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Philip Glass' first opera conceived together with director Robert Wilson introduced minimalist composition and avantgarde performance to the world of opera and remains one of the best known operas of the twentieth century. [235] 1978 Le Grand Macabre (György Ligeti). First performed at Stockholm in 1978, Ligeti heavily revised the opera in ...
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; Salzburg Festival: history and repertoire, 1922–1926; Salzburg Festival: history and repertoire, 1935–1937; List of operas performed at the Santa Fe Opera
Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924) The only true successor to Giuseppe Verdi in Italian opera, [50] Puccini's Tosca, La bohème and Madama Butterfly are among the most popular and well-recognised in the repertoire today. Gustave Charpentier (1860–1956) French composer famous for a single opera, Louise, set in a working class district of Paris. [51]
The most renowned figure of late 18th-century opera is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who began with opera seria but is most famous for his Italian comic operas, especially The Marriage of Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro), Don Giovanni, and Così fan tutte, as well as Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), and The Magic Flute ...
Works by native Italian composers of the 19th and early 20th centuries, such as Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi and Puccini, are amongst the most famous operas ever written and today are performed in opera houses across the world.
Opera Composer Aria 100 The Bohemian Girl: Balfe "I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls" 99 Parsifal: Wagner Prelude 98 The Magic Flute: Mozart "Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja" (Birdcatcher's Aria) 97 The Abduction from the Seraglio: Mozart "O, wie will ich triumphieren" (Osmin's Aria) 96 Casanova: J. Strauss II/Benatzky "O Madonna, auf uns sieh" (Nuns ...
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The list includes composers' principal operas and those of historical importance in the development of the art form. It covers the full historical period from the birth of opera in the late 16th century to the present day, and includes all forms of opera from light music to more formal styles.