Opera | Duration: 2 hours http://www.theamusgrave.com/works/ |
| Musgrave, Thea (b. 1928) | Scottish | Simon Bolívar | 1992 | Opera | Duration: 2 hours 20 minutes. There is also a 2013 chamber opera version, 1 hour 45 minutes. http://www.theamusgrave.com/works/ |
| Musgrave, Thea (b. 1928) | Scottish | Harriet, the Woman Called Moses | 1984 | Opera | Duration: 2 hours, 10 minutes. http://www.theamusgrave.com/works/ |
| Musgrave, Thea (b. 1928) | Scottish | An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge | 1981 | Radio opera | Duration: 30 minutes. http://www.theamusgrave.com/works/ |
| Musgrave, Thea (b. 1928) | Scottish | A Christmas Carol | 1979 | Opera | Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes. http://www.theamusgrave.com/works/ |
| Musgrave, Thea (b. 1928) | Scottish | Mary Queen of Scots | 1977 | Opera | Duration: 2 hours 10 minutes. There is also a 2016 chamber opera version. http://www.theamusgrave.com/works/ |
| Musgrave, Thea (b. 1928) | Scottish | The Voice of Ariadne | 1973 | Chamber opera | Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes. http://www.theamusgrave.com/works/ |
| Musgrave, Thea (b. 1928) | Scottish | The Mocking Bird | 2000 | Monodrama for baritone | Duration: 30 minutes. http://www.theamusgrave.com/works/ |
| Musgrave, Thea (b. 1928) | Scottish | The Abbott of Drimock | 1955 | Comic opera | Duration: 50 minutes. http://www.theamusgrave.com/works/ |
| Musgrave, Thea (b. 1928) | Scottish | Pontalba | 2003 | Opera | Duration: 2 hours. http://www.theamusgrave.com/works/ |
| Musgrave, Thea (b. 1928) | Scottish | The Story of Harriet Tubman | 1990 | Chamber opera | Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes. http://www.theamusgrave.com/works/ |
| Negrón, Angélica | American | The Island We Made | 2021 | Video opera | Duration: 10 minutes. Written in conjunction with Sasha Velour. Broadcast online by Opera Philadelphia. www.operaphila.org |
| Netzer, Osnat (b. 1979) | Israeli | The Wondrous Woman Within | 2011 | Comic opera in 2 acts | Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes. http://osnatnetzer.com/project/the-wondrous-woman-within/ |
| Neuwirth, Olga (b. 1968) | Austrian | Bählamms Fest | 1998 | Animation Opera | http://www.olganeuwirth.com/works.php#works |
| Neuwirth, Olga (b. 1968) | Austrian | Lost Highway | 2003 | Video Opera | http://www.olganeuwirth.com/works.php#works |
| Neuwirth, Olga (b. 1968) | Austrian | The Outcast - Homage to Herman Melville | 2010 | Music theatre with video | http://www.olganeuwirth.com/works.php#works |
| Neuwirth, Olga (b. 1968) | Austrian | American Lulu | 2011 | Overall concept and new interpretation of Alban Berg’s opera | http://www.olganeuwirth.com/works.php#works |
| Neuwirth, Olga (b. 1968) | Austrian | Orlando | 2019 | Opera in 19 scenes | Based on the Virginia Woolf novel. https://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/en/staatsoper/media/detail/news/world-premiere-of-olga-neuwirths-orlando-commissioned-by-wiener-staatsoper/ |
| Newlin, Dika (1923-2006) | American | Smile Right to the Bone | 1941 | Opera | |
| Newlin, Dika (1923-2006) | American | The Scarlet Letter | 1945 | Opera | 3 acts |
| Newlin, Dika (1923-2006) | American | Feathertop | 1942 | Opera | 1 act |
| Norderval, Kristin (b. 1957) | Norwegian/ American | The Trials of Patricia Isasa | Chamber opera | http://kristinnorderval.org/artists/the-trials-of-patricia-isasa/ | |
| O'Halloran, Emma | Irish | The Wait | 2020 | 1-act opera | Sponsored by the Irish National Opera project "20 Shots of Opera." Duration: 7 minutes. https://www.emma-ohalloran.com/opera |
| O'Halloran, Emma | Irish | Mary Motorhead | 2019 | Chamber opera. | Duration: 30 minutes. https://www.emma-ohalloran.com/opera |
| Oh, Sook-Ja (b. 1941) | Korean | Won-Sul-Lang (The Son of a Knight) | 1990 | Opera | |
| Okoye, Nkeiru (b. 1972) | American | Harriet Tubman | 2014 | 2-act opera | https://www.nkeiruokoye.com/harriet-tubman Duration: 120 minutes. HARRIET TUBMAN is a two act theatrical work that tells of how a young girl born in slavery, becomes Harriet Tubman, the legendary Underground Railroad conductor. Based on recent Tubman biographies, the story is told in the context of Tubman’s tight-knit family of lively characters. |
| Okoye, Nkeiru (b. 1972) | American | We've Got Our Eye on You | 2016 | Operetta in 4 scenes | https://www.nkeiruokoye.com/weve-got-our-eye-on-you Duration: 80 minutes. Libretto by David Cote. Mock-historical comedy; battle-of-the-sexes farce; and social commentary that challenges today’s ‘hooking up’ culture. This work is intended for audiences from middle school aged students to adults. |
| Oliveros, Pauline (1932-2016) | American | Full Pink Moon: Lunar Opera | 2000 | Opera | Live-streamed in 2020. https://www.seangriffin.org/work#/full-pink-moon-1/ |
| Oliveros, Pauline (1932-2016) | American | Io and Her and the Trouble with Him | 2001 | Opera | https://popandmom.org/products/pauline-oliveros-ione-io-and-her?_pos=1&_sid=43d9fde85&_ss=r |
| Olivieri Sangiacomo (Respighi), Elsa (1894-1996) | Italian | Samurai | 1945 | 3-act opera | Wife of Ottorino Respighi. This opera is unpublished and unperformed. At this link you can download a 2017 doctoral dissertation by Penny R.S. Brandt that has complete information about all of Elsa Respighi's musical works. See Appendix A. https://opencommons.uconn.edu/dissertations/1461/ |
| Olivieri Sangiacomo (Respighi), Elsa (1894-1996) | Italian | Il Dono di Alcesti | 1941 | 1-act opera | Wife of Ottorino Respighi. This opera is unpublished and unperformed. At this link you can download a 2017 doctoral dissertation by Penny R.S. Brandt that has complete information about all of Elsa Respighi's musical works. See Appendix A. https://opencommons.uconn.edu/dissertations/1461/ |
| Oosterzee, Cornélie van (1863-1943) | Dutch | Das Gelöbnis (The Pledge) | 1910 | Opera | Italian verismo style. |
| Ore, Cecile | Norwegian | Dead Beat Escapement | Chamber opera | https://www.cecilieore.no/content/dead-beat-escapement | |
| Ore, Cecilie | Norwegian | Adam and Eve - a Divine Comedy | 2015 | Chamber opera + electroacoustics | https://www.cecilieore.no/content/adam-eve-divine-comedy-2015 |
| Ore, Cecilie | Norwegian | A. - A Shadow Opera | 2013 | Chamber opera | https://www.cecilieore.no/content/shadow-opera |
| Pade, Else Marie (1924-2016) | Danish | Far, mor og bØrn (Father, Mother and Children) | 1974 | Children's opera | https://www.kvinfo.dk/side/171/bio/906/ |
| Paradis, Maria Theresia von (1759-1824) | Austrian | Grosse Militärische Oper (Great Military Opera) | 1805 | Opera | lost |
| Paradis, Maria Theresia von (1759-1824) | Austrian | Zwei Ländliche Opern (Two Rural Operas) | ? | Opera | lost |
| Paradis, Maria Theresia von (1759-1824) | Austrian | Rinaldo und Alcina | 1797 | Opera | lost |
| Paradis, Maria Theresia von (1759-1824) | Austrian | Der Schulkandidat (The School Candidate) | 1792 | Ländliches Singspiel | Act 3 and part of Act 2 are lost. |
| Paradis, Maria Theresia von (1759-1824) | Austrian | Ariadne und Bacchus | 1791 | Melodrama | Lost |
| Paredes, Hilda | Mexican | La Séptima Semilla (The Seventh Seed) | 1991 | Chamber opera | https://hildaparedes.com/compositions/the-seventh-seed |
| Paredes, Hilda | Mexican | Harriet | 2018 | Chamber opera | https://hildaparedes.com/compositions/harriet |
| Patterson, Annie (1868-1934) | Irish | The High-King's Daughter | Opera | Unpublished and apparently unperformed. | |
| Patterson, Annie (1868-1934) | Irish | Oísin | Opera | Unpublished and apparently unperformed. | |
| Peel, Hannah (b. 1985) | Irish | Close | 2020 | 1-act opera | Commissioned by the Irish National Opera for the "20 Shots of Opera" project. https://operavision.eu/en/library/spectacles/opera-digital/20-shots-opera-irish-national-opera |
| Pelegrí i Marimón, Maria Teresa (1907-1996) | Spanish | Herodes und Mariamne | 1984 | 2-act opera | |
| Pentland, Barbara (1912-2000) | Canadian | The Lake | 1952 | Chamber opera | Premiered in 2014. http://www.firstnationsdrum.com/2014/08/the-lake/ |
| Perrière-Pilte, Anaïs (1809-1878) | French | Le Talon d'Achille (The Achilles Heel) | 1875 | Operetta | |
| Perrière-Pilte, Anaïs (1809-1878) | French | Jaloux de Soi (Self-Jealousy) | 1873 | Operetta | |
| Perrière-Pilte, Anaïs (1809-1878) | French | Les Vacances de l'Amour (The Holidays of Love) | 1867 | Opéra comique | |
| Perrière-Pilte, Anaïs (1809-1878) | French | Le Sorcier (The Sorcerer) | 1866 | Operetta | |
| Perrière-Pilte, Anaïs (1809-1878) | French | La Dryade (The Dryad) | 1870 | Opéra comique | |
| Perry, Julia (1924-1979) | American | Three Warnings | 1963 | Opera | |
| Perry, Julia (1924-1979) | American | The Selfish Giant | 1964 | Opera-ballet | |
| Perry, Julia (1924-1979) | American | The Bottle | 1953 | Opera | Based on Poe's short story, 'The Cask of Amontillado" |
| Perry, Julia (1924-1979) | American | The Cask of Amontillado | 1953 | Opera | |
| Perry, Zenobia Powell (1908-2004) | American | Tawawa House | 1987 | 2-act opera | Information about her compositions is available at https://bmrcprocessingproject.uchicago.edu/sites/bmrcprocessingproject.uchicago.edu/files/Finding%20Aids/Zenobia%20Powell%20Perry.pdf |
| Petra-Basacopol, Carmen (b. 1926) | Romanian | Apostol Bologa | 1989 | 2-act opera | http://www.romanianmusiconline.com/Articles/CarmenPetraBasacopol.htm |
| Petra-Basacopol, Carmen (b. 1926) | Romanian | Inimă de Copil (Child's Heart) | 1983 | Opera for children | http://www.romanianmusiconline.com/Articles/CarmenPetraBasacopol.htm |
| Petrová, Elena (1929-2002) | Czech | Kdyby se Slunce Nevrátilo (Suppose the Sun Did Not Return) | 1982-3 | Opera | |
| Petrova, Mara (1921-1997) | Bulgarian | Podranilo (Early Bird) | Children's operetta | ||
| Poldowski [Wieniawska, Irena Regina] (1879-1932) | Polish | Laughter | Operetta | Daughter of Polish violinist and composer Henryk Wieniawski. Poldowski was a professional pseudonym. Here is a link to a doctoral thesis about the music of this composer: https://www.smimusicthesesregister.com/node/144 | |
| Polias, Peggy | Australian | Commute | 2020 | Chamber opera | Premiered on Facebook. https://www.timeout.com/sydney/news/four-female-composers-present-awesome-new-one-act-operas-on-facebook-042020 |
| Power, Karen | Irish | Touch | 2020 | Chamber opera | Commissioned by the Irish National Opera for the "20 Shots of Opera" project. Duration: 6 minutes. https://operavision.eu/en/library/spectacles/opera-digital/20-shots-opera-irish-national-opera |
| Price, Deon Nielsen (b. 1934) | American | Ammon and the King: Immigrant Speaks Truth to Power | 2019 | Chamber opera | http://www.culvercrest.com/Culver_Crest_Publications/ |
| Price, Deon Nielsen (b. 1934) | American | The Light of Man - and Woman | 1-act chamber opera | http://www.culvercrest.com/Culver_Crest_Publications/ | |
| Ptaszyńska, Marta (b. 1943) | Polish | Oskar z Alwy (Oscar from Alva) | 1971 | Opera | https://web.archive.org/web/20081127133715/http://www.usc.edu/dept/polish_music/composer/ptaszynska.html |
| Ptaszyńska, Marta (b. 1943) | Polish | Mister Marimba | 1995 | 3-act children's opera | https://web.archive.org/web/20081127133715/http://www.usc.edu/dept/polish_music/composer/ptaszynska.html |
| Ptaszyńska, Marta (b. 1943) | Polish | Magic Doremik | 2007 | 2-act children's opera | https://web.archive.org/web/20081127133715/http://www.usc.edu/dept/polish_music/composer/ptaszynska.html |
| Puget, Loïsa (1810-1889) | French | La Veilleuse, ou Les Nuits de Milade (The Night Light) | 1869 | Operetta | |
| Puget, Loïsa (1810-1889) | French | Le Mauvais Oeil (The Evil Eye) | 1836 | Operetta | text by Scribe |
| Radermacher, Erika (b. 1936) | German | Das Tanzlegendchen (The Dance Legend) | 1990 | Opera | Duration: 35 minutes. In manuscript. https://www.musinfo.ch/en/personen/komponisten/?pers_id=572&abc=R |
| Ratkje, Maja Solveig Kjelstrup (b. 1973) | Norwegian | The Solace of Orpheus | 2020 | Children's opera | An operatic experience for children aged from 0-3. Duration: 30 minutes. https://ratkje.no/2020/08/the-solace-of-orpheus-orfeus-trost/ |
| Ratkje, Maja Solveig Kjelstrup (b. 1973) | Norwegian | Ein Häppchen Noch (A Little Bit More) | 2011 | Chamber opera | Duration: 20 minutes. https://ratkje.no/2011/12/ein-happchen-noch/ |
| Ratkje, Maja Solveig Kjelstrup (b. 1973) | Norwegian | Høyt Oppe i Fjellet (High up in the Mountains) | 2011 | Children's opera | Duration: 20 minutes. https://ratkje.no/2011/04/h%c3%b8yt-oppe-i-fjellet/ |
| Ratkje, Maja Solveig Kjelstrup (b. 1973) | Norwegian | Korall Koral | 2009 | Children's opera | Duration: 20 minutes. An opera for children 0-3 years old. https://ratkje.no/2009/06/korall-koral-a-baby-opera/ |
| Raum, Elizabeth (b. 1945) | Canadian | Eos: the Dream of Nicholas Flood Davin | 1990 | 3-act opera | Duration: 100 minutes. https://elizabethraum.com/opera/ |
| Raum, Elizabeth (b. 1945) | Canadian | The Garden of Alice | 1983 | 2-act opera | Duration: 110 minutes. https://elizabethraum.com/opera/ |
| Raum, Elizabeth (b. 1945) | Canadian | The Final Bid | 1980 | 1-act chamber opera | Duration: 40 minutes. https://elizabethraum.com/opera/ |
| Ravinale, Irma (1937-2013) | Italian | Il Ritratto di Dorian Gray (The Picture of Dorian Gray) | 1970 | Opera | |
| Reese, Mona Lyn | American | The Three Fat Women of Antibes | 2009 | 2-act comic opera | https://monareese.com/three-fat-women/ Libretto by Thomas Hassing, based on a short story by W. Somerset Maugham. 60-minute run time. Coloratura soprano, lyric soprano, mezzo or alto, baritone, optional chorus. |
| Reid, Ellen (b. 1983) | American | Prism | 2018 | 2-act opera | Winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for music. https://ellenreidmusic.com/work/p-r-i-s-m/ |
| Reid, Ellen (b. 1983) | American | Hopscotch | 2015 | A mobile opera for 24 cars. | Three 10-minute pieces. http://hopscotchopera.com/ |
| Reid, Sally Johnston (1948-2019) | American | Healing | 1986 | Chamber opera | |
| Reverdy, Michèle (b. 1943) | French | Vincent, ou la Haute Note Jaune (Vincent, or the High Yellow Note) | 1989 | Opera | Duration: 1 hour http://www.michelereverdy.com/pages/catalogue.php |
| Reverdy, Michèle (b. 1943) | French | Ombres du Minotaure (Shadows of the Minotaur) | 2018 | Opera for shadow theater. | Duration: 1 hour http://www.michelereverdy.com/pages/catalogue.php |
| Reverdy, Michèle (b. 1943) | French | Le Cosmicomiche | 2014 | Opera buffa | Duration: 1 hour http://www.michelereverdy.com/pages/catalogue.php |
| Reverdy, Michèle (b. 1943) | French | La Fusil de Chasse (The Shotgun) | 1998 | Opera | Duration: 75 minutes http://www.michelereverdy.com/pages/catalogue.php |
| Reverdy, Michèle (b. 1943) | French | Médée | 2001 | Opera | Duration: 1 hour 45 min. http://www.michelereverdy.com/pages/catalogue.php |
| Reverdy, Michèle (b. 1943) | French | Le Précepteur (The Preceptor) | 1990 | Opera | Duration: 1 hour 45 min. http://www.michelereverdy.com/pages/catalogue.php |
| Reverdy, Michèle (b. 1943) | French | Le Château (The Castle) | 1986 | Duration: 1 hour 40 min. Based on Kafka. http://www.michelereverdy.com/pages/catalogue.php | |
| Rigaki, Evangelia (b. 1980) | Greek | The Gift | 2020 | Mini-opera | Commissioned by the Irish National Opera Project "20 Shots of Opera." Duration: 9 minutes. https://operavision.eu/en/library/spectacles/opera-digital/20-shots-opera-irish-national-opera |
| Riseman [Raizman], Shoshana (b. 1948) | Israeli | The Brave Soldier Zweig | 1972 | Operetta | |
| Riseman [Raizman], Shoshana (b. 1948) | Israeli | There is a Dragon in the Yarkon | 2017 | Children's opera | Premiered in Haifa. Libretto by Michal Porat. The Yarkon River, in Tel Aviv, sponsors annual dragon boat races. |
| Riseman [Raizman], Shoshana (b. 1948) | Israeli | The Toledo Girls | 1992 | Opera | |
| Riseman [Raizman], Shoshana (b. 1948) | Israeli | Oscar Wilde: The Rose and the Nightengale | 2001 | Opera | |
| Rodrigo, Maria (1888-1967) | Spanish | La Flor de la Vida (The Flower of Life) | Opera | ||
| Rodrigo, Maria (1888-1967) | Spanish | Becqueriana | 1915 | Opera | |
| Rodriguez, Marcela (b. 1951) | Mexican | La Sunamita (The Shunnamite) | 1991 | Opera | |
| Rodriguez, Marcela (b. 1951) | Mexican | Seneca | 1993 | Opera | |
| Roe, Betty (b. 1930) | English | A Flight of Pilgrims | 1993 | Opera | http://www.bettyroe.com/ |
| Roe, Betty (b. 1930) | English | Canterbury Morning | 1986 | Opera | http://www.bettyroe.com/ |
| Roe, Betty (b. 1930) | English | Gaslight | 1983 | Opera | http://www.bettyroe.com/ |
| Romero, Elena (1907-1996) | Spanish | Marcela | 1957 | Chamber opera | |
| Rosselli-Nissim, Mary (1864-1937) | Italian | Andrea del Sarto | 1931 | 3-act opera | |
| Rosselli-Nissim, Mary (1864-1937) | Italian | Fiamme | 1915 | 3-act opera | |
| Rosselli-Nissim, Mary (1864-1937) | Italian | Max | 1898 | 2-act opera | |
| Rosselli-Nissim, Mary (1864-1937) | Italian | Nephta | 1891 | 1-act opera | |
| Rudman, Jessica | American | Trigger | 2016 | 1-act opera | Duration: 10 minutes. Written for Opera from Scratch. https://www.jessicarudman.com/product/trigger/ |
| Rudman, Jessica | American | Marie Curie Learns to Swim | 2018 | 1-act opera | http://www.mariecurieopera.com/ |
| Runcie, Constance Faunt Le Roy (1836-1911) | American | The Prince of Asturia | Opera | ||
| Saariaho, Kaija (b. 1952) | Finnish | Only the Sound Remains | 2018 | Two 1-act operas | Duration: 1.5 hours. http://saariaho.org/works/only-the-sound-remains/ |
| Saariaho, Kaija (b. 1952) | Finnish | Adriana Mater | 2005 | 2-act opera | Duration: 2 hours. https://saariaho.org/works/adriana-mater/ |
| Saariaho, Kaija (b. 1952) | Finnish | L'Amour de loin | 2000 | 5-act opera | Duration: 2 hours. https://saariaho.org/works/l-amour-de-loin/ |
| Saariaho, Kaija (b. 1952) | Finnish | Emilie | 2008 | Opera in 9 scenes. | Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes. https://saariaho.org/works/emilie/ |
| Saint-Marcoux, Micheline Coulombe (1938-1985) | Canadian | Transit | 1984 | Opera | https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/micheline-coulombe-saint-marcoux-emc |
| Sankaram, Kamala (b. 1978) | American | all decisions will be made by consensus | 2020 | Zoom opera | Duration: 12 minutes. https://www.kamalasankaram.com/works-list/all-decisions-will-be-made-by-consensus |
| Sankaram, Kamala (b. 1978) | American | Taking up Serpents | 2020 | 1-act chamber opera | Duration: 1 hour. https://www.kamalasankaram.com/works-list/taking-up-serpents |
| Sankaram, Kamala (b. 1978) | American | Looking at You | 2019 | 1-act chamber opera | Duration: 90 minutes. https://www.kamalasankaram.com/works-list/looking-at-you |
| Sankaram, Kamala (b. 1978) | American | The Infinite Energy of Ada Lovelace | 2019 | 1-act chamber opera | Duration: 45 minutes. https://www.kamalasankaram.com/works-list/the-infinite-energy-of-ada-lovelace |
| Sankaram, Kamala (b. 1978) | American | A Rose | 2019 | 1-act chamber opera | Duration: 15 minutes. https://www.kamalasankaram.com/works-list/a-rose |
| Sankaram, Kamala (b. 1978) | American | The Wife | 2018 | 1-act chamber opera | Duration: 12 minutes. https://www.kamalasankaram.com/works-list/the-wife |
| Sankaram, Kamala (b. 1978) | American | Formidable | 2018 | 1-act chamber opera | Duration: 12 minutes. https://www.kamalasankaram.com/works-list/formidable |
| Sankaram, Kamala (b. 1978) | American | Monkey and Francine in the City of Tigers | 2018 | Children's opera | Duration: 40 minutes. https://www.kamalasankaram.com/works-list/monkey-and-francine-in-the-city-of-tigers |
| Sankaram, Kamala (b. 1978) | American | The Parksville Murders, Episode 1 | 2016 | 1-act chamber opera | Duration: 10 minutes. https://www.kamalasankaram.com/works-list/the-parksville-murders-episode-1 |
| Sankaram, Kamala (b. 1978) | American | Thumbprint | 2014 | 1-act chamber opera | Duration: 90 minutes. https://www.kamalasankaram.com/works-list/thumbprint |
| Sankaram, Kamala (b. 1978) | American | Miranda | 2012 | 1-act chamber opera | Duration: 75 minutes. https://www.kamalasankaram.com/works-list/miranda |
| Schonthal, Ruth (1924-2006) | American | The Courtship of Camilla | 1980 | 1-act or 2-act opera | The interview at this link has information about Schonthal's operas and their availability. http://www.bruceduffie.com/schonthal2.html |
| Schonthal, Ruth (1924-2006) | American | Princess Maleen | 1989 | 1-act opera | The interview at this link has information about Schonthal's operas and their availability. http://www.bruceduffie.com/schonthal2.html |
| Schonthal, Ruth (1924-2006) | American | Jocasta | 1997 | 2-act post-modern opera | The interview at this link has information about Schonthal's operas and their availability. http://www.bruceduffie.com/schonthal2.html |
| Schorr, Eva (1927-2016) | German | Die Katze des Königs | 1989 | Opera | https://ruh.ch/Die-Katze-des-Koenigs-Schorr-Eva_1 |
| Schwendinger, Laura Elise (b. 1962) | American | Artemisia | 2019 | Opera | Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes. https://www.lauraschwendinger.com/ |
| Scott, Georgia | Australian | Her Dark Marauder | 2020 | Chamber opera | Premiered on Facebook. Duration: 45 minutes. https://www.abc.net.au/classic/programs/new-waves/georgia-scott-her-dark-marauder/12602670 |
| Scurria, Amy (b. 1973) | American | Pearl | 2013 | 2-act opera | "Pearl" is based on Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. "Pearl" is a contemporary retelling of Hawthorne's novel with a libretto by the feminist psychologist Carol Gilligan and her son Jonathan Gilligan, and with music by Amy Scurria. https://www.amyscurria.com/pearl-the-opera |
| Scurria, Amy (b. 1973) | American | Alice in Wonderland | 2-act comic opera | Currently in development, this opera is based upon Lewis Carroll's book, Alice in Wonderland. "Alice" is an educational opera intended for the whole family. With wit and humor, this opera will invite the audience to venture down the rabbit hole with Alice as she embarks upon a strange journey towards self-discovery. Libretto by Zane Corriher and Kelly Balmaceda, and music by Amy Scurria. Www.amyscurria.com | |
| Sehested, Hilda (1858-1936) | Danish | Agnete og Havmanden | 1913 | Opera | Apparently never staged. There is some information about it in this biographical piece. https://www.kvinfo.dk/side/597/bio/1558/origin/170/ |
| Semple, Anna | English | What lies behind the fog | 2020 | Chamber opera | Duration: 30 min. Six solo voices with handheld percussion+electronics. https://www.annasemple.com/works |
| Semple, Anna | English | Seen | 2019 | Chamber opera | Duration: 10 min. Two equal voices and mixed ensemble. https://www.annasemple.com/works |
| Semple, Anna | English | The next station is Green Park | 2019 | Chamber opera | Duration: 35 min. https://www.annasemple.com/works |
| Semple, Anna | English | I am not yours - Mother Nature | 2021 | Mini-opera | Duration: 5 min. The piece was created in response to an open call from the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme for women composers and librettists to create an original art song for solo classical voice and piano of about 5-minutes. https://www.roh.org.uk/tickets-and-events/i-am-not-yours-mother-nature-details |
| Sekacz, Ilona (b. 1948) | English | A Small Green Space | 1989 | Opera | |
| Serova, Valentina Semyonovna (1846-1924) | Russian | Marie d'Orval | Opera | Lost | |
| Serova, Valentina Semyonovna (1846-1924) | Russian | Il'ya Muromets | 1899 | Opera | |
| Serova, Valentina Semyonovna (1846-1924) | Russian | Uriel Acosta | 1885 | Opera | Performed at the Bolshoi in Moscow. |
| Serova, Valentina Semyonovna (1846-1924) | Russian | Vstrepenulis' (They Roused Themselves Up) | 1904-5 | Opera | Lost |
| Sfakianaki, Marielli (b. 1945) | Greek | The Pagic Muper | 1988 | Opera | |
| Sfakianaki, Marielli (b. 1945) | Greek | Minos | 1988 | Opera | |
| Shatin, Judith (b. 1949) | American | Follies and Fancies | 1981 | Chamber opera | Duration: 55 minutes. https://judithshatin.com/follies-and-fancies/ |
| Shatin, Judith (b. 1949) | American | Coal | 1978 | Folk oratorio | https://judithshatin.com/coal-piece-story/ |
| Sherman, Kim D. | American | Honor Song for Crazy Horse | 1994 | Opera | http://www.kdsherman.com/About.htm#Opera Libretto by Darah Cloud. The epic story of the great Lakota warrior Crazy Horse and the last days of the free Lakota people. |
| Sherman, Kim D. | American | Three Visitations - an Opera Trilogy | 1996 | Opera | http://www.kdsherman.com/About.htm#Opera Characters on the cusp of self-realization unwittingly collide with elements of the fantastic–stray killers, beach ghosts, bed ghosts - and find their personal trajectories irrevocably altered. |
| Shields, Alice (b. 1943) | American | Jack Dunne’s Revenge | 1966 | 1-act opera | Duration: 20 minutes. http://www.aliceshields.com/operas.html |
| Shields, Alice (b. 1943) | American | The Odyssey of Ulysses the Palmiped (Odyssey 1) | 1968 | 1-act opera | Duration: 20 minutes. http://www.aliceshields.com/operas.html |
| Shields, Alice (b. 1943) | American | Odyssey 2 | 1970 | 1-act opera | Duration: 30 minutes. http://www.aliceshields.com/operas.html |
| Shields, Alice (b. 1943) | American | Odyssey 3 | 1975 | 1-act opera | Duration: 30 minutes. http://www.aliceshields.com/operas.html |
| Shields, Alice (b. 1943) | American | Shaman | 1987 | 1-act opera | Duration: 50 minutes. http://www.aliceshields.com/operas.html |
| Shields, Alice (b. 1943) | American | Wraecca | 1989 | 1-act opera | Duration: 17 minutes. http://www.aliceshields.com/operas.html |
| Shields, Alice (b. 1943) | American | Shivatanz | 1993 | 1-act opera | Duration: 15 minutes. http://www.aliceshields.com/operas.html |
| Shields, Alice (b. 1943) | American | Mass for the Dead | 1992 | 1-act opera | Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes. http://www.aliceshields.com/operas.html |
| Shields, Alice (b. 1943) | American | Apocalypse | 1994 | 2-act opera | Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes. http://www.aliceshields.com/operas.html |
| Shields, Alice (b. 1943) | American | Criseyde | 2010 | 2-act opera | Duration: 2 hours. http://www.aliceshields.com/operas.html |
| Shields, Alice (b. 1943) | American | Zhaojün: The Woman Who Saved The World | 2018 | 1-act opera | Duration: 45 minutes. http://www.aliceshields.com/operas.html |
| Silver, Sheila (b. 1946) | American | The White Rooster, a Tale of Compassion | 2010 | Opera | Duration: 37 minutes. https://www.sheilasilver.com/works/ |
| Silver, Sheila (b. 1946) | American | The Wooden Sword | 2010 | 1-act opera | Duration: 65 minutes. https://www.sheilasilver.com/works/ |
| Silver, Sheila (b. 1946) | American | The Thief of Love | 1986 | Opera | Duration: 2 hours. https://www.sheilasilver.com/works/ |
| Skouen, Synne (b. 1950) | Norwegian | Ballerina | 2017 | Chamber opera | http://www.synneskouen.no/verksliste.html |
| Smiley, Pril (b. 1943) | American | Elephant Steps | 1968 | Occult opera | Rev. 1981 as Up from Paradise |
| Smith, Alice Mary (1839-1884) | English | Gisela of Rüdesheim | 1865 | Operetta | Facsimile manuscript piano score available on IMSLP. |
| Smith, Julia (1905-1989) | American | Daisy | 1973 | Opera | Manuscripts may be available here. https://findingaids.library.unt.edu/?p=collections/findingaid&id=98 |
| Smith, Julia (1905-1989) | American | The Shepherdess and the Chimneysweep | 1963 | Opera | Manuscripts may be available here. https://findingaids.library.unt.edu/?p=collections/findingaid&id=98 |
| Smith, Julia (1905-1989) | American | Cockcrow | 1953 | Opera | Manuscripts may be available here. https://findingaids.library.unt.edu/?p=collections/findingaid&id=98 |
| Smith, Julia (1905-1989) | American | The Gooseherd and the Goblin | 1946 | Opera | Manuscripts may be available here. https://findingaids.library.unt.edu/?p=collections/findingaid&id=98 |
| Smith, Julia (1905-1989) | American | The Stranger of Manzano | 1943 | Opera | Manuscripts may be available here. https://findingaids.library.unt.edu/?p=collections/findingaid&id=98 |
| Smith, Julia (1905-1989) | American | Cynthia Parker | 1938 | 1-act opera | Revised as a 3-act version in 1985. https://findingaids.library.unt.edu/?p=collections/findingaid&id=98 |
| Smyth, Dame Ethel (1858-1944) | English | Entente Cordiale | 1925 | 1-act opera | |
| Smyth, Dame Ethel (1858-1944) | English | Fête Galante | 1923 | 1-act opera | Vocal score available on IMSLP. |
| Smyth, Dame Ethel (1858-1944) | English | The Boatswain's Mate | 1913 | 1-act comic opera | Vocal score available on IMSLP. |
| Smyth, Dame Ethel (1858-1944) | English | Les Naufrageurs (The Wreckers) | 1902 | 3-act opera | Score available on IMSLP. |
| Smyth, Dame Ethel (1858-1944) | English | Der Wald | 1899 | 1-act opera | Performed at the Metropolitan Opera in 1903. |
| Smyth, Dame Ethel (1858-1944) | English | Fantasio | 1892-4 | 2-act comic opera | |
| Sonntag, Dawn | American | Verlorene Heimat (Lost Homeland) | 2013 | Mini-opera for solo soprano | https://www.dawnsonntag.com/works.html Verlorene Heimat is the true story of a Nazi-resisting German family in East Prussia during the last months of WW II and the Jewish-Ukrainian girl they sheltered. It is accessible to college and university groups and includes a chorus and optional children's roles. |
| Sonntag, Dawn | American | Evangeline | 2017 | Chamber opera | https://www.dawnsonntag.com/works.html Evangeline, a ten-minute opera for solo soprano and piano, is based on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem, "Evangeline," which tells the story of a young Acadian woman's experience as a displaced, homeless immigrant who traverses the United States seeking her fiance, from whom she was separated during the brutal British expulsion of the Acadians from Nova Scotia in 1755. In this opera, the now-elderly but ever-passionate Evangeline reflects upon her life as she stands at the grave of her beloved Gabriel, whom she discovered dying alone in a Philadelphia hospital for the poor where she was working as a volunteer. |
| Sonntag, Dawn | American | Coal Creek | 2021 | 1-act opera | https://www.dawnsonntag.com/works.html This historical opera was inspired by the individuals who lived and worked at the Coal Creek gold mine in remote east-central Alaska during the 1930's. It ties together stories from the mining, National Park, and native Han communities. |
| Steinberg, Carolyn (b. 1956) | American | Cors de Chasse (Hunting Horns) | 1990 | Chamber opera | |
| Steiner, Emma Roberto (1850-1928) | American | The Burra Pundit | 1907 | Light opera | https://songofthelarkblog.com/2018/03/07/emma-steiner-conductor-composer-miner/ |
| Steiner, Emma Roberto (1850-1928) | American | The Man from Paris | 1900 | Opéra bouffe | https://songofthelarkblog.com/2018/03/07/emma-steiner-conductor-composer-miner/ |
| Steiner, Emma Roberto (1850-1928) | American | Fleurette | 1877 | Comic opera | https://songofthelarkblog.com/2018/03/07/emma-steiner-conductor-composer-miner/ |
| Stirling, Elizabeth (1819-1895) | English | Bleakmoor for Copseleigh | Chamber opera | Unpublished. https://www.sophie-drinker-institut.de/stirling-elizabeth | |
| Stocker, Stella (1858-1925) | American | Beulah | Operetta | ||
| Stocker, Stella (1858-1925) | American | Queen of Hearts | Operetta | ||
| Stocker, Stella (1858-1925) | American | Ganymede | Operetta | ||
| Stocker, Stella (1858-1925) | American | Raoul | Operetta | ||
| Sutherland, Margaret (1897-1984) | Australian | Young Kabbarli | 1965 | 1-act chamber opera | https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/workversion/sutherland-margaret-young-kabbarli/6903 |
| Svanidze, Natela Damianovna (b. 1926) | Georgian | Gaul-Gavkhe | 1987 | Opera | Unperformed |
| Swain, Freda (1902-1985) | English | Second Chance | 1955 | Opera | |
| Szonyi, Erzsébet (1924-2019) | Hungarian | Dalma | 1953 | Opera | |
| Szonyi, Erzsébet (1924-2019) | Hungarian | A Makrancos Királylány (The Stubborn Princess) | 1955 | Opera | |
| Szonyi, Erzsébet (1924-2019) | Hungarian | Firenzei Tragédie (The Florentine Tragedy) | 1957 | Opera | |
| Szonyi, Erzsébet (1924-2019) | Hungarian | Az Aranyszárnyú Méhecske (The Little Bee with the Golden Wing) | 1974 | Opera | |
| Szonyi, Erzsébet (1924-2019) | Hungarian | A Gay Lament | 1979 | Opera | |
| Szonyi, Erzsébet (1924-2019) | Hungarian | The Truth-telling Shepherd | 1979 | Opera | |
| Szonyi, Erzsébet (1924-2019) | Hungarian | Break of Transmission | 1980 | Opera | |
| Szonyi, Erzsébet (1924-2019) | Hungarian | Elfrida | 1985 | Opera | |
| Tailleferre, Germaine (1892-1983) | French | Le Maître (The Master) | 1959 | Chamber opera | https://www.billaudot.com/en/catalog.php?cs=1&dox=Germaine%20Tailleferre |
| Tailleferre, Germaine (1892-1983) | French | La Petite Sirène (The Little Mermaid) | 1957 | Opera | https://www.billaudot.com/en/catalog.php?cs=1&dox=Germaine%20Tailleferre |
| Tailleferre, Germaine (1892-1983) | French | La Fille d'Opéra (The Opera Girl) | 1955 | Chamber opera | https://www.billaudot.com/en/catalog.php?cs=1&dox=Germaine%20Tailleferre |
| Tailleferre, Germaine (1892-1983) | French | Le Bel Ambitieux | 1955 | Chamber opera | https://www.billaudot.com/en/catalog.php?cs=1&dox=Germaine%20Tailleferre |
| Tailleferre, Germaine (1892-1983) | French | Monsieur Petitpois Achète un Château (Monsieur Petitpois Buys a Castle) | 1955 | Chamber opera | https://www.billaudot.com/en/catalog.php?cs=1&dox=Germaine%20Tailleferre |
| Tailleferre, Germaine (1892-1983) | French | La Pauvre Eugénie (Poor Eugenie) | 1955 | Chamber opera | https://www.billaudot.com/en/catalog.php?cs=1&dox=Germaine%20Tailleferre |
| Tailleferre, Germaine (1892-1983) | French | Il était un Petit Navire (It Was a Small Ship) | 1951 | Opéra comique | |
| Tailleferre, Germaine (1892-1983) | French | Parfums (Perfumes) | 1951 | Comédie musicale | |
| Tailleferre, Germaine (1892-1983) | French | Zoulaïna | 1931 | Opéra comique | |
| Talma, Louise (1906-1996) | American | The Alcestiad | 1962 | Opera | Libretto by Thornton Wilder. Information about the opera is in this interview. http://www.bruceduffie.com/talma.html |
| Tate, Phyllis (1911-1987) | English | Twice in a Blue Moon | 1969 | Children's opera | https://www.phyllis-tate.com/music-for-schools-and-young-people.html Published by OUP. |
| Tate, Phyllis (1911-1987) | English | Dark Pilgrimage | 1963 | Television opera | Unpublished. Original score in BBC Music Library, email [email protected] for further information. Score held in the British Music Collection at Heritage Quay, University of Huddersfield. Score not currently available online |
| Tate, Phyllis (1911-1987) | English | The Lodger | 1960 | Opera | Published by OUP. Based on a 1913 novel about the "Jack the Ripper" murders. https://www.phyllis-tate.com/operas.html |
| Temple, Alex | American | Three Principles of Noir | 2018 | Monodrama | https://alextemplemusic.com/2018/09/three-principles-of-noir/ |
| Tesori, Jeanine (b. 1961) | American | Grounded | Opera | In progress. Commissioned in 2018 by the Metropolitan Opera. Based on a play by George Brant. https://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/grounded-opera-jeanine-tesori-the-met_86490.html | |
| Tesori, Jeanine (b. 1961) | American | Blue | 2019 | Opera | Commissioned by Glimmerglass Opera. Libretto by Tazewell Thompson. In March 2020 it was announced that G. Schirmer would publish Tesori's operatic works. |
| Tesori, Jeanine (b. 1961) | American | A Blizzard on Marblehead Neck | 2011 | Opera | Premiered by Glimmerglass Opera. Libretto by Tony Kushner. In March 2020 it was announced that G. Schirmer would publish Tesori's operatic works. |
| Tesori, Jeanine (b. 1961) | American | The Lion, the Unicorn and Me | 2013 | Children's opera | Premiered by Washington National Opera. Libretto by J.D. McClatchy. In March 2020 it was announced that G. Schirmer would publish Tesori's operatic works. |
| Thys, Pauline-Marie-Elisa (1836-1909) | French | Nedgeya | 1880 | Operetta | |
| Thys, Pauline-Marie-Elisa (1836-1909) | French | Le Mariage de Tabarin, ou La Congiura di Chevreuse | 1876 | 2-act opera | |
| Thys, Pauline-Marie-Elisa (1836-1909) | French | Judith | Tragédie lyrique | ||
| Thys, Pauline-Marie-Elisa (1836-1909) | French | La Pomme de Turquie | 1857 | 1-act operetta | Piano/vocal score available on IMSLP. |
| Thys, Pauline-Marie-Elisa (1836-1909) | French | Quand Dieu est dans le Ménage, Dieu le Garde (When God is in the Household, God Keeps It) | 1860 | Operetta | |
| Thys, Pauline-Marie-Elisa (1836-1909) | French | La Perruque du Bailli (The Bailiff's Wig) | 1860 | Operetta | |
| Thys, Pauline-Marie-Elisa (1836-1909) | French | Le Roi de Cocagne (The King of Cocagne) | 1862 | 2-act opéra-comique | |
| Thys, Pauline-Marie-Elisa (1836-1909) | French | Manette | 1865 | Opéra-comique | |
| Thys, Pauline-Marie-Elisa (1836-1909) | French | Le Cabaret du Pot-cassé | 1878 | 2-act operetta | |
| Thys, Pauline-Marie-Elisa (1836-1909) | French | Le Fruit Vert (The Green Fruit) | 3-act opéra-comique | ||
| Trimble, Joan (1915-2000) | Irish | Blind Raftery | 1957 | TV opera in 2 scenes | https://www.cmc.ie/music/blind-raftery |
| Tyrrell, Agnes (1846-1883) | Czech-Austrian | Bertran de Born | 2-act opera | unperformed | |
| Uccelli, Carolina (1810-1885) | Italian | Anna di Resburgo | 1832 | Melodrama | |
| Uccelli, Carolina (1810-1885) | Italian | Saul | 1830 | Sacred opera | |
| Ulehla, Ludmila (1923-2009) | American | Sybil of the American Revolution | 1993 | Chamber opera | An opera about Sybil Ludington, a hero of the American Revolution. |
| Urreta, Alicia (1930-1986) | Mexican | Romance de Doña Balada | 1972 | Chamber opera | Premiered in 1974. |
| Urreta, Alicia (1930-1986) | Mexican | El Espejo Encantado | 1985 | ||
| Urteaga, Irma (b. 1929) | Argentine | La Maldolida | 1990 | Chamber opera | Revised in 2002. Duration: 45 minutes. http://www.musicaclasicaargentina.com/urteaga/opera.htm |
| van Reky, Bree (b. 1978) | Australian | The Invisible Bird | 2020 | Chamber opera | Premiered on Facebook. https://www.timeout.com/sydney/news/four-female-composers-present-awesome-new-one-act-operas-on-facebook-042020 |
| Veysberg, Yuliya Lazarevna (1878-1942) | Russian | Myortvaya Tsarevna (The Dead Princess) | 1937 | Radio opera | |
| Veysberg, Yuliya Lazarevna (1878-1942) | Russian | Gusi-lebedi (Geese-Swans) | 1937 | Children's opera | |
| Veysberg, Yuliya Lazarevna (1878-1942) | Russian | Zaykin Dom (A Little Rabbit's House) | 1937 | Children's opera | |
| Veysberg, Yuliya Lazarevna (1878-1942) | Russian | Gyul'nara | 1935 | Opera | |
| Veysberg, Yuliya Lazarevna (1878-1942) | Russian | Rusalochka (The Little Mermaid) | 1923 | Opera | |
| Viardot, Pauline (1821-1910) | French | Cendrillon | 1904 | Opéra comique | Piano/vocal score available on IMSLP. |
| Viardot, Pauline (1821-1910) | French | Le Conte de Fées (A Fairy Tale) | 1879 | Operetta | |
| Viardot, Pauline (1821-1910) | French | Le Dernier Sorcier (The Last Sorcerer) | 1869 | Operetta | |
| Viardot, Pauline (1821-1910) | French | L'ogre (The Ogre) | 1868 | Operetta | |
| Viardot, Pauline (1821-1910) | French | Trop de Femmes (Too Many Women) | 1867 | Operetta | |
| Vieu, Jane (1871-1955) | French | Sur le Pont d'Avignon (On the Bridge of Avignon) | 1937 | 1-act opera | |
| Vieu, Jane (1871-1955) | French | Piège d'Amour (The Love Trap) | 1905 | Fantaisie-lyrique | |
| Vieu, Jane (1871-1955) | French | Arlette | 1904 | 3-act operetta | Piano/vocal score available on IMSLP. |
| Vieu, Jane (1871-1955) | French | Aladin | 1904 | Opera in 15 tableaux | |
| Vieu, Jane (1871-1955) | French | La Belle au Bois Dormant (Sleeping Beauty) | 1902 | Opera | |
| Vieu, Jane (1871-1955) | French | Madame Tallien, ou Thérésa Cabarrus | 1901 | 5-act opera | |
| Vito-Devaux, Bertha di (1915-2005) | Belgian | Abigail | 1951 | Opéra | |
| Vito-Devaux, Bertha di (1915-2005) | Belgian | Grétry | 1975 | Opéra comique | |
| Vito-Devaux, Bertha di (1915-2005) | Belgian | Magda: L'Ange dans les Ténèbres (Magda: The Angel in Darkness) | 1961 | Opéra-ballet | |
| Vito-Devaux, Bertha di (1915-2005) | Belgian | Les Amants de Sestos (The Lovers of Sestos) | 1949 | Drame lyrique | |
| Vito-Devaux, Bertha di (1915-2005) | Belgian | La Malibran | 1944 | Opéra romantique | |
| Vorlová, Sláva (1894-1973) | Czech | Zlaté Ptáce (The Golden Bird) | 1950 | Fairy-tale opera | http://www.kapralova.org/VORLOVA.htm |
| Vorlová, Sláva (1894-1973) | Czech | Dva Svety (Two Worlds) | 1958 | Opera | http://www.kapralova.org/VORLOVA.htm |
| Vorlová, Sláva (1894-1973) | Czech | Náchodská Kasace (Náchod cassation) | 1955 | Historical opera | http://www.kapralova.org/VORLOVA.htm |
| Vorlová, Sláva (1894-1973) | Czech | Rozmarynka | 1952 | Folk opera | http://www.kapralova.org/VORLOVA.htm |
| Wallach, Joelle (b. 1946) | American | King's 12 Moons | 1989 | 1-act chamber opera | http://joellewallach.com/composition/the-kings-twelve-moons-2/ |
| Walpurgis, Maria Antonia (1724-1780) | German | Il Trionfo della Fedeltà (The Triumph of Fidelity) | 1754 | Opera | Facsimile manuscript score available on IMSLP. |
| Walpurgis, Maria Antonia (1724-1780) | German | Talestri, Regina delle Amazoni (Talestri, Queen of the Amazons) | 1760 | Opera | Facsimile manuscript score available on IMSLP. |
| Walshe, Jennifer (b. 1974) | Irish | Libris Solar | 2020 | Mini-opera | Commissioned by the Irish National Opera project "20 Shots of Opera." Duration: 8 minutes. https://operavision.eu/en/library/spectacles/opera-digital/20-shots-opera-irish-national-opera |
| Walshe, Jennifer (b. 1974) | Irish | Training Is the Opposite | 2014 | Chamber opera | For mezzo-soprano, string quartet, electronics, and film. https://www.icareifyoulisten.com/2014/08/size-zero-opera-women-box-london/ |
| Wandall, Tekla Griebel (1866-1940) | Danish | Don Juan de Marana | 1886 | Opera | https://www.kvinfo.dk/side/597/bio/957/origin/170/ |
| Wandall, Tekla Griebel (1866-1940) | Danish | Skjøn Karen (Beautiful Karen) | 1895 | Opera | https://www.kvinfo.dk/side/597/bio/957/origin/170/ |
| Wandall, Tekla Griebel (1866-1940) | Danish | Hrane | 1924 | Opera | https://www.kvinfo.dk/side/597/bio/957/origin/170/ |
| Warshauer, Meira | American | Elijah's Violin | 2019 | 1-act chamber opera | 5 scenes, 1-hour duration. Story based on a Jewish folk tale. Four or five soloists, children's choir; flute, violin, cello, piano. See elijahsviolin.com. |
| Watkins, Mary D. (b. 1939) | American | Emmett Till, The Opera | 2020 | Opera | Premiere was scheduled for 2020 but delayed to 2021 due to Coronavirus. www.marydwatkins.com |
| Watkins, Mary D. (b. 1939) | American | Dark River: The Fannie Lou Hamer Story | 2009 | 2-act opera | Hamer was a leader of the civil rights movement. www.marydwatkins.com |
| Watkins, Mary D. (b. 1939) | American | Queen Clara | 2005 | Opera | About radical feminist Clara Barton. www.marydwatkins.com |
| Weir, Judith (b. 1954) | English | Armida | 2005 | Opera | Duration: 50 minutes. https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/34840/Armida--Judith-Weir/ |
| Weir, Judith (b. 1954) | English | Blond Eckbert | 1993 | Opera | Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes. https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/2730/Blond-Eckbert--Judith-Weir/ |
| Weir, Judith (b. 1954) | English | Blond Eckbert (Pocket Version) | 2006 | Opera | Duration: 1 hour. https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/34906/Blond-Eckbert-pocket-version--Judith-Weir/ |
| Weir, Judith (b. 1954) | English | A Night at the Chinese Opera | 1987 | Opera | Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes. https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/2748/A-Night-at-the-Chinese-Opera--Judith-Weir/ |
| Weir, Judith (b. 1954) | English | Miss Fortune | 2011 | Opera | Duration: 1.5 hours. https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/43308/Miss-Fortune--Judith-Weir/ |
| Weir, Judith (b. 1954) | English | Scipio's Dream | 1991 | Opera for Television | Duration: 30 minutes. https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/12745/Scipios-Dream--Judith-Weir/ |
| Weir, Judith (b. 1954) | English | The Black Spider | 2009 | 3-act opera | Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes. https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/42819/The-Black-Spider-Hamburg-version--Judith-Weir/ |
| Weir, Judith (b. 1954) | English | The Vanishing Bridegroom | 1990 | Opera | Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes. https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/2761/The-Vanishing-Bridegroom--Judith-Weir/ |
| Weir, Judith (b. 1954) | English | The Vanishing Bridegroom (Chamber Version) | 1990 | Opera | Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes. https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/57568/The-Vanishing-Bridegroom-Chamber-version--Judith-Weir/ |
| Whitehead, Gillian (b. 1941) | New Zealand | Tristan and Iseult | 1976 | Opera | Duration: 65 minutes. https://www.gillianwhitehead.co.nz/music/opera.html |
| Whitehead, Gillian (b. 1941) | New Zealand | The Tinker's Curse | 1979 | Children's opera | Duration: 70 minutes. https://www.gillianwhitehead.co.nz/music/opera.html |
| Whitehead, Gillian (b. 1941) | New Zealand | The King of the Other Country | 1983 | Opera | Duration: 90 minutes. https://www.gillianwhitehead.co.nz/music/opera.html |
| Whitehead, Gillian (b. 1941) | New Zealand | The Pirate Moon | 1986 | Opera | Duration: 2 hours. https://www.gillianwhitehead.co.nz/music/opera.html |
| Whitehead, Gillian (b. 1941) | New Zealand | Bride of Fortune | 1988 | Opera | Duration: 2 hours. https://www.gillianwhitehead.co.nz/music/opera.html |
| Whitehead, Gillian (b. 1941) | New Zealand | Art of Pizza | 1995 | Opera | Duration: 2 hours. Unperformed. https://www.gillianwhitehead.co.nz/music/opera.html |
| Whitehead, Gillian (b. 1941) | New Zealand | Outrageous Fortune | 1998 | Opera | Duration: 2 hours. https://www.gillianwhitehead.co.nz/music/opera.html |
| Whitehead, Gillian (b. 1941) | New Zealand | Iris Dreaming | 2016 | Chamber opera | Duration: 40 minutes. https://www.gillianwhitehead.co.nz/music/opera.html |
| Wiemann, Beth | American | Young Charlotte | 2017 | Monodrama | Duration: 10 minutes. https://bethwiemann.com/compositions-by-genre/ |
| Wiemann, Beth | American | Until the War is Over | 2019 | 1-act opera | https://bethwiemann.com/until-the-war-is-over/ |
| Wiemann, Beth | American | Deeds | 2002 | Chamber Opera | https://bethwiemann.com/compositions-by-genre/ |
| Wikström, Inger (b. 1939) | Swedish | Junker Nils | 1982 | Children's opera | Text by Astrid Lindgren. https://fst.se/composer/592 |
| Wikström, Inger (b. 1939) | Swedish | Den Fredlöse (The Outlawed) | 1986 | 2-act opera | Text by Strindberg. https://fst.se/composer/593 |
| Wikström, Inger (b. 1939) | Swedish | Eldonet | 1990 | Children's opera | Text by Hans Christian Anderson. https://fst.se/composer/592 |
| Wikström, Inger (b. 1939) | Swedish | La Mère Coupable (The Criminal Mother) | 1992 | 2-act opera | Based on a play of Beaumarchais. https://fst.se/composer/592 |
| Wikström, Inger (b. 1939) | Swedish | The Nightingale | 1993 | Chamber Opera | Text by Hans Christian Anderson. https://fst.se/composer/592 |
| Wikström, Inger (b. 1939) | Swedish | Aladdin | 1995 | Fairy tale opera | Text from "A Thousand and One Nights." https://fst.se/composer/592 |
| Wikström, Inger (b. 1939) | Swedish | Peter Pan | 1998 | Fairy tale opera | Based on the J.M. Barrie play. https://fst.se/composer/592 |
| Wikström, Inger (b. 1939) | Swedish | A Madman's Defence | 2001 | 2-act opera | Text by Strindberg. https://fst.se/composer/593 |
| Wikström, Inger (b. 1939) | Swedish | Eternally Your Mozart | 2011 | 2-act opera | Libretto by Inger Wikström. https://fst.se/composer/592 |
| Wikström, Inger (b. 1939) | Swedish | Raoul Wallenberg | 2014 | 2-act opera | Libretto by Inger Wikström. https://fst.se/composer/593 |
| Wilhelmina, Princess of Prussia (1709-1758) | German | Argenore | 1740 | Opera | Performed in 1740 for her husband's birthday. An aria from this opera is available on IMSLP. |
| Williams, Grace (1906-1977) | Welsh | The Parlour | 1961 | 1-Act comic opera | Premiered in 1966. Information about Williams's manuscripts can be found here. https://archives.library.wales/index.php/opera-3 |
| Willis, Sharon J. | American | The Opera Singer | 2000 | Opera | About the struggles of young operatic hopefuls aspiring to become successful opera artists. Contact the composer at [email protected]. |
| Willis, Sharon J. | American | The Herndons: The Opera | 2002 | Opera | Scenes in the life and times of Alonzo Franklin Herndon, the South's first Black millionaire. Contact the composer at [email protected].. |
| Willis, Sharon J. | American | LaRoche | 2003 | Opera | Joseph Phillipe La Mercier LaRoche was the only black passenger on the ill-fated Titanic when it sank after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic in 1912. Contact the composer at [email protected].. |
| Willis, Sharon J. | American | The Candlers of Callan | 2005 | Opera | Three vignettes about the Candlers from England and Ireland to America, where Asa Candler purchased the Coca Cola formulation from Dr. John Pemberton. Contact the composer at [email protected].. |
| Willis, Sharon J. | American | The Great Divide | 2005 | Opera | The story of York, the slave who crossed the Great Divide with Lewis and Clark on their expedition of discovery across the west. Contact the composer at [email protected].. |
| Willis, Sharon J. | American | Pink Lady | 2006 | Opera | The struggles of three women and their battle, perception, and choices in dealing with breast cancer. Contact the composer at [email protected].. |
| Willis, Sharon J. | American | Madam C.J. | 2007 | Opera | The life and times of Madam Charles Joseph Walker (Sarah Breedlove), America's first woman millionaire, who made her fortune creating hair products for black women. Contact the composer at [email protected].. |
| Willis, Sharon J. | American | The Seduction of King Solomon | 2007 | Opera | King Solomon was known to be the wisest king in the Bible, but his lust for foreign women - including the Queen of Sheba - was his downfall. Contact the composer at [email protected].. |
| Willis, Sharon J. | American | 3 Kings and a Prince | 2008 | Christmas opera | This delightful and humorous Christmas opera is about the three kings and their journey to find the "Prince of Peace." Contact the composer at [email protected].. |
| Willis, Sharon J. | American | Carmen J | 2009 | Opera | Carmen J mirrors Bizet's opera but is adapted to a pre-Civil War plantation setting in Virginia. Contact the composer at [email protected].. |
| Willis, Sharon J. | American | The Bridge | 2010 | Opera | This opera highlights the life of homeless people in Atlanta living under the Washington Street Bridge near the state capitol. Contact the composer at [email protected].. |
| Willis, Sharon J. | American | Three-Dream Portrait | 2011 | Three operas in one. | "Vashti" is about the queen described in the book of Esther who refused to display herself at a banquet. "Robeson" features scenes from the life of Paul Robeson. "The Maid's Dream" is about a maid in the 1950's working for a famous opera singer. Contact the composer at [email protected].. |
| Willis, Sharon J. | American | The Goddeses of Quasar | 2017 | Opera | In a science fiction setting, three goddesses who were once warriors discover a portal to the Quasar, a place of perfect peace. Contact the composer at [email protected].. |
| Willis, Sharon J. | American | The Night Watchman | Premiere TBA | Christmas operetta | In an imaginary town on Christmas Eve, the Night Watchman is once again bound to watch the night, due to his youthful misdeeds, until he can prove himself worthy of redemption. Contact the composer at [email protected].. |
| Willis, Sharon J. | American | Sing, Marian, Sing | 2019 | Recital opera | Part 1 finds singer Marian Anderson on stage with the character of doubt on her left side and the character of encouragement on her right. Part 2 is a resetting of a scene from Verdi's "A Masked Ball," the opera in which Anderson debuted with the Metropolitan Opera. Contact the composer at [email protected].. |
| Woolf, (Sophia) Julia (1831-1893) | English | Carina | 1888 | Comic opera | Information about accessing the score is available here. https://www.worldcat.org/title/carina-comic-opera-in-two-acts/oclc/15524729 |
| Woolf, Luna Pearl | American | The Pillar | 2020 | Opera in progress | An opera about Ruth Madoff, wife of Bernie Madoff. https://oxingalemusic.com/2014/08/05/the-pillar-opera/ |
| Woolf, Luna Pearl | American | Jacqueline | 2020 | Opera in 4 movements | Soprano and cello, based on the life of Jacqueline du Pre. https://oxingalemusic.com/jacqueline-opera/ |
| Woolf, Luna Pearl | American | The Pillar | 2016 | Opera | https://oxingalemusic.com/2014/08/05/the-pillar-opera/ |
| Woolf, Luna Pearl | American | Better Gods | 2016 | Opera | https://lunapearlwoolf.com/portfolio/better-gods/ |
| Wuiet, Caroline (1766-1835) | French | Angelina | 1779 | 3-act opera | For a list of her surviving compositions see Barbara Garvey Jackson, Say Can You Deny Me: A Guide to Surviving Music by Women from the 16th through the 18th Centuries (Fayetteville: Univ of Arkansas Press, 1994). |
| Wuiet, Caroline (1766-1835) | French | L'Heureuse Erreur, ou La Suite de l'épreuve Villageoise (The Happy Error, or The Continuation of the Village Trial) | 1786 | Opéra comique | For a list of her surviving compositions see Barbara Garvey Jackson, Say Can You Deny Me: A Guide to Surviving Music by Women from the 16th through the 18th Centuries (Fayetteville: Univ of Arkansas Press, 1994). |
| Wuiet, Caroline (1766-1835) | French | L'Heureux Stratagème, ou Le Vol Supposé (The Happy Ploy, or The Supposed Theft) | 1786 | Opéra bouffe | For a list of her surviving compositions see Barbara Garvey Jackson, Say Can You Deny Me: A Guide to Surviving Music by Women from the 16th through the 18th Centuries (Fayetteville: Univ of Arkansas Press, 1994). |
| Wurm, Mary J. A. (1860-1938) | English | Die Mitschuldigen (The Accomplices) | 1921 | Opera | |
| Wurm, Mary J. A. (1860-1938) | English | Prinzessin Lisa's Fee (Princess Lisa's Fairy) | 1890 | Japanese children's opera | |
| Yun, Du (b. 1977) | Chinese-American | Angel’s Bone | 2016 | Opera | Angel’s Bone tells the story of two fallen angels who are found in a middle-class couple’s garden. The couple nurture the wounded cherubs back to health only to force them into prostitution to earn back their plucked feathers. Winner of the 2017 Pulitzer prize for music. https://channelduyun.com/works/ |
| Yun, Du (b. 1977) | Chinese-American | Where We Lost Our Shadows | 2019 | Multimedia opera | A "triple concerto for voices, percussion soloist and video". https://channelduyun.com/works/ |
| Yun, Du (b. 1977) | Chinese-American | Sweet Land | 2020 | Opera | https://channelduyun.com/works/ The Arrivals wash up on the shore. They make contact with another civilization they call “the Hosts.” And from there, the story splinters, following diverging perspectives. |
| Yun, Du (b. 1977) | Chinese-American | Zolle | 2005 | Chamber opera | In Zolle (It., big chunk of earth), a dead woman is a land-watcher. She wanders through the shadowy space between memory and reality, tracing the lines of her identity through the land she once walked: an immigrant in death as in life. https://channelduyun.com/works/ |
| Zaimont, Judith Lang (b.1945) | American | Goldilocks and the Three Bears | 1985 | Chamber opera | https://www.judithzaimont.com/opera.html |
| Zechlin, Ruth (1926-2007) | German | Reiner Fuchs | 1967 | Opera | https://ruthzechlin.de/indexd448.html?article_id=9 |
| Zechlin, Ruth (1926-2007) | German | Die Salamandrin und die Bildsäule (The Salamander and the Statue) | 1990 | Opera | https://ruthzechlin.de/indexd448.html?article_id=10 |
| Zechlin, Ruth (1926-2007) | German | Die Reise (The Giant) | 1992 | Chamber opera | https://ruthzechlin.de/indexd448.html?article_id=11 |
| Zechlin, Ruth (1926-2007) | German | Elissa | 2004 | Chamber opera | https://ruthzechlin.de/indexd448.html?article_id=12 |
| Zhubaniva, Gaziza Akhmetovna (1928-1993) | Kazakh | Dvadtsat' Vosem' (Twenty-Eight) | 1987 | Opera | |
| Zhubaniva, Gaziza Akhmetovna (1928-1993) | Kazakh | Enlik-Kebek | 1975 | Opera | |
| Zitkála-Šá (1876-1938) | Native American | The Sun Dance Opera | 1913 | Opera | Written in collaboration with William F. Hanson, who taught at Brigham Young University. A photocopy of the original piano-vocal score is held at the BYU library. |