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There are over 25,000 performances of opera every year. Use the New & Rare listing to find the more unusual works, the rarities and the world premieres.
Adam, Adolphe
Le Postillon de LonjumeauPremiereMar-Apr 2019, Paris, Opéra Comique
Adams, John (*1947)
A Flowering TreePremiereApr 2019, Brisbane, Opera Queensland
Girls of the Golden WestPremiereOts-Mar 2019, Amsterdam, De Nationale Opera
Akhiyarova, Rezeda (*1956)
The Love of the PoetPremiereOts 2019, Kazan, Tatar State Opera
Albinoni, Tomaso Giovanni
La statiraPremiereMar 2019, Venezia, La Fenice
Auerbach, Lera (*1973)
The BlindPremiereApr 2019, New Orleans, New Orleans Opera
Şendil, Attila Kadri
Die Bremer StadtmusikantenPremiereOts-Apr 2019, Berlin, Komische Oper Berlin
Bates, Mason (*1977)
The (R)evolution of Steve JobsPremiereOts-Mar 2019, Seattle, Seattle Opera
Battistelli, Giorgio (*1953)
7 MinutiWorld premiereOts 2019, Nancy, Opéra national de Lorraine
Bell, Iain (*1980)
StonewallWorld premiereEka 2019, New York, New York City Opera
Benjamin, George (*1960)
Into the Little HillPremiereApr 2019, Paris, Athénée Théâtre Louis-Jouvet
Blacher, Boris
Romeo und JuliaPremiereOts 2019, Lyon, Opéra de Lyon
Blanchard, Terence (*1962)
Fire Shut Up In My BonesPremiereEka 2019, Saint Louis, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Bohmler, Craig (*1956)
Riders of the Purple SagePremiereOts-Mar 2020, Phoenix, Arizona Opera
Bond, Victoria (*1945)
ClaraWorld premiereApr 2019, Baden-Baden, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
Borisova-Ollas, Victoria (*1969)
DraculaPremiereApr-Eka 2019, Stockholm, Kungliga Operan
Braein, Edvard Fliflet
Anne PedersdotterPremiereEka 2019, Oslo, Den Norske Opera
Braunfels, Walter
Szenen aus dem Leben der Heiligen JohannaPremiereApr-Mai 2019, Köln, Oper Köln
Die VögelPremiereUzt 2019, Erl, Tiroler Festspiele Erl
Cage, John
Europeras I and IIPremiereMai 2019, Braunschweig, Staatstheater Braunschweig
Carissimi, Giacomo
JephtePremiereAza 2019, Buenos Aires, Teatro Colón
Casablancas, Benet (*1956)
L'enigma di LeaWorld premiereOts 2019, Barcelona, Gran Teatre del Liceu
Cavalli, Francesco
Ercole amantePremiereAza 2019, Paris, Opéra Comique
Charpentier, Marc-Antoine
Les Arts FlorissantsPremiereUzt 2019, Versailles, Opéra Royal de Versailles
Cikker, Ján
Juro JánošíkPremiereOts 2019, Banská Bystrica, State Opera Banská Bystrica
Cipullo, Tom (*1960)
JosephinePremiereOts-Mar 2019, Denver, Opera Colorado
Cohen-Weissert, Michael (*1993)
Amalia!World premiereOts 2019, Bolzano, Fondazione Haydn di Bolzano e Trento
Coppola, Anton (*1917)
Lady SwanwhiteWorld premiereOts 2019, Tampa, Opera Tampa
Corigliano, John (*1938)
The Ghosts of Versailles Uzt 2019, Chautauqua, Chautauqua Opera Festival
Davis, Anthony (*1951)
The Central Park FiveWorld premiereEka 2019, San Pedro, Long Beach Opera
Dennehy, Donnacha (*1970)
The Second Violinist Mar 2019, Amsterdam, De Nationale Opera
Desplat, Alexandre (*1961)
En SilenceWorld premiereOts 2019, Luxembourg, Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg
Doderer, Johanna (*1969)
LiliomPremiereUzt 2019, München, Gärtnerplatztheater
Donizetti, Gaetano
L'Ange de NisidaWorld premiereAza 2019, Bergamo, Fondazione Teatro Donizetti
Linda di ChamounixPremiereApr 2019, St Petersburg, Mariinsky Theatre
Eggert, Moritz (*1965)
M - Eine Stadt sucht einen MörderWorld premiereMai-Eka 2019, Berlin, Komische Oper Berlin
IweinPremiereApr 2020, Bonn, Theater Bonn
Einem, Gottfried von
Dantons TodPremiereMai 2019, Wien, Wiener Staatsoper
Enna, August
KleopatraPremiereMar-Apr 2019, Aarhus, Den Jyske Opera
Evers, Leonard (*1985)
HumanoidPremiereOts-Mar 2019, Winterthur, Theater Winterthur
Furrer, Beat (*1954)
Violetter SchneeWorld premiereUrt 2019, Berlin, Staatsoper Unter den Linden
Fux, Johann Joseph
Dafne in LauroPremiereEka 2019, Graz, Styriarte
Galuppi, Baldassare
Il mondo alla roversaPremiereOts 2019, Reims, Opéra de Reims
García, Manuel
Il finto sordoPremiereMai 2019, Bilbao, ABAO
García-Tomás, Raquel (*1984)
Je suis narcissisteWorld premiereMar 2019, Madrid, Teatro Real de Madrid
Glanert, Detlev (*1960)
OceaneWorld premiereApr-Mai 2019, Berlin, Deutsche Oper Berlin
Glass, Philip (*1937)
Einstein on the BeachPremiereMai 2019, Bilbao, Teatro Arriaga Bilbao
In the Penal Colony Apr-Mai 2019, Long Beach, Long Beach Opera
Gluck, Christoph Willibald
AlcestePremiereUzt 2019, München, Münchner Opernfestspiele
L'Île de MerlinPremiereEka 2019, Wolf Trap, Wolf Trap Opera
Paride ed ElenaPremiereOts 2019, Boston, Odyssey Opera
Gordon, Ricky Ian (*1956)
The Grapes of WrathPremiereMai 2019, Detroit, Michigan Opera Theatre
Twenty-SevenPremiereMar 2019, Montréal, L'Opéra de Montréal
Grey, Mark (*1967)
FrankensteinPremiereMar 2019, Bruxelles, La Monnaie/De Munt
Hagen, Daron Aric (*1961)
Shining BrowPremiereIra-Urr 2019, Phoenix, Arizona Opera
Hamel, Micha (*1970)
Caruso a CubaWorld premiereMar 2019, Amsterdam, De Nationale Opera
Handel, George Frideric
Agrippina Mai 2019, Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées
Amadigi di GaulaPremiereMar 2019, Compiègne, Théâtre Français de la Musique
PartenopePremiereEka 2020, San Francisco, San Francisco Opera
VenceslaoPremiereApr 2019, London, London Handel Festival
Hatze, Josip
Adel i MaraPremiereMar 2019, Zagreb, HNK Zagreb
Hayashi, Hikaru
The Twelve MonthsPremiereUrt 2019, Otsu, Biwako Hall
Henze, Hans Werner
PhaedraPremiereMai 2019, London, Royal Opera
Hervé,
Le Petit FaustPremiereMar 2019, Marseille, Opéra de Marseille
Higgins, Gavin (*1983)
The Monstrous ChildWorld premiereOts-Mar 2019, London, Royal Opera
Hilliard, Peter
The Last American HammerPremiereOts-Mar 2020, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Opera
Holten, Bo (*1948)
Schlagt sie tot!World premiereMai-Eka 2019, Malmö, Malmö Opera
Husmann, Mathias (*1948)
Offenbachs TraumWorld premiereMai-Eka 2019, Hamburg, Hamburger Kammeroper
Janiak, Rafał (*1986)
Człowiek z ManufakturyWorld premiereOts 2019, Łódź, Teatr Wielki Łódź
Johnson, Tom (*1939)
The Four Note OperaPremiereOts-Mai 2019, Ostrava, National Moravian-Silesian Theatre
Kaminsky, Laura (*1956)
Today It RainsWorld premiereMar 2019, San Francisco, Opera Parallèle
Kats-Chernin, Elena (*1957)
WhiteleyWorld premiereUzt 2019, Sydney, Opera Australia
Krenek, Ernst
Karl VPremiereUzt 2019, München, Münchner Opernfestspiele
Kurtág, György (*1926)
Fin de partiePremiereMar 2019, Amsterdam, De Nationale Opera
Kuusisto, Jaakko (*1974)
JääWorld premiereUrt-Mar 2019, Helsinki, Finnish National Opera
Lang, David (*1957)
The LoserPremiereOts 2019, Los Angeles, LA Opera
Lazar, Milko (*1965)
Koda LWorld premiereMar 2019, Ljubljana, SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana
Lehár, Franz
Clo-CloPremiereAbu 2019, Bad Ischl, Lehár Festival Bad Ischl
Leoncavallo, Ruggero
Edipo RePremiereMar 2019, Pisa, Teatro di Pisa
MacRae, Stuart (*1976)
AnthropoceneWorld premiereUrt-Ots 2019, Glasgow, Scottish Opera
Mahler, Gustav
Das Lied von der ErdePremiereUrt 2019, Baden-Baden, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
Manfroce, Nicola Antonio
EcubaPremiereUzt-Abu 2019, Martina Franca, Festival della Valle d'Itria
Maragopoulos, Dimitris (*1949)
Visions and wonders of General MakriyannisWorld premiereApr 2019, Athens, Greek National Opera
Martínez, Javier
El Milagro del RecuerdoWorld premiereAbe 2019, Houston, Houston Grand Opera
Martinů, Bohuslav
The Comedy on the BridgePremiereMar-Apr 2019, Malmö, Malmö Opera
Martinez, José (*1941)
El pasado nunca se terminaPremiereMai 2019, Fort Worth, Fort Worth Opera
Mascagni, Pietro
SilvanoPremiereApr 2019, Glasgow, Scottish Opera
Mazzoli, Missy (*1980)
Breaking the WavesPremiereAbu 2019, West Edge Opera
Menotti, Gian Carlo
Amelia al balloPremiereApr 2019, Toulon, Opéra de Toulon
Mercadante,
Francesca da RiminiPremiereMar 2019, Kawasaki, Belcanto Opera Festival in Japan
Messager, André
FortunioPremiereAbe 2019, Paris, Opéra Comique
Messiaen, Olivier
Saint François d'AssisePremiereMai 2020, Hamburg, Staatsoper Hamburg
Meyerbeer, Giacomo
Les HuguenotsPremiereUrt 2019, Budapest, Hungarian State Opera
Robert le diablePremiereApr 2019, Bruxelles, La Monnaie/De Munt
Mollicone, Henry (*1946)
The Face on the Barroom FloorPremiereOts 2019, Shreveport, Shreveport Opera
Moniuszko, Stanisław
HrabinaPremiereMai 2019, Gdańsk, Opera Bałtycka
Montalti, Vittorio (*1984)
Un romano a MarteWorld premiereAza 2019, Roma, Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Le leggi fondamentali della stupidità umanaWorld premiereMai 2019, Firenze, Fondazione del Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Moody, Howard (*1964)
AgreedWorld premiereMar 2019, Glyndebourne, Glyndebourne
Moravec, Paul (*1957)
The ShiningPremiereApr-Mai 2020, Kansas City, Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Moultaka, Zad (*1967)
DelirioWorld premiereEka 2019, Berlin, Deutsche Oper Berlin
Musorgsky, Modest Petrovich
Sorochinskaya yarmarka Mai-Eka 2019, Berlin, Komische Oper Berlin
Nowowiejski, Feliks
Legenda BałtykuPremiereApr 2019, Poznań, Teatr Wielki Poznań
O'Regan, Tarik (*1978)
The PhoenixWorld premiereApr-Mai 2019, Houston, Houston Grand Opera
Orson Štědroň, Miloš (*1973)
Don HrabalPremiereOts-Mar 2019, Praha, National Theatre Prague
Orth, Rene (*1985)
Empty the HousePremiereMai 2019, Philadelphia, Curtis Institute of Music
Panfili, Riccardo (*1979)
Noi, due, quattroWorld premiereIra 2019, Firenze, Fondazione del Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Parra, Héctor (*1976)
Les BienveillantesWorld premiereApr-Mai 2019, Antwerpen, Opera Vlaanderen
Paterson, Robert (*1970)
Safe WordPremiereOts 2019, Shreveport, Shreveport Opera
MasqueradePremiereOts 2019, Shreveport, Shreveport Opera
Peri, Jacopo
EuridicePremiereEka 2020, Firenze, Fondazione del Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Pesson, Gérard (*1958)
Trois ContesWorld premiereMar 2019, Lille, Opéra de Lille
Peters, Rachel J (*1977)
CompanionshipPremiereMai 2019, Fort Worth, Fort Worth Opera
Porpora, Nicola
PolifemoPremiereEka 2019, Salzburg, Salzburger Pfingstfestspiele
OrfeoPremiereAbu 2019, Martina Franca, Festival della Valle d'Itria
Pratorius, Christopher
Xochitl and the FlowersWorld premiereMai 2019, San Francisco, Opera Parallèle
Prokofiev, Gabriel (*1975)
ElizabettaWorld premiereUrt-Eka 2019, Regensburg, Theater Regensburg
Puckett, Joel (*1977)
The FixWorld premiereMar 2019, Saint Paul, Minnesota Opera
Rameau, Jean-Philippe
Hippolyte et Aricie Mai 2019, Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées
Ramström, Johan (*1965)
OrlandoWorld premiereMai-Eka 2019, Stockholm, Kungliga Operan
Reverdy, Michèle (*1943)
Le CosmicomicheWorld premiereMar 2019, Toulon, Opéra de Toulon
Rigaki, Evangelia (*1980)
This Hostel LifeWorld premiereEka 2019, Dublin, Irish National Opera
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay Andreyevich
MladaPremiereMar 2019, St Petersburg, Mariinsky Theatre
Rosenthal, Ted
Dear ErichPremiereUrt 2019, New York, New York City Opera
Rossini, Gioachino
Demetrio e PolibioPremiereAbu 2019, Pesaro, Rossini Opera Festival
Ruders, Poul (*1949)
The Handmaid's TalePremiereMai 2019, Boston, Boston Lyric Opera
Saariaho, Kaija (*1952)
L'Amour de loinPremiereMar 2019, Brno, ND Brno
Sacrati, Francesco
La finta pazzaPremiereMar 2019, Versailles, Opéra Royal de Versailles
Sankaram, Kamala (*1978)
Taking Up SerpentsWorld premiereUrt 2019, Washington, Washington National Opera
Schreier, Anno (*1979)
Schade, dass sie eine Hure warWorld premiereOts-Mar 2019, Düsseldorf, Deutsche Oper am Rhein
Schubert, Franz
Alfonso und EstrellaPremiereUzt-Abu 2019, Baugé, Opéra de Baugé
Siebert, Wilhelm Dieter
Siegfried, der kleine DrachenöterWorld premiereMar-Apr 2019, Würzburg, Mainfranken Theater Würzburg
Sodeika, Gintaras (*1961)
Post FuturumPremiereOts 2019, Vilnius, Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre
Spoliansky, Mischa
Es liegt in der LuftPremiereApr-Mai 2019, Erfurt, Theater Erfurt
Strasnoy, Oscar (*1970)
Le BalPremiereIra 2019, Buenos Aires, Teatro Colón
Strauss, Richard
Die ägyptische HelenaPremiereApr 2019, Boston, Odyssey Opera
Synnott, Andrew (*1970)
La CucinaPremiereUrr-Aza 2019, Wexford, Wexford Festival Opera
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
UndinePremiereOts 2019, Wien, Theater an der Wien
Tesori, Jeanine (*1961)
BlueWorld premiereUzt-Abu 2019, Cooperstown, Glimmerglass Festival
Valtinoni, Pierangelo (*1959)
Pinocchio Urt-Eka 2019, Wien, Volksoper Wien
van Schoor, Richard (*1961)
Alp ArslanWorld premiereMai-Eka 2019, Giessen, Stadttheater Giessen
Venables, Philip (*1979)
Denis and KatyaPremiereIra 2019, Philadelphia, Opera Philadelphia
Verdi, Giuseppe
JérusalemPremiereOts-Mai 2019, Bonn, Theater Bonn
Vinci, Leonardo
PartenopePremiereMai 2019, Valladolid, Teatro Calderon
Vivaldi, Antonio
Dorilla in TempePremiereUrr-Aza 2019, Wexford, Wexford Festival Opera
FarnacePremiereAbe 2019, Sydney, Pinchgut Opera
Juditha Triumphans Urt-Ots 2019, Amsterdam, De Nationale Opera
L'olimpiadePremiereOts 2019, concertgebouw, Het Concertgebouw
Vollmer, Ludger (*1961)
The CircleWorld premiereMai-Eka 2019, Weimar, Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar
Vustin, Alexander (*1943)
The Devil in LoveWorld premiereOts-Apr 2019, Moscow, Stanislavsky Opera
Wagner, Richard
LohengrinWorld premiereMar 2019, Lviv National Opera , Lviv National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre
Wajsar, Petr (*1978)
TramvestieWorld premiereApr-Eka 2019, Praha, National Theatre Prague
Weber, Carl Maria von
Peter Schmoll und seine NachbarnPremiereUrt 2019, Wien, Theater an der Wien
Wertmüller, Michael (*1966)
Diodati. UnendlichWorld premiereOts-Apr 2019, Basel, Theater Basel
Wesley-Smith, Martin (*1945)
Boojum!PremiereUzt 2019, Adelaide, State Opera of South Australia
Yi, Beomseok
MaximilianWorld premiereUrt 2019, Erl, Tiroler Festspiele Erl