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s, a form of theatre in which music is essential, and the roles are portrayed by singers. There are general lists and lists by theme, country, medium and venue.

General

* List of operas by composer *

List of prominent operas Since the origins of opera in late 16th century Italy, a central repertoire has developed, shepherded by major opera composers. The earliest major opera composer is generally considered to be Claudio Monteverdi, who wrote the first prominent ope ...

* List of operas by title

By theme

* List of operettas *

List of Christmas operas Christmas operas are operas which are thematically based on either the Nativity of Jesus or secular Christmas stories. The earliest Christmas operas appeared in the early 17th century, not long after the creation of the art form. Because of the ba ...

* List of operas set in the Crusades * List of Orphean operas * Science fiction opera

By country

List of Argentine operas This is a list of operas by Argentine composers. Argentina's first native born opera composer was Francisco Hargreaves (1849–1900) who composed ''La gatta bianca'' (1875) and ''Los estudiantes de Bologna'' (1897), followed by Zenón Rolón ...

* List of Mexican operas *

List of North Korean operas This is a list of North Korean operas.
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By medium

List of radio operas This is a list of operas specifically written for radio performance. See also *Radio opera * List of television operas References Notes Sources *{{cite book , editor-last = Sadie, editor-first = Stanley, editor-link =Stanley Sadie , yea ...

List of television operas This is a list of operas specifically written for television performance. See also * List of radio operas * Radio opera References Further reading * * * * * "Television's audience for opera", ''The Guardian'', 8 December 1966, p. 8. ...

By venue

* Glyndebourne Festival Opera: history and repertoire, 1934–51 * Glyndebourne Festival Opera: history and repertoire, 1952–63 * List of Innsbruck Festival of Early Music productions *

List of performances of French grand operas at the Paris Opéra The following list gives number of performances of grand opera at the Paris Opera from premiere to 1962, (as given by Stéphane Wolff, Albert Soubies and other sources). References * Soubies, Albert. ''Soixante-sept Ans a L'Opéra en une Page, ...

* Salzburg Festival: history and repertoire, 1922–1926 * Salzburg Festival: history and repertoire, 1935–1937 * List of operas performed at the Santa Fe Opera * List of works premiered at the Teatro Capranica *

Repertory of the Vienna Court Opera under Gustav Mahler The Repertory of the Vienna Court Opera under Gustav Mahler is an account of the ten years during which Gustav Mahler held the office of director and when he directed the productions of more than 100 different operas, of which 33 had not previou ...

* List of operas performed at the Wexford Festival {{DEFAULTSORT:operas