List of operas by composer's last name
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*Francesca Caccini (1587–1630/1640): ''La liberazione di Ruggiero'' *Giulio Caccini (1551–1618): ''Euridice (Caccini), Euridice'', ''Il rapimento di Cefalo'' *John Cage (1912–1992): ''Europeras'' *Robert Cambert (c.1627–1677): ''Pomone (opera), Pomone'' *André Campra (1660–1744): ''Alcine'', ''Les âges'', ''Le carnaval de Venise'', ''L'Europe galante'', ''Les fêtes vénitiennes'', ''Hésione'', ''Idoménée'', ''Iphigénie en Tauride (Campra), Iphigénie en Tauride'', ''Tancrède'' *Michele Carafa (1787–1872): ''La belle au bois dormant (Carafa), La belle au bois dormant'' *David Carlson (1952– ): ''The Midnight Angel (opera), The Midnight Angel'', ''Anna Karenina (Carlson), Anna Karenina'' *Frank Osmond Carr (1858–1916): ''His Excellency (opera), His Excellency'' *Pavlos Carrer (1829–1896): ''Dante e Bice'', ''Isabella d'Aspeno'', ''La Rediviva'', ''Marcos Botsaris'', ''Fior di Maria'', ''I Kyra Frossyni'', ''Maria Antonietta'', ''Despo'', ''Marathon – Salamis'' *Elliott Carter (1908–2012): ''What Next? (opera), What Next?'' *Alfredo Catalani (1854–1893): ''Loreley (opera), Loreley'', ''La Wally'' *Daniel Catán (1949–2011): ''Rappaccini's Daughter (opera), Rappaccini's Daughter'', ''Florencia en el Amazonas'', ''Salsipuedes (opera), Salsipuedes'' *Eduard Caudella (1841–1924): ''Commandant Baltag'', ''Petru Rareş (opera), Petru Rareş'' *Emilio de' Cavalieri (c. 1550–1602): ''Rappresentatione di Anima, et di Corpo'' *Francesco Cavalli (1602–1676): ''Gli amori d'Apollo e di Dafne'', ''Artemisia (Cavalli), Artemisia'', ''La Calisto, Calisto'', ''Ciro (opera), Ciro'', ''Coriolano'', ''Didone (opera), Didone'', ''Doriclea (Cavalli), Doriclea'', ''Egisto (opera), Egisto'', ''Elena (opera), Elena'', ''Eliogabalo'', ''Ercole amante'', ''Erismena'', ''Eritrea (opera), Eritrea'', ''Giasone'', ''Hipermestra'', ''Orimonte'', ''Orione (opera), Orione'', ''Oristeo'', ''Ormindo'', ''Mutio Scevola'', ''Le nozze di Teti e di Peleo'', ''Pompeo Magno'', ''Rosinda'', ''Scipione affricano'', ''Statira principessa di Persia'', ''Veremonda'', ''La virtù dei strali d'Amore'', ''Xerse'' *Ludvík Čelanský (1870–1931): ''Kamilla'' *Alfred Cellier (1844–1891): ''After All!'', ''The Carp (opera), The Carp'', ''Dora's Dream'', ''Doris (opera), Doris'', ''Dorothy (opera), Dorothy'', ''In the Sulks'', ''The Mountebanks'', ''The Spectre Knight'', ''The Sultan of Mocha'', ''Topsyturveydom'' *François Cellier (1849–1914): ''Captain Billy'' *Friedrich Cerha (1926–2023): ''Baal (opera), Baal'', ''Der Rattenfänger'', ''Der Riese von Steinfeld'' *Antonio Cesti (1623–1669): ''Orontea'', ''Il pomo d'oro'' *Emmanuel Chabrier (1841–1894): ''Briséïs'', ''Une éducation manquée'', ''L'étoile (opera), L'étoile'', ''Fisch-Ton-Kan'', ''Gwendoline (opera), Gwendoline'', ''Le roi malgré lui'' *Ruperto Chapí (1851–1909): Roger de Flor (opera), ''Roger de Flor'', ''Música clásica'', ''La serenata'', ''Las bravías, La revoltosa, El puñao de rosas, Margarita la tornera'' *Gustave Charpentier (1860–1956): ''Julien (opera), Julien'', ''Louise (opera), Louise'' *Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643–1704): ''Actéon (opera), Actéon'', ''Les arts florissants (opera), Les arts florissants'', ''David et Jonathas'', ''La descente d'Orphée aux enfers'', ''Médée (Charpentier), Médée'', ''Les plaisirs de Versailles'' *Francis Chassaigne (1847–1922): ''Le droit d'aînesse'' *Ernest Chausson (1855–1899): ''Le roi Arthus'' *Carlos Chávez (1899–1978): ''The Visitors (opera), The Visitors'' *Deborah Cheetham (fl. 2011): ''Pecan Summer'' *Luigi Cherubini (1760–1842): ''Les Abencérages'', ''Anacréon (Cherubini), Anacréon'', ''Le crescendo'', ''Les deux journées'', ''Eliza (Cherubini), Eliza'', ''Faniska'', ''L'hôtellerie portugaise'', ''Lodoïska'', ''Médée (Cherubini), Médée'', ''Pimmalione'' *Unsuk Chin (1961– ): ''Alice in Wonderland (opera), Alice in Wonderland'' *Michael Ching (1958– ): ''Buoso's Ghost'', ''A Midsummer Night's Dream: Opera A Cappella'', ''Speed Dating Tonight!'' *Francesco Cilea (1866–1950): ''Adriana Lecouvreur'', ''L'arlesiana'', ''Gloria (opera), Gloria'' *Domenico Cimarosa (1749–1801): ''L'Armida immaginaria'', ''Le astuzie femminili'', ''La Cleopatra'', ''Le donne rivali'', ''La finta parigina'', ''Giannina e Bernardone'', ''L'impresario in angustie'', ''Il maestro di cappella'', ''Il matrimonio segreto'', ''Gli Orazi e i Curiazi'' *Frederic Clay (1838–1889): ''Ages Ago'', ''The Gentleman in Black'', ''Happy Arcadia'', ''Princess Toto'' *Thomas Clayton (composer), Thomas Clayton (1673–1725): ''Rosamond (opera), Rosamond'', ''Arsinoe, Queen of Cyprus'' *Carlo Coccia (1782–1873): ''Arrighetto'', ''Caterina di Guisa'', ''Clotilde (opera), Clotilde'' *Juan J. Colomer (1966–): ''El Pintor'', ''Dulcinea XL'' *Paul Constantinescu (1909–1963): ''Pana Lesnea Rusalim'', ''A stormy night'', ''O noapte furtunoasa'' *David Conte (1955– ): ''The Dreamers (opera), The Dreamers'', ''Gift of the Magi (opera), Gift of the Magi'' *Aaron Copland (1900–1990): ''The Second Hurricane'', ''The Tender Land'' *Azio Corghi (1937–2022): ''Il dissoluto assolto'', ''Divara – Wasser und Blut'' *John Corigliano (1938– ): ''The Ghosts of Versailles'' *Peter Cornelius (1824–1874): ''Der Barbier von Bagdad'', ''Der Cid'', ''Gunlöd (opera), Gunlöd'' *Noël Coward (1899–1973): ''Bitter Sweet (operetta), Bitter Sweet'' *Frederic Hymen Cowen (1852–1935): ''Harold or the Norman Conquest'', ''Pauline (opera), Pauline'', ''Signa (opera), Signa'', ''Thorgrim'' *César Cui (1835–1918): ''Angelo (opera), Angelo'', ''The Captain's Daughter (opera), The Captain's Daughter'', ''Feast in Time of Plague'', ''Le flibustier (opera), Le flibustier'', ''Ivan the Fool (opera), Ivan the Fool'', ''Little Red Riding Hood (opera), Little Red Riding Hood'', ''Mademoiselle Fifi (opera), Mademoiselle Fifi'', ''The Mandarin's Son'', ''Mateo Falcone'', ''Prisoner of the Caucasus (opera), Prisoner of the Caucasus'', ''Puss in Boots (opera), Puss in Boots'', ''The Saracen (opera), The Saracen'', ''The Snow Bogatyr'', ''William Ratcliff (Cui), William Ratcliff'' *César Cui, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Modest Mussorgsky, Alexander Borodin: ''Mlada'' *Douglas J. Cuomo (1958– ): ''Doubt (opera), Doubt'' *Charles Cuvillier (1877–1955): ''Lilac Domino'' *Chaya Czernowin (1957– ): ''Pnima...ins Innere'', ''Adama (opera), Adama''D
*Nicolas Dalayrac (1753–1809): ''L'amant statue'', ''Les deux petits savoyards'', ''Nina (Dalayrac), Nina'' *Luigi Dallapiccola (1904–1975): ''Job (opera), Job'', ''Il prigioniero'', ''Ulisse'', ''Volo di notte'' *Ikuma Dan (1924–2001): ''Yūzuru (opera), Yūzuru'' (''Twilight Crane''), ''Takeru (opera), Takeru'' *Richard Danielpour (1956– ): ''Margaret Garner (opera), Margaret Garner'' *Alexander Dargomyzhsky (1813–1869): ''Rusalka (Dargomyzhsky), Rusalka'', ''The Stone Guest (Dargomyzhsky), The Stone Guest'' (''Kammeny Gost'') *Michael Daugherty, Michael Kevin Daugherty (1954– ): ''Jackie O (opera), Jackie O'' *Antoine Dauvergne (1713–1797): ''Les troqueurs'' *Peter Maxwell Davies (1934–2016): ''The Doctor of Myddfai'', ''Eight Songs for a Mad King'', ''Kommilitonen!'', ''The Lighthouse (opera), The Lighthouse'', ''The Martyrdom of St Magnus'', ''Mr Emmet Takes a Walk'', ''Resurrection (opera), Resurrection'', ''Taverner (opera), Taverner'' *Victor Davies (1939– ): ''Transit of Venus (opera), Transit of Venus'' *Anthony Davis (composer), Anthony Davis (1951– ): ''X, The Life and Times of Malcolm X'', ''Under the Double Moon (opera), Under the Double Moon'', ''Tania (opera), Tania'', ''Amistad (opera), Amistad'', ''Wakonda's Dream'' *Don Davis (composer), Don Davis (1957– ): ''Río de Sangre'' *Claude Debussy (1862–1918): ''Pelléas et Mélisande (opera), Pelléas et Mélisande'', ''Rodrigue et Chimène'', ''Le diable dans le beffroi'', ''La chute de la maison Usher (opera), La chute de la maison Usher'' *Reginald De Koven (1859–1920): ''The Canterbury Pilgrims (De Koven)'' *Brett Dean (1961– ): ''Bliss (opera), Bliss'' *Miguel del Aguila (1957– ): ''Time and Again Barelas'' *Léo Delibes (1836–1891): ''Jean de Nivelle (opera), Jean de Nivelle'', ''Lakmé'', ''Le roi l'a dit'' *Frederick Delius (1862–1934): ''Fennimore and Gerda'', ''Koanga'', ''A Village Romeo and Juliet'' (''Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe'') *Rudolf Dellinger (1857–1910): ''Don Cesar (opera), Don Cesar'' *Norman Dello Joio (1913–2008): ''The Triumph of St. Joan'' *Edison Denisov (1929–1996): ''Soldier Ivan'' (''Ivan-Soldat''), ''L'écume des jours (opera), L'écume des jours'', ''Quatre filles'' *Henri Desmarets (1661–1741): ''Didon (Desmarets), Didon'', ''Vénus et Adonis'', ''Iphigénie en Tauride (Desmarets and Campra), Iphigénie en Tauride'' *Paul Dessau (1894–1979): ''Die Verurteilung des Lukullus'', ''Einstein (opera), Einstein'' *André Cardinal Destouches (1672–1749): ''Callirhoé'', ''Les élémens'', ''Issé (opera), Issé'' *Anton Diabelli (1781–1858): ''Adam in der Klemme'' *Charles Dibdin (1745–1814): ''The Ephesian Matron'', ''Lionel and Clarissa'', ''The Padlock'', ''The Recruiting Serjeant''. *David DiChiera (1935– ): ''Cyrano (opera), Cyrano'' *Violeta Dinescu (1953– ): ''Hunger und Durst'', ''Der 35 Mai'', ''Eréndira (opera), Eréndira'', ''Schachnovelle (opera), Schachnovelle'', ''Herzriss'' *Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848): ''Adelia (opera), Adelia'', ''L'ajo nell'imbarazzo'', ''Alahor in Granata'', ''Alfredo il grande'', ''Alina, regina di Golconda'', ''L'Ange de Nisida'', ''Anna Bolena'', ''L'assedio di Calais'', ''Belisario'', ''Betly'', ''Il campanello'', ''Il castello di Kenilworth'', ''Caterina Cornaro (opera), Caterina Cornaro'', ''Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali'', ''Il diluvio universale'', ''Le duc d'Albe'', ''Dom Sébastien'', ''Don Pasquale'', ''L'elisir d'amore'', ''Elvida'', ''Emilia di Liverpool'', ''Enrico di Borgogna'', ''L'esule di Roma'', ''Fausta (opera), Fausta'', ''La favorite'' (''La favorita''), ''La fille du régiment'', ''Francesca di Foix'', ''Gabriella di Vergy'', ''Gemma di Vergy'', ''Gianni di Calais'', ''Gianni di Parigi'', ''Imelda de' Lambertazzi'', ''Linda di Chamounix'', ''Lucia di Lammermoor'', ''Lucrezia Borgia (opera), Lucrezia Borgia'', ''Maria di Rohan'', ''Maria de Rudenz'', ''Maria Padilla'', ''Maria Stuarda'', ''Marino Faliero (opera), Marino Faliero'', ''Olivo e Pasquale'', ''Otto mesi in due ore'', ''Il Pigmalione'', ''Parisina (opera), Parisina'', ''Pia de' Tolomei (opera), Pia de' Tolomei'', ''Pietro il grande'', ''Poliuto'', ''Rita (opera), Rita'', ''Roberto Devereux'', ''Rosmonda d'Inghilterra'', ''Torquato Tasso (opera), Torquato Tasso'', ''Ugo, conte di Parigi'', ''La zingara'', ''Zoraida di Granata'' *Nico Dostal (1895–1981): ', ', ', ''Die ungarische Hochzeit'' *Jonathan Dove (1959– ): ''The Adventures of Pinocchio (opera), The Adventures of Pinocchio'', ''Flight (opera), Flight'' *Sabin Drăgoi (1894–1968): ''Constantin Brâncoveanu (opera), Constantin Brâncoveanu'', ''Horia (opera), Horia'', ''Kir Ianulea'', ''The Misfortune'' (''Napasta'') *Deborah Drattell (1956– ): ''Lilith (opera), Lilith'', ''Nicholas and Alexandra (opera), Nicholas and Alexandra'' *Paul Dukas (1865–1935): ''Ariane et Barbe-bleue, Ariane et Barbe-Bleue'' *Thomas Dunhill (1877–1946): ''Tantivy Towers'' *Egidio Duni, Egidio Romualdo Duni (1708–1775): ''L'école de la jeunesse'', ''La fée Urgèle'', ''Le peintre amoureux de son modèle'' *Pascal Dusapin (1955– ): ''Medeamaterial'', ''Perelà, uomo di fumo'' *Alphonse Duvernoy (1842–1907): ''Le Baron Frick'', ''Hellé'' *Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904): ''Alfred (Dvořák), Alfred'', ''Armida (Dvořák), Armida'', ''The Cunning Peasant'', ''The Devil and Kate'' (''Čert a Káča''), ''Dimitrij (opera), Dimitrij'', ''The Jacobin'' (''Jakobín''), ''King and Charcoal Burner'', ''Rusalka (opera), Rusalka'', ''The Stubborn Lovers'' (''Tvrdé palice''), ''Vanda (opera), Vanda''E
*John Eaton (composer), John Eaton (1935–2015 ): ''The Cry of Clytaemnestra'', ''Danton and Robespierre'', ''The Tempest (Eaton), The Tempest'' *John Eccles (composer), John Eccles (1668–1735): ''Semele (Eccles), Semele'', ''The Judgement of Paris (opera), The Judgement of Paris'' *Werner Egk (1901–1983): ''Peer Gynt (opera), Peer Gynt'', ''Die Verlobung in San Domingo'', ''Die Zaubergeige'' *Gottfried von Einem (1918–1996): ''Der Besuch der alten Dame'', ''Dantons Tod'', ''Kabale und Liebe (opera), Kabale und Liebe'', ''Der Prozess (opera), Der Prozess'' *George Enescu (1881–1955): ''Œdipe (opera), Œdipe'' *Péter Eötvös (1944– ): ''Tri sestry (opera), Tri sestry'', ''Love and Other Demons'', ''Der goldene Drache'' *Ferenc Erkel (1810–1893): ''Bánk bán'', ''Hunyadi László (opera), Hunyadi László'' *Camille Erlanger (1863–1919): ''Le Juif Polonais'' *Iván Erőd (1936–2019 ): ''La doncella, el marinero y el estudiante'', ''Die Seidenraupen'', ''Orpheus ex Machina'', ''Der Füssener Totentanz'', ''Die Liebesprobe'', ''Pünktchen und Anton'' *Edmund Eysler (1874–1949): ''Bruder Straubinger'', ''Die gold'ne Meisterin''F
*Franco Faccio (1840–1891): ''Amleto'' *Leo Fall (1873–1925): ', ''Die Dollarprinzessin'', ''The Merry Farmer (operetta), Der fidele Bauer'', ''Die geschiedene Frau'', ''Der liebe Augustin (operetta), Der liebe Augustin'' (English version: ''Princess Caprice''), ''Madame Pompadour (operetta), Madame Pompadour'' *Manuel de Falla (1876–1946): ''Los amores de la Inés'', ''El retablo de maese Pedro'', ''La vida breve (opera), La vida breve'' *Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924): ''Pénélope'', ''Prométhée'' *Giuseppe Farinelli (1769–1836): ''Calliroe (Farinelli), Calliroe'', ''Il Cid della Spagna'', ''I riti d'Efeso'' *Ivan Fedele (1953– ): ''Antigone (Fedele), Antigone'' *Morton Feldman (1926–1987): ''Neither (opera), Neither'' *Francesco Feo (1691–1761): ''Andromaca'' *Brian Ferneyhough (1943– ): ''Shadowtime (opera), Shadowtime'' *Lorenzo Ferrero (1951– ): ''Rimbaud, ou le fils du soleil'', ''Marilyn (opera), Marilyn'', ''La figlia del mago'', ''Mare nostro (opera), Mare nostro'', ''Night (opera), Night'', ''Salvatore Giuliano (opera), Salvatore Giuliano'', ''Charlotte Corday (opera), Charlotte Corday'', ''Le Bleu-blanc-rouge et le noir'', ''La nascita di Orfeo'', ''La Conquista (opera), La Conquista'', ''Le piccole storie, Le piccole storie: Ai margini delle guerre'', ''Risorgimento! (opera), Risorgimento!'' *Henry Février (1875–1957): ''Monna Vanna (Février), Monna Vanna'' *Zdeněk Fibich (1850–1900): ''Blaník (opera), Blaník'', ''The Bride of Messina (opera), The Bride of Messina'' (''Nevěsta messinská''), ''Bukovín'', ''The Fall of Arkun'' (''Pád Arkuna''), ''Hedy (opera), Hedy'', ''Šárka (Fibich), Šárka'', ''The Tempest (Fibich), The Tempest'' (''Bouře'') *Vivian Fine (1913–2000): ''The Women in the Garden'' *Gottfried Finger (c. 1660–1730): ''The Virgin Prophetess'' *Michael Finnissy (1946– ): ''Thérèse Raquin (Finnissy), Thérèse Raquin'' *Valentino Fioravanti (1764–1837): ''Le cantatrici villane'' *Elena Firsova (1950– ): ''A Feast in Time of Plague'' (''Pir vo vremya chumy''), ''The Nightingale and the Rose (opera), The Nightingale and the Rose'' *Domenico Fischietti (c. 1725–after c. 1810): , , *Veniamin Fleishman (1913–1941): ''Rothschild's Violin'' *Friedrich von Flotow (1812–1883): ''Alessandro Stradella (opera), Alessandro Stradella'', ''Martha (opera), Martha'' *Carlisle Floyd (1926– ): ''Cold Sassy Tree (opera), Cold Sassy Tree'', ''Flower and Hawk'', ''Of Mice and Men (opera), Of Mice and Men'', ''Slow Dusk'', ''Susannah'', ''Willie Stark'', ''Wuthering Heights (Floyd), Wuthering Heights'' *Josef Bohuslav Foerster (1859–1951): ''Debora (opera), Debora'', ''Eva (opera), Eva'', ''Jessika (opera), Jessika'', ''The Invincible Ones'' (:cs:Nepřemožení, ''Nepřemožení''), ''The Heart'' (:cs:Srdce (opera), ''Srdce''), ''The Fool'' a.k.a. ''The Simpleton'' (:cs:Bloud, ''Bloud'') *Yevstigney Fomin (1761–1800): ''Postal Coachmen at the Relay Station'' (Yamshchiki na podstave) *Ernest Ford (1858–1919): ''Jane Annie'' *Jacopo Foroni (1825–1858): ''Cristina, regina di Svezia'' *Wolfgang Fortner (1907–1987): ''Bluthochzeit'' *Lukas Foss (1922–2009): ''The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County'', ''Griffelkin'', ''Introductions and Good-byes'' *Alberto Franchetti (1860–1942): ''Cristoforo Colombo (opera), Cristoforo Colombo'', ''Germania (opera), Germania'', ''Asrael'', ''La figlia di Iorio'' *César Franck (1822–1890): ''Hulda (opera), Hulda'', ''Ghiselle'' *François Francoeur (1698–1787) and François Rebel (1701–1775): ''Pirame et Thisbé'', ''Scanderberg'' *Harold Fraser-Simson (1872–1944): ''The Maid of the Mountains'' *Rudolf Friml (1879–1972): ''The Firefly (operetta), The Firefly'', ''Rose-Marie'', ''The Vagabond King''G
*Marco da Gagliano (1582–1643): ''Dafne (Gagliano), Dafne'' *Baldassare Galuppi (1706–1785): ''Il filosofo di campagna'', ''L'inimico delle donne'' (''L'italiana in Oriente'') *Hans Gál (1890–1987): ''Der Arzt der Sobeide'', ''Die heilige Ente'', ''Das Lied der Nacht'', ''Die beiden Klaas'' *Louis Ganne (1862–1923): ''Les saltimbanques'' *Francesco Gasparini (1661–1727): ''Ambleto'', ''Tamerlano (Gasparini opera), Tamerlano'', ''Bajazet (Gasparini opera), Bajazet'' *Florian Leopold Gassmann (1729–1774): ''L'amore artigiano'', ''La notte critica'' *Stanislao Gastaldon (1861–1939): ''Mala Pasqua!'' *Pierre Gaveaux (1761–1825): ''Le trompeur trompé'' *Joaquín Gaztambide (1822–1870): ''El estreno de una artista'', ''El juramento (zarzuela), El juramento'', ''Un pleito'', ''Una vieja'' *Giuseppe Gazzaniga (1743–1818): ''Antigono'', ''Il barone di Trocchia'', ''Don Giovanni Tenorio'', ''La donna astuta'', ''Ezio (Gazzaniga), Ezio'', ''Il finto cieco'' *Pietro Generali (1773–1832): ''Adelina (opera), Adelina'' *Roberto Gerhard (1896–1970): ''The Duenna (Gerhard), The Duenna'' *Edward German (1862–1936): ''The Emerald Isle'' (with Arthur Sullivan), ''Fallen Fairies'', ''Merrie England (opera), Merrie England'', ''A Princess of Kensington'', ''The Rival Poets'', ''Tom Jones (Edward German), Tom Jones'' *Thomas German Reed (1817–1888): ''Eyes and No Eyes'', ''No Cards'', ''Our Island Home'', ''A Sensation Novel'' *George Gershwin (1898–1937): ''Blue Monday (opera), Blue Monday'', ''Porgy and Bess'' *Ottmar Gerster (1897–1969): ''Enoch Arden'', ''Die Hexe von Passau'' *Geminiano Giacomelli (1692–1740): ''Merope (Giacomelli), La Merope'' *Vittorio Giannini (1903–1966): ''Blennerhassett (opera), Blennerhassett'', ''The Taming of the Shrew (opera), The Taming of the Shrew'' *Jean Gilbert (1879–1942): ''Die keusche Susanne'' *Alberto Ginastera (1916–1983): ''Bomarzo (opera), Bomarzo'', ''Beatrix Cenci'', ''Don Rodrigo'' *Umberto Giordano (1867–1948): ''La cena delle beffe'', ''Andrea Chénier'', ''Fedora (opera), Fedora'', ''Madame Sans-Gêne (opera), Madame Sans-Gêne'', ''Mese mariano'', ''Il re'', ''Siberia (opera), Siberia'' *Peggy Glanville-Hicks (1912–1990): ''Nausicaa (opera), Nausicaa'', ''The Transposed Heads (opera), The Transposed Heads'' *Philip Glass (1937– ): ''1000 Airplanes on the Roof'', ''Akhnaten (opera), Akhnaten'', ''Appomattox (opera), Appomattox'', ''Beauty and the Beast (1946 film), La Belle et la bête'', ''The Civil Wars: A Tree Is Best Measured When It Is Down'', ''O Corvo Branco'', ''Einstein on the Beach'', ''The Fall of the House of Usher (Philip Glass opera), The Fall of the House of Usher'', ''Galileo Galilei (opera), Galileo Galilei'', ''Hydrogen Jukebox'', ''The Juniper Tree (opera), The Juniper Tree'', ''Kepler (opera), Kepler'', ''Monsters of Grace'', ''The Photographer'', ''Satyagraha (opera), Satyagraha'', ''The Voyage (opera), The Voyage'' *Mikhail Glinka (1804–1857): ''A Life for the Tsar'' (''Zhizn za tsarya''), ''Ruslan and Lyudmila (opera), Ruslan and Lyudmila'' *Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714–1787): ''Alceste (Gluck), Alceste'', ''L'arbre enchanté'', ''Armide (Gluck), Armide'', ''Le cadi dupé'', ''Le cinesi'', ''La Cythère assiégée'', ''Le diable à quatre (opera), Le diable à quatre'', ''Echo et Narcisse'', ''La fausse esclave'', ''Le feste d'Apollo'', ''L'île de Merlin, ou Le monde renversé, L'ile de Merlin'', ''Iphigénie en Aulide'', ''Iphigénie en Tauride'', ''L'ivrogne corrigé'', ''Orfeo ed Euridice'', ''Paride ed Elena'', ''La rencontre imprévue'', ''Telemaco (Gluck), Telemaco'' *Benjamin Godard (1849–1895): ''Jocelyn (opera), Jocelyn'' *Alexander Goedicke (1877–1957): ''Virineya'' (Виринея), ''At the Crossing'' (У перевоза), ''Jacquerie (opera)'' (Жакерия), ''Macbeth (Goedicke)'' (Макбет) *Alexander Goehr (1932– ): ''Arden Must Die'', ''Arianna (Goehr), Arianna'', ''Behold the Sun'', ''Triptych (opera), Triptych'' *Hermann Goetz (1840–1876): ''Der Widerspänstigen Zähmung'' *Walter Goetze (1883–1961): ''Der goldene Pierrot'', ''Ihre Hoheit, die Tänzerin (operetta), Ihre Hoheit, die Tänzerin'' *Karl Goldmark (1830–1915): ''Das Heimchen am Herd'', ''Die Königin von Saba'' *Osvaldo Golijov (1960– ): ''Ainadamar'' *Antônio Carlos Gomes (1836–1896): ''Condor (opera), Condor'', ''Fosca (opera), Fosca'', ''Il Guarany'', ''Joana de Flandres (opera), Joana de Flandres'', ''Lo schiavo'', ''Maria Tudor'', ''A noite do castelo'', ''Salvator Rosa (opera), Salvator Rosa'' *Fernando González Casellas (1925–1998): ''Saverio el Cruel'' *Ricky Ian Gordon (1956– ): ''The Grapes of Wrath (opera), The Grapes of Wrath'' *François-Joseph Gossec (1734–1829): ''Les pêcheurs'', ''Sabinus (opera), Sabinus'', ''Thésée (Gossec), Thésée'', ''Le tonnelier'', ''Le triomphe de la République'' *Jakov Gotovac (1895–1982): ''Ero s onoga svijeta'' (''Ero the Joker'') *Charles Gounod#Operas, Charles Gounod (1818–1893): ''Cinq-Mars (opera), Cinq-Mars'', ''La colombe'', ''Faust (opera), Faust'', ''Maître Pierre'', ''Le médecin malgré lui (opera), Le médecin malgré lui'', ''Mireille (opera), Mireille'', ''La nonne sanglante'', ''Philémon et Baucis'', ''Polyeucte (opera), Polyeucte'', ''La reine de Saba'', ''Roméo et Juliette'', ''Sapho (Gounod), Sapho'', ''Le tribut de Zamora'' *Orlando Gough (1953–): ''The Finnish Prisoner'' *Louis Grabu (floruit, fl. 1665–1690, died after 1693): ''Albion and Albanius'' *Paul Graener (1872–1944): ''Hanneles Himmelfahrt'' *Enrique Granados (1867–1916): ''Goyescas (opera), Goyescas'', ''María del Carmen (opera), María del Carmen'' *Bruno Granichstaedten (1879–1944): ''Der Orlow'' *Carl Heinrich Graun (1704–1759): ''Montezuma (Graun), Montezuma'' *Maurice Greene (composer), Maurice Greene (1696–1755): ''Florimel'', ''Phoebe (opera), Phoebe'' *André Grétry (1741–1813): ''L'amant jaloux'', ''Andromaque (opera), Andromaque'', ''Aucassin et Nicolette (opera), Aucassin et Nicolette'', ''La caravane du Caire'', ''Colinette à la cour'', ''L’épreuve villageoise'', ''Les deux avares'', ''Guillaume Tell (Grétry), Guillaume Tell'', ''Le Huron'', ''Le jugement de Midas'', ''Lucile (opera), Lucile'', ''Les mariages samnites'', ''Pierre le Grand'', ''Richard Coeur-de-lion (opera), Richard Coeur-de-lion'', ''Le tableau parlant'', ''Zémire et Azor'' *George Grossmith (1847–1912): ''Haste to the Wedding'', ''Cups and Saucers'' *Jacinto Guerrero (1895–1951): ''El huésped del sevillano, El huésped del Sevillano'' *Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi (1728–1804): ''Alceste (Guglielmi), Alceste'', ''La bella pescatrice'', ''La pastorella nobile'', ''Il ratto della sposa'', ''Lo spirito di contradizione'', ''La sposa fedele'' *Manfred Gurlitt (1890–1973): ''Wozzeck (Gurlitt), Wozzeck''H
*Pavel Haas (1899–1944): ''Šarlatán'' *Alois Hába (1893–1973): ''Mother (opera), The Mother'' *Henry Kimball Hadley (1871–1937): ''Azora, the Daughter of Montezuma'', ''Bianca (opera), Bianca'', ''Cleopatra's Night'', ''A Night in Old Paris'', ''Safié'' *Daron Hagen (1961– ): ''Amelia (opera), Amelia'', ''Shining Brow'', ''Bandanna (opera), Bandanna'', ''Vera of Las Vegas'', ''The Antient Concert'', New York Stories (opera), ''New York Stories'' *Reynaldo Hahn (1874–1947): ''Ciboulette'' *Jakob Haibel (1762–1826): ''Der Tyroler Wastel'' *Fromental Halévy (1799–1862): ''L'artisan'', ''Charles VI (opera), Charles VI'', ''L'éclair'', ''Jaguarita l'Indienne'', ''Le Juif errant (opera), Le Juif errant'', ''La Juive'', ''Ludovic (opera), Ludovic'', ''Le nabab'', ''Noé (opera), Noé'', ''La reine de Chypre'', ''Le val d'Andorre'' *Iain Hamilton (composer), Iain Hamilton (1922–2000): ''Anna Karenina (Hamilton), Anna Karenina'', ''The Catiline Conspiracy'', ''The Royal Hunt of the Sun (opera), The Royal Hunt of the Sun'' *George Frideric Handel (1685–1759): ''Acis and Galatea (Handel), Acis and Galatea'', ''Admeto'', ''Agrippina (opera), Agrippina'', ''Alcina'', ''Alessandro (opera), Alessandro'', ''Alessandro Severo'', ''Almira'', ''Amadigi di Gaula'', ''Arianna in Creta'', ''Ariodante'', ''Arminio'', ''Atalanta (opera), Atalanta'', ''Berenice (opera), Berenice'', ''Deidamia (opera), Deidamia'', ''Ezio (Handel), Ezio'', ''Faramondo'', ''Flavio'', ''Floridante'', ''Florindo'', ''Giove in Argo'', ''Giulio Cesare'', ''Giustino (Handel), Giustino'', ''Hercules (Handel), Hercules'', ''Imeneo'', ''Lotario'', ''Muzio Scevola'', ''Oreste'', ''Orlando (opera), Orlando'', ''Ottone'', ''Parnasso in festa'', ''Partenope'', ''Il pastor fido'', ''Poro (opera), Poro'', ''Radamisto (Handel), Radamisto'', ''Riccardo Primo'', ''Rinaldo (opera), Rinaldo'', ''Rodelinda (opera), Rodelinda'', ''Rodrigo (opera), Rodrigo'', ''Samson (Handel), Samson'', ''Scipione'', ''Semele (Handel), Semele'', ''Serse'', ''Silla (opera), Silla'', ''Siroe'', ''Sosarme'', ''Tamerlano'', ''Teseo'', ''Theodora (Handel), Theodora'', ''Tolomeo'' *Howard Hanson (1896–1981): ''Merry Mount (opera), Merry Mount'' *Kazuko Hara (1935–2014): ''Crime and Punishment (opera), Crime and Punishment'', ''Yosakoi Bushi'' *John Harbison (1938– ): ''The Great Gatsby (opera), The Great Gatsby'' *Stephen Hartke (1952– ): ''The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif'' *Johann Adolph Hasse (1699–1783): ''Artaserse (Hasse), Artaserse'', ''Antonio e Cleopatra'', ''Cleofide'', ''Piramo e Tisbe'', ''Siroe (Hasse), Siroe'', ''Il Ruggiero'' *Joseph Haydn (1732–1809): ''L'anima del filosofo'', ''Armida (Haydn), Armida'', ''La canterina'', ''La fedeltà premiata'', ''L'infedeltà delusa'', ''L'isola disabitata'', ''Il mondo della luna'', ''Orlando paladino'', ''Lo speziale'', ''La vera costanza'', ''L'incontro improvviso'' *Jake Heggie (1961– ): ''Dead Man Walking (opera), Dead Man Walking'', ''The End of the Affair (opera), The End of the Affair'', ''Last Acts'' *Peter Arnold Heise (1830–1879): ''Drot og marsk'' *Moya Henderson (1941– ): ''Lindy (opera), Lindy'' *Hans Werner Henze (1926–2012): ''The Bassarids'', ''Boulevard Solitude'', ''Elegy for Young Lovers'', ''The English Cat'', ''Der junge Lord'', ''König Hirsch'', ''Phaedra (opera), Phaedra'', ''Der Prinz von Homburg (opera), Der Prinz von Homburg'', ''L'Upupa und der Triumph der Sohnesliebe'', ''Venus und Adonis'', ''Das verratene Meer'', ''We Come to the River'' *Victor Herbert (1859–1924): ''Babes in Toyland (operetta), Babes in Toyland'', ''Dream City'', ''The Dream Girl (operetta), The Dream Girl'', ''Eileen (musical), Eileen'', ''The Fortune Teller (operetta), The Fortune Teller'', ''The Magic Knight'', ''Mlle. Modiste'', ''Natoma (opera), Natoma'', ''Naughty Marietta (operetta), Naughty Marietta'', ''Prince Ananias'', ''The Princess Pat'', ''The Red Mill'', ''The Serenade'', ''Sweethearts (musical), Sweethearts'', ''The Wizard of the Nile'' *Ferdinand Hérold (1791–1833): ''Le pré aux clercs'', ''Zampa'' *Bernard Herrmann (1911–1975): ''Wuthering Heights (Herrmann), Wuthering Heights'' *Philippe Hersant (1948– ): ''Le Château des Carpathes (opera), Le Château des Carpathes'', ''Le Moine noir'' *Hervé (composer), Hervé (1825–1892): ''Chilpéric (operetta), Chilpéric'', ''Don Quichotte et Sancho Pança'', ''Mam'zelle Nitouche'' *Richard Heuberger (1850–1914): ''Der Opernball'' *Juan Hidalgo de Polanco (1614–1685): ''Celos aun del aire matan'', ''Los celos hacen estrellas'', ''La púrpura de la rosa (Hidalga), La púrpura de la rosa'' *Johann Adam Hiller (1728–1804): ''Die Jagd'', ''Lisuart und Dariolette'', ''Lottchen am Hofe'', ''Die verwandelten Weiber'' *Paul Hindemith (1895–1963): ''Cardillac'', ''Die Harmonie der Welt'', ''Hin und zurück'', ''Lehrstück'', ''The Long Christmas Dinner (opera), The Long Christmas Dinner'', ''Mathis der Maler (opera), Mathis der Maler'', ''Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen'', ''Neues vom Tage'', ''Das Nusch-Nuschi'', ''Sancta Susanna'', ''Wir bauen eine Stadt'' *Emil Hlobil (1901–1987): ''Anna Karenina'', ''Měšťák šlechticem (Le Bourgeois gentilhomme)'', ''Král Václav IV (King Wenceslaus IV)'' *Lee Hoiby (1926–2011): ''The Scarf (opera), The Scarf'', ''Summer and Smoke (opera), Summer and Smoke'' *E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776–1822): ''Undine (Hoffmann), Undine'' *Igo Hofstetter (1926–2002): ''Roulette der Herzen'', ''Alles spricht von Charpillon'', ''Schach dem Boss'' * York Höller (1944– ): ''Der Meister und Margarita'' *Heinz Holliger (1939– ): ''Schneewittchen (opera), Schneewittchen'' *Gustav Holst (1874–1934): ''The Revoke'', ''The Idea'', ''The Youth's Choice'', ''Sita (opera), Sita'', ''At the Boar's Head'', ''The Perfect Fool'', ''Savitri (opera), Savitri'', ''The Wandering Scholar'' *Ignaz Holzbauer (1711–1783): ''Günther von Schwarzburg (opera), Günther von Schwarzburg'' *Arthur Honegger (1892–1955): ''Judith (Honegger), Judith'', ''Antigone (Honegger), Antigone'', ''Les aventures du roi Pausole'', ''La belle de Moudon'', ''Les petites'', ''L'Aiglon, L'aiglon'' (with Jacques Ibert) *Toshio Hosokawa (1955– ): ''Vision of Lear'', ''Hanjo'' *Jenő Hubay (1858–1937): ''Alienor'', '':hu:A cremonai hegedűs, A cremonai hegedűs'' (The Violin Maker of Cremona), (The Village Vagabond), ''Moharózsa'' (Moss Rose), ''Lavotta szerelme'', ''Karenina Anna'' (Anna Karenina), ''Az álarc'' (The Mask), ''A milói Vénusz'' (The Venus de Milo), ''Az önző óriás'' (The Selfish Giant; based on The Happy Prince and Other Tales#"The Selfish Giant", the story by Oscar Wilde) *Engelbert Humperdinck (composer), Engelbert Humperdinck (1854–1921): ''Hansel and Gretel (opera), Hänsel und Gretel'', ''Königskinder'' *Ilja Hurník (1922–2013): ''Dáma a lupiči'' (The Lady and the Robbers), (Wisemen and Fools), ''Rybáři v síti'' (Fishermen in Their Own Nets), ''Oldřich a Boženka'' (Oldřich and Boženka) *Jenő Huszka (1875–1960): ''Aranyvirág'', ''Prince Bob'' (''Bob herceg''), ''Gül Baba (operetta), Gül Baba'', ''Baroness Lili'' (''Lili bárónő''), ''Tilos a Bemenet'' (''No Entry'') *Ketil Hvoslef (1939– ): ''Barabbas (opera), Barabbas'' *Jason Kao Hwang (1957– ): ''The Floating Box: A Story in Chinatown''I
*Vincent d'Indy (1851–1931): ''Le chant de la cloche'', ''L'étranger (opera), L'étranger'', ''Fervaal'', ''La légende de Saint-Christophe'', ''Le rêve de Cinyras'' *Nicolas Isouard (1775–1818): ''Cendrillon (Isouard), Cendrillon'', ''Joconde (opera), Joconde'', ''Les rendez-vous bourgeois''J
*Victor Jacobi (1883–1921): ''The Bravest Hussar'', ''The Haughty Princess'', ''The Marriage Market'', ''Szibill'' *Edward Jakobowski (1858–1927): ''Erminie'' *Leoš Janáček (1854–1928): ''The Beginning of a Romance'' (''Počátek Románu''), ''The Cunning Little Vixen'' (''Příhody lišky Bystroušky''), ''Destiny (Janáček), Destiny'' (''Osud''), ''The Excursions of Mr. Brouček to the Moon and to the 15th Century'' (''Výlet pana Broučka do XV století/Výlet pana Broučka do Měsíce''), ''From the House of the Dead'' (''Z mrtvého domu''), ''Jenůfa'' (''Její pastorkyňa''), ''Káťa Kabanová'', ''The Makropulos Affair (opera), The Makropulos Affair'' (''Věc Makropulos''), ''Šárka (Janáček), Šárka'' *Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665–1729): ''Céphale et Procris (Jacquet de la Guerre), Céphale et Procris'' *Georg Jarno (1868–1920): ''Die Försterchristl'' *Leon Jessel (1871–1942): ''Schwarzwaldmädel'' *Alan John (1958– ): ''The Eighth Wonder'', ''Through the Looking Glass (opera), Through the Looking Glass'' *Niccolò Jommelli (1714–1774): ''Armida abbandonata'', ''Demofoonte (Jommelli), Demofoonte'', ''Fetonte'', ''Iphigenia in Tauride'', ''L'Olimpiade (Jommelli), L'Olimpiade'', ''La schiava liberata'', ''L'uccelellatrice'', ''Vologeso'' *Scott Joplin (1868–1917): ''A Guest of Honor (opera), A Guest of Honor'', ''Treemonisha'' *Wilfred Josephs (1927–1997): ''Rebecca (opera), Rebecca''K
*Emmerich Kálmán (1882–1953): ''Arizona Lady'', ''Die Bajadere (operetta), Die Bajadere'', ''Gräfin Mariza'', ''Die Csárdásfürstin'', ''Zsuzsi kisasszony'', ''Die Herzogin von Chicago'', ''Kaiserin Josephine'', ''Marinka (operetta), Marinka'', ''Az obsitos'' (''The Soldier on Leave''), ''The Gay Hussars, Tatárjárás'', ''Das Veilchen vom Montmartre'', ''Der Zigeunerprimas'' (''The Gipsy Virtuoso''), ''Die Zirkusprinzessin'' *Manolis Kalomiris (1883–1962): ''Protomastoras'', ''The ring of the mother'', ''Anatoli (opera)'', , ''Konstantinos Palaiologos'' *Rudolf Kattnigg (1895–1955): ''Balkanliebe'' *Nigel Keay (1955– ): ''At the Hawk's Well (opera), At the Hawk's Well'' *Reinhard Keiser (1674–1739): ''Croesus (opera), Croesus'', ''Fredegunda (opera), Fredegunda'', ''Masagniello'', Octavia (opera), Octavia, ''Ulysses (opera), Ulysses'' *Jerome Kern (1885–1945): ''Show Boat'' *Wilhelm Kienzl (1857–1941): ''Der Evangelimann'', ''Der Kuhreigen'' *Leanna Kirchoff: ''The Clever Artifice of Harriet and Margaret'' *Giselher Klebe (1925–2009): ''Alkmene (opera), Alkmene'', ''Chlestakows Wiederkehr'', ''Die Ermordung Cäsars'', ''Die Fastnachtsbeichte (opera), Die Fastnachtsbeichte'', ''Figaro läßt sich scheiden'', ''Gervaise Macquart'', ''Jacobowsky und der Oberst (opera), Jacobowsky und der Oberst'', ''Der Jüngste Tag'', ''Das Mädchen aus Domrémy'', ''Das Märchen von der schönen Lilie'', ''Die Räuber (opera), Die Räuber'', ''Das Rendezvous'', ''Die tödlichen Wünsche'', ''Ein wahrer Held'' *Alexander Knaifel (1943– ): ''The Canterville Ghost (opera), The Canterville Ghost'' (), ''Alice in Wonderland'' *Oliver Knussen (1952–2018): ''Higglety Pigglety Pop!'', ''Where the Wild Things Are (opera), Where the Wild Things Are'' *Zoltán Kodály (1882–1967): ''Háry János'' *Joonas Kokkonen (1921–1996): ''The Last Temptations'' *Walter Kollo (1878–1940): ''Drei alte Schachteln'', ''Filmzauber'', ''Die Frau ohne Kuss'', ' *Nikolai Korndorf (1947–2001): ''MR (Marina and Rainer)'' *Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897–1957): ''Die Kathrin'', ''Der Ring des Polykrates (opera), Der Ring des Polykrates'', ''Die tote Stadt'', ''Violanta'', ''Das Wunder der Heliane'' *Petr Kotik (1942– ) ''Many, Many Women'' *Reginald De Koven (1859–1920): ''The Knickerbockers (operetta), The Knickerbockers'', ''Rip Van Winkle (de Koven), Rip Van Winkle'', ''Rob Roy (operetta), Rob Roy'', ''Robin Hood (De Koven opera), Robin Hood'' *Hans Krása (1899–1944): ''Brundibár'' *Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962): ''Sissy (operetta), Sissy'' *Ernst Krenek (1900–1991): ''The Bell Tower'', ''Cefalo e Procri'', ''Der Diktator'', ''Jonny spielt auf'', ''Karl V (opera), Karl V'', ''Leben des Orest'', ''Orpheus und Eurydike'', ''Schwergewicht'', ''Tarquin (opera), Tarquin'', ''What Price Confidence?'' *Conradin Kreutzer (1780–1849): ''Das Nachtlager in Granada'', ''Der Verschwender'' *Rodolphe Kreutzer (1766–1831): ''La mort d'Abel'' *Eduard Künneke (1885–1953): ''The Cousin from Nowhere (operetta), The Cousin from Nowhere'' *F.L.Æ. Kunzen (1761–1817): ''Holger Danske (opera), Holger Danske''L
*Helmut Lachenmann (1935– ): ''Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern'' *Franz Lachner (1803–1890): ''Caterina Cornaro (Lachner), Caterina Cornaro'' *Lori Laitman (1955– ): ''Come to Me In Dreams'', ''The Scarlet Letter (Laitman opera), The Scarlet Letter'', ''The Three Feathers'' *Édouard Lalo (1823–1892): ''Le roi d'Ys'', ''Fiesque'' *John La Montaine (1920–2013): ''Novellis, Novellis'', ''The Shephardes Playe'', ''Erode the Greate'', ''Be Glad Then, America'' *Stefano Landi (1587–1639): ''La morte d'Orfeo'', ''Il Sant'Alessio'' *Elena Langer (1974– ): ''Figaro Gets a Divorce'' *Rued Langgaard (1893–1952): ''Antikrist'' *Isidore de Lara (1858–1935): ''Messaline'' *Lars-Erik Larsson (1908–1986): ''Prinsessan av Cypern (Larsson), Prinsessan av Cypern'' *Felice Lattuada (1882–1962): ''Le preziose ridicule'', ''La tempesta (opera), La tempesta'' *Elodie Lauten (1950–2014): ''The Death of Don Juan'' *Armas Launis (1884–1959): ''Seven Brothers (Launis), Seven Brothers'', ''Kullervo (Launis), Kullervo'', ''Aslak Hetta (Launis), Aslak Hetta'', ''Jehudith (Launis), Jehudith'', among others *Henry Lawes (1595–1662), Henry Cooke (composer), Henry Cooke (1616–1672) et al.: ''The Siege of Rhodes'' *Jean-Marie Leclair (1697–1764): ''Scylla et Glaucus'' *Charles Lecocq (1832–1918): ''La fille de Madame Angot'', ''Giroflé-Girofla'', ''Le petit duc'' *Ton de Leeuw (1926–1996): ''Antigone (Leeuw), Antigone'' *Nicola LeFanu (1947– ): ''Blood Wedding (opera), Blood Wedding'', ''The Story of Mary O'Neill'', ''Light Passing'' *Giovanni Legrenzi (1626–1690): ''I due Cesari'', ''Eteocle e Polinice'', ''Il Giustino'', ''La divisione del mondo, ''Totila (opera), Totila'', ''Zenobia e Radamisto'' *Franz Lehár (1870–1948): ''Endlich allein'', ''Giuditta'', ''Der Göttergatte'', ''Der Graf von Luxemburg'', ''The Land of Smiles'' (''Das Land des Lächelns''), ''The Merry Widow'' (''Die lustige Witwe''), ''Paganini (operetta), Paganini'', ''Der Zarewitsch'' *Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne (composer), Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne (1751–1796) ''Électre (opera), Électre'', ''Nephté'', ''Phèdre (opera), Phèdre'' *Nicholas Lens (1957– ): ''Slow Man (opera), Slow Man'', ''Shell Shock (opera), Shell Shock'' *Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857–1919): ''Are You There?'', ''La bohème (Leoncavallo), La bohème'', ''Chatterton (opera), Chatterton'', ''Edipo re (opera), Edipo re'', ''Goffredo Mameli (opera), Goffredo Mameli'', ''La jeunesse de Figaro'', ''Maià'', ''I Medici'', ''Pagliacci'', ''Der Roland von Berlin'', ''Zazà'', ''Zingari (opera), Zingari'' *Jean-François Le Sueur (1760–1837): ''La caverne'', ''La mort d'Adam'', ''Ossian, ou Les bardes'' *György Ligeti (1923–2006): ''Le Grand Macabre'' *Liza Lim (1966– ): ''The Navigator (opera), The Navigator'' *Paul Lincke (1866–1946): ''Frau Luna'' *Peter Josef von Lindpaintner (1791–1856): ''Der Vampyr (Lindpaintner), Der Vampyr'' *Thomas Linley the elder (1733–1795): ''The Duenna'' *Vatroslav Lisinski (1819–1854): ''Porin (opera), Porin'' *Franz Liszt (1811–1886): ''Don Sanche'' *Antonio de Literes (1673–1747): ''Los elementos, Acis y Galatea, Júpiter y Semele'' *Ricardo Llorca (1962– ): ''Las horas vacias'' *George Lloyd (composer), George Lloyd (1913–1998): ''John Socman'' *Matthew Locke (composer), Matthew Locke (1621–1677): ''The Cruelty of the Spaniards in Peru'', ''The History of Sir Francis Drake'' *Edward Loder (1813–1865): ''Raymond and Agnes'' * George Augustus Löhr, Richard Harvey Lohr: ''Kenilworth'' *Albert Lortzing (1801–1851): ''Die beiden Schützen'', ''Hans Sachs (opera), Hans Sachs'', ''Die Opernprobe'', ''Undine (Lortzing), Undine'', ''Der Waffenschmied'', ''Der Wildschütz'', ''Zar und Zimmermann'' * Charles Lucas (musician), Charles Lucas: ''The Regicide'' *Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632–1687): ''Achille et Polyxène'', ''Acis et Galatée'', ''Alceste (Lully), Alceste'', ''Amadis (Lully), Amadis'', ''Armide (Lully), Armide'', ''Atys (Lully), Atys'', ''Bellérophon'', ''Cadmus et Hermione'', ''Les fêtes de l'amour et de Bacchus'', ''Isis (Lully), Isis'', ''Pastorale comique'', ''Persée'', ''Phaëton (Lully), Phaëton'', ''Proserpine (Lully), Proserpine'', ''Psyché (opera), Psyché'', ''Roland (Lully), Roland'', ''Thésée'' *Meyer Lutz (1829–1903): ''Faust and Marguerite (opera), Faust and Marguerite'' *Ralph Lyford (1882–1927): ''Castle Agrazant'' *Mykola Lysenko (1842–1912): ''Natalka Poltavka (opera), Natalka Poltavka'', ''Taras Bulba (opera), Taras Bulba'', ''May Night (Lysenko), May Night''M
*Lorin Maazel (1930–2014): ''1984 (opera), 1984'' *Hamish MacCunn (1868–1916): ''Jeanie Deans (opera), Jeanie Deans'' *George Alexander Macfarren (1813–1887): ''Robin Hood'', ''She Stoops to Conquer'', ''Helvellyn (opera), Helvellyn'' *Alexander Mackenzie (composer), Alexander Mackenzie (1847–1935): ''Colomba (opera), Colomba'', ''His Majesty (comic opera), His Majesty'' *James MacMillan (1959– ): ''Inés de Castro (MacMillan), Inés de Castro'', ''The Sacrifice (opera), The Sacrifice'', ''Clemency'' *Elizabeth Maconchy (1907–1994): ''The Departure (opera), The Departure'', ''The Sofa'', ''The Three Strangers'' *Bruno Maderna (1920–1973): ''Satyricon (opera), Satyricon'' *Leevi Madetoja (1887–1947): ''The Ostrobothnians'' (''Pohjalaisia''), ''Juha (Madetoja), Juha'' *Albéric Magnard (1865–1914): ''Bérénice (Magnard), Bérénice'', ''Guercœur'' *Ernst Mahle (1929– ): ''A Moreninha (opera), A Moreninha'', ''Marroquinhas Fru-Fru'', ''O Garatuja'' *Mesías Maiguashca (1938– ): ''Los enemigos'' *Aimé Maillart (1817–1871): ''Les dragons de Villars'' *Kiril Makedonski (1925–1984): ''Goce'' *Gian Francesco Malipiero (1882–1973): ''Torneo notturno'' *Francesco Mancini (composer), Francesco Mancini (1672–1737): ''Hydaspes (Mancini), L’Idaspe fedele'' *Philippe Manoury (1952– ): ''60th Parallel'', ''K (opera), K'' *Nikolaos Mantzaros (1795–1872): ''Don Crepuscolo'' *Marin Marais (1656–1728): ''Alcyone (opera), Alcyone'', ''Sémélé'' *Filippo Marchetti (1831–1902): ''Romeo e Giulietta (Marchetti), Romeo e Giulietta'', ''Ruy Blas (opera), Ruy Blas'' *Miguel Marqués (composer), Miguel Marqués (1843–1918): Perla (zarzuela), ''Perla'', ''El zortzico'', ''El reloj de Lucerna'' *Heinrich Marschner (1795–1861): ''Hans Heiling'', ''Der Templer und die Jüdin'', ''Der Vampyr'' *Vicente Martín y Soler (1754–1806): ''L'arbore di Diana'', ''Una cosa rara'', ''Il burbero di buon cuore'' *Bohuslav Martinů (1890–1959): ''Alexandre bis'', ''Ariane (Martinů), Ariane'', ''Comedy on the Bridge'' (''Veselohra na mostě''), ''The Greek Passion (opera), The Greek Passion'' (''Řecké pašije''), ''Julietta'', ''The Marriage (opera), The Marriage'' (''Ženitba''), ''Mirandolina'', ''The Plays of Mary'' (''Hry o Marii''), ''Les trois souhaits'', ''The Voice of the Forest'' (''Hlas lesa''), ''What Men Live By (opera), What Men Live By'' (''Čím člověk žije'') *Pietro Mascagni (1863–1945): ''Amica (opera), Amica'', ''L'amico Fritz'', ''Cavalleria rusticana'', ''Guglielmo Ratcliff'', ''Iris (opera), Iris'', ''Isabeau'', ''Lodoletta'', ''Le maschere'', ''Nerone (Mascagni), Nerone'', ''Parisina (Mascagni), Parisina'', ''Il piccolo Marat'', ''I Rantzau'', ''Silvano (opera), Silvano'', ''Zanetto'' *Benedict Mason (1954– ): ''Playing Away (Mason), Playing Away'' *Victor Massé (1822–1884): ''Les noces de Jeannette'' *Jules Massenet (1842–1912): ''Amadis (Massenet), Amadis'', ''Ariane (Massenet), Ariane'', ''Bacchus (opera), Bacchus'', ''Cendrillon'', ''Chérubin'', ''Le Cid (opera), Le Cid'', ''Cléopâtre'', ''Don César de Bazan'', ''Don Quichotte'', ''Esclarmonde'', ''La grand'tante'', ''Grisélidis'', ''Hérodiade'', ''Le jongleur de Notre-Dame'', ''Le mage'', ''Manon'', ''La Navarraise'', ''Panurge (opera), Panurge'', ''Le portrait de Manon'', ''Le roi de Lahore'', ''Roma (opera), Roma'', ''Sapho (Massenet), Sapho'', ''Thaïs (opera), Thaïs'', ''Thérèse (opera), Thérèse'', ''Werther'' *Teizo Matsumura (1929–2007): ''Chinmoku (opera), Chinmoku'' (''Silence'') *Siegfried Matthus (1934–2021): ''Graf Mirabeau'', ''Judith (Matthus), Judith'', ''Der letzte Schuss'', ''Die unendliche Geschichte (opera), Die unendliche Geschichte'', ''Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke'' *Nicholas Maw (1935–2009): ''The Rising of the Moon (opera), The Rising of the Moon'', ''Sophie's Choice (opera), Sophie's Choice'' *Simon Mayr (1763–1845): ''L'amor coniugale'', ''Ginevra di Scozia'', ''La Lodoiska'', ''Medea in Corinto'', ''La rosa bianca e la rosa rossa'', ''Fedra (Mayr), Fedra'', ''Adelaide di Guesclino'' *Toshiro Mayuzumi (1929–1997): ''Kinkakuji (opera), Kinkakuji'' (''The Golden Pavilion'') *Domenico Mazzocchi (1592–1665): ''La catena d'Adone'' *Virgilio Mazzocchi (1597–1646) and Marco Marazzoli (c. 1602 to 1608–1662): ''Chi soffre, speri'' *Richard Meale (1932–2009): ''Voss (opera), Voss'' *Kirke Mechem (1925– ): ''Tartuffe (Mechem), Tartuffe'' *Étienne Méhul (1763–1817): ''Adrien (opera), Adrien'', ''Les amazones'', ''Ariodant'', ''Euphrosine'', ''Horatius Coclès'', ''L'irato'', ''Le jeune Henri'', ''Joseph (opera), Joseph'', ''Mélidore et Phrosine'', ''Stratonice (opera), Stratonice'', ''Uthal (opera), Uthal'' *Alessandro Melani (1639–1703): ''L'empio punito'' *Jacopo Melani (1623–1676): ''Girello'', ''Il potestà di Colognole'' *Erkki Melartin (1875–1937): ''Aino (opera), Aino'' *Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847): ''Die beiden Neffen'', ''Die beiden Pädagogen'', ''Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde'', ''Die Hochzeit des Camacho'', ''Die Soldatenliebschaft'' *Gian Carlo Menotti (1911–2007): ''Amahl and the Night Visitors'', ''Amelia Goes to the Ball'', ''The Boy Who Grew Too Fast'', ''The Consul'', ''Help, Help, the Globolinks!'', ''The Last Savage'', ''Maria Golovin'', ''The Medium'', ''The Old Maid and the Thief'', ''The Saint of Bleecker Street'', ''The Telephone, or L'Amour à trois'' *Saverio Mercadante (1795–1870): ''Il bravo'', ''I briganti (Mercadante), I briganti'', ''Elena da Feltre'', ''Elisa e Claudio'', ''Il giuramento'', ''Orazi e Curiazi'', ''Il reggente'', ''La vestale (Mercadante), La vestale'', ''Virginia (Mercadante), Virginia'', ''The Most Important Man'' *Aarre Merikanto (1893–1958): ''Juha (Merikanto), Juha'' *Oskar Merikanto (1868–1927): ''The Maiden of the North'' (, 1898), ''The Death of Elina'' (, 1910), ''Regina von Emmeritz'' (1920) *André Messager (1853–1929): ''L'amour masqué'', ''La Basoche'', ''La Béarnaise'', ''Béatrice (opera), Béatrice'', ''Le bourgeois de Calais'', ''Coups de roulis'', ''La fauvette du temple'', ''Fortunio (opera), Fortunio'', ''François les bas-bleus'', ''Isoline (opera), Isoline'', ''Le mari de la reine'', ''Madame Chrysanthème (opera), Madame Chrysanthème'', ''Mirette (opera), Mirette'', ''Monsieur Beaucaire (operetta), Monsieur Beaucaire'', ''Passionément'', ''La petite fonctionnaire'', ''Les p'tites Michu'', ''Véronique (operetta), Véronique'' *Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992): ''Saint François d'Assise'' *Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791–1864): ''L'Africaine'', ''Il crociato in Egitto'', ''Dinorah'', ''L'esule di Granata'', ''L'étoile du nord'', ''Ein Feldlager in Schlesien'', ''Les Huguenots'', ''Jephtas Gelübde'', ''Margherita d'Anjou'', ''Le prophète (opera), Le prophète'', ''Robert le diable'', ''Semiramide riconosciuta (Meyerbeer), Semiramide riconosciuta'' *Marcel Mihalovici (1898–1985): ''Krapp, ou, La dernière bande'' *Minoru Miki (1930–2011): ''Ada, An Actor's Revenge'', ''Ai-en'', ''Genji monogatari (opera), Genji monogatari'', ''The Happy Pagoda'', ''Jōruri (opera), Jōruri'', ''The Monkey Poet'', ''The River Sumida / Kusabira'', ''Shizuka and Yoshitsune'', ''Shunkinshō (opera), Shunkinshō'', ''Terute and Oguri'', ''Wakahime'', ''Yomigaeru'' *Darius Milhaud (1892–1974): ''L'abandon d'Ariane'', ''Bolivar (opera), Bolivar'', ''Christophe Colomb'', ''David (opera), David'', ''La mère coupable'', ''Le pauvre matelot'' *Carl Millöcker (1842–1899): ''Der arme Jonathan'', ''Der Bettelstudent'', ''Gräfin Dubarry'', ''Gasparone'', ''Das verwunschene Schloss'' *Richard Mills (composer), Richard Mills (1949– ): ''Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (opera), Summer of the Seventeenth Doll'', ''Batavia (opera), Batavia'', ''The Love of the Nightingale (opera), The Love of the Nightingale'' *Jean-Joseph de Mondonville (1711–1772): ''Les fêtes de Paphos'', ''Titon et l'Aurore'' *Stanisław Moniuszko (1819–1872): ''Hrabina (opera), The Countess'' (''Hrabina''), ''Halka'', ''The Haunted Manor'' (''Straszny dwór''), ''Verbum nobile'' *Meredith Monk (1942– ): ''Atlas (opera), Atlas'' *Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny (1729–1817): ''Aline, reine de Golconde'', ''Le déserteur'', ''On ne s'avise jamais de tout'', ''Le roi et le fermier'' *Michel Pignolet de Montéclair (1667–1737): ''Les festes de l'été'', ''Jephté'' *Italo Montemezzi (1875–1952): ''L'amore dei tre re'', ''Giovanni Galurese'', ''Hellera'', ''L'incantesimo'', ''La nave'', ''La notte di Zoraima'' *José Ángel Montero (1832–1881): ''Virginia (Montero), Virginia'' *Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643): ''L'Arianna'', ''L'incoronazione di Poppea'', ''L'Orfeo'', ''Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria'' *Douglas Moore (1893–1969): ''The Ballad of Baby Doe'', ''The Devil and Daniel Webster (opera), The Devil and Daniel Webster'', ''Carry Nation (opera), Carry Nation'', ''Giants in the Earth (opera), Giants in the Earth'' *Robert Moran (1937– ): ''Desert of Roses'', ''The Dracula Diary'', ''From the Towers of the Moon'', ''The Juniper Tree (opera), The Juniper Tree'', ''The Night Passage'' *Federico Moreno Torroba (1891–1982): ''Luisa Fernanda (zarzuela), Luisa Fernanda'', ''La Chulapona'', ''La Virgen de Mayo'', ''El poeta'' *Lodewijk Mortelmans (1868–1952): ''De Kinderen van Zee'' (''The Children of the Sea'') *Jean-Joseph Mouret (1682–1738): ''Les amours de Ragonde'' *Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791): ''Apollo et Hyacinthus'', ''Ascanio in Alba'', ''Bastien und Bastienne'', ''La clemenza di Tito'', ''Così fan tutte'', ''Don Giovanni'', ''Die Entführung aus dem Serail'', ''La finta giardiniera'', ''La finta semplice'', ''Idomeneo'', ''Lucio Silla'', ''The Magic Flute'', ''The Marriage of Figaro'', ''Mitridate, re di Ponto'', ''L'oca del Cairo'', ''Il re pastore'', ''Der Schauspieldirektor'', ''Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots'', ''Il sogno di Scipione'', ''Lo sposo deluso'', ''Thamos, King of Egypt'', ''Zaide'' *Wenzel Müller (1767–1835): ''Alpenkönig und der Menschenfeind'', ''Der Barometermacher auf der Zauberinsel'', ''Die gefesselte Phantasie'', ''Kaspar der Faggotist'', ''Das Neusonntagskind'', ''Das Sonnenfest der Braminen'', ''Die Teufelsmühle am Wienerberge'' *Vano Muradeli (1908–1970): ''The Great Friendship'', ''Moscow-Paris-Moscow'' *Thea Musgrave (1928– ): ''A Christmas Carol (opera), A Christmas Carol'', ''The Decision (opera), The Decision'', ''Harriet, the Woman called 'Moses''', ''Mary, Queen of Scots (opera), Mary, Queen of Scots'', ''An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (opera), An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge'', ''The Voice of Ariadne'' *Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881): ''Boris Godunov (opera), Boris Godunov'', ''The Fair at Sorochyntsi'' (''Sorochinskaya Yarmarka''), ''Khovanshchina'', ''Zhenitba'' (''The Marriage''), ''Salammbô (Mussorgsky), Salammbô'' *Emanuele Muzio (1821–1890): ''Giovanna la pazza (opera), Giovanna la pazza'', ''Claudia (opera), Claudia'', ''Le due regine'', ''La sorrentina'' *Josef Mysliveček (1737–1781): ''Adriano in Siria (Mysliveček)'', ''Antigona (Mysliveček), Antigona'', ''Antigono (Mysliveček), Antigono'', ''Armida (Mysliveček), Armida'', ''Artaserse (Mysliveček), Artaserse'', ''Atide (Mysliveček), Atide'', ''Il Bellerofonte'', ''La Calliroe'', ''La Circe (Mysliveček), La Circe'', ''La clemenza di Tito (Mysliveček), La clemenza di Tito'', ''Demetrio (1773), Demetrio'' [1st version], ''Demetrio (1779), Demetrio'' [2nd version], ''Demofoonte (Mysliveček, 1769), Demofoonte'' [1st version], ''Demofoonte (Mysliveček, 1775), Demofoonte'' [2nd version], ''Ezio (Mysliveček, 1775), Ezio'' [1st version], ''Ezio (Mysliveček, 1777), Ezio'' [2nd version], ''Farnace (Mysliveček), Farnace'', ''Tamerlano (Mysliveček), Tamerlano'', ''Ipermestra (Mysliveček)'', ''Medonte (Mysliveček)'', ''Motezuma (Mysliveček), Motezuma'', ''La Nitteti'', ''L'Olimpiade (Mysliveček), L'Olimpiade'', ''Romolo ed Ersilia'', ''Semiramide (Mysliveček), Semiramide'', ''Il trionfo di Clelia''N
*Nicolas Nabokov (1903–1978): ''Love's Labour's Lost (opera), Love's Labour's Lost'' *Eduard Nápravník (1839–1916): ''Dubrovsky (opera), Dubrovsky'' *Isaac Nathan (1792–1864): ''Don John of Austria (opera), Don John of Austria'' *Oskar Nedbal (1874–1930): ''Polská krev'', ''Vinobraní'' *Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748–1798): ''Adelheit von Veltheim'' *Viktor Nessler (1841–1890): ''Der Rattenfänger von Hameln'', ''Der Trompeter von Säkkingen'' *Otto Nicolai (1810–1849): ''The Merry Wives of Windsor (opera), The Merry Wives of Windsor'' *Edmund Nick (1891–1973): ''Das kleine Hofkonzert'' *Louis Niedermeyer (1802–1861): ''Marie Stuart (opera), Marie Stuart'', ''Stradella (opera), Stradella'' *Carl Nielsen (1865–1931): ''Maskarade'', ''Saul og David'' *Alessandro Nini (1805–1880): ''La marescialla d'Ancre'' *Luigi Nono (1924–1990): ''Al gran sole carico d'amore'', ''Intolleranza 1960'', ''Prometeo'' *Serge Noskov (1956– ): ''Kuratov'' *Vítězslav Novák (1870–1949): ''Lucerna (opera), Lucerna'' (''The Lantern'') *Ivor Novello (1893–1951): ''The Dancing Years'', ''Perchance to Dream (musical), Perchance to Dream'', ''King's Rhapsody'' *Michael Nyman (1944– ): ''Facing Goya'', ''Letters, Riddles and Writs'', ''Love Counts'', ''Man and Boy: Dada'', ''The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (opera), The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat'', ''Noises, Sounds & Sweet Airs'', ''Tristram Shandy (opera), Tristram Shandy''O
*Jacques Offenbach (1819–1880): ''Le 66'', ''Apothicaire et perruquier'', ''Bagatelle (opera), Bagatelle'', ''Barbe-bleue (opera), Barbe-bleue'', ''Barkouf'', ''Ba-ta-clan'', ''Les bavards'', ''La belle Hélène'', ''La bonne d'enfant'', ''Les brigands'', ''La chanson de Fortunio'', ''Le château à Toto'', ''La chatte métamorphosée en femme'', ''La créole'', ''Croquefer, ou Le dernier des paladins'', ''Daphnis et Chloé (Offenbach), Daphnis et Chloé'', ''Les deux aveugles'', ''Fantasio (opera), Fantasio'', ''La fille du tambour-major'', ''Le financier et le savetier'', ''Geneviève de Brabant'', ''La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein'', ''L'île de Tulipatan'', ''La jolie parfumeuse'', ''Lischen et Fritzchen'', ''Madame Favart'', ''Madame l'archiduc'', ''Le mariage aux lanternes'', ''Mesdames de la Halle'', ''M. Choufleuri restera chez lui le . . ., M. Choufleuri restera chez lui '', ''Monsieur et Madame Denis'', ''Orpheus in the Underworld'', ''La Périchole'', ''La permission de dix heures'', ''Pierrette et Jacquot'', ''Le pont des soupirs'', ''Robinson Crusoé'', ''La rose de Saint-Flour'', ''The Tales of Hoffmann'', ''Tromb-al-ca-zar, ou Les criminels dramatiques'', ''Un mari à la porte'', ''Vert-Vert'', ''La Vie parisienne (operetta), La Vie parisienne'', ''Le violoneux'', ''Le voyage dans la lune (operetta), Le voyage dans la lune'' *Carl Orff (1895–1982): ''Antigonae'', ''De temporum fine comoedia'', ''Der Mond'', ''Die Kluge'', ''Prometheus (Orff), Prometheus'' *Giuseppe Maria Orlandini (1676–1760): ''Berenice (Orlandini), Berenice''P
*Giovanni Pacini (1796–1867): ''Alessandro nelle Indie'', ''Amazilia (opera), Amazilia'', ''Bondelmonte'', ''Carlo di Borgogna'', ''Il corsaro (Pacini), Il corsaro'', ''Lorenzino de' Medici (opera), Lorenzino de' Medici'', ''Maria, regina d'Inghilterra'', ''Medea (Pacini), Medea'', ''Saffo (opera), Saffo'', ''L'ultimo giorno di Pompei'' *Fredrik Pacius (1809–1891): ''Kung Karls jakt'', ''Prinsessan av Cypern (Pacius), Prinsessan av Cypern'' *Ferdinando Paer (1771–1839): ''Achille (opera), Achille'', ''Agnese (opera)'', ''Camilla (opera), Camilla'', ''I fuorusciti di Firenze'', ''Leonora (opera), Leonora'', ''Le maître de chapelle'' *Giovanni Paisiello (1741–1816): ''Il barbiere di Siviglia (Paisiello), Il barbiere di Siviglia'', ''Le due contesse'', ''Elfrida (opera), Elfrida'', ''Fedra (opera), Fedra'', ''I filosofi immaginari'', ''La Frascatana'', ''I giuochi d'Agrigento'', ''La modesta raggiratrice'', ''La molinara'', ''Nina (opera), Nina'', ''Nitteti'', ''Pirro (opera), Pirro'', ''Proserpine (Paisiello), Proserpine'', ''Il re Teodoro in Venezia'', ''Sismano nel Mogol'' *Zakaria Paliashvili (1871–1933): ''Absalom and Eteri'', ''Daisi (opera), Daisi'', ''Latavra'' * Selim Palmgren (1878–1951): ''Daniel Hjort'' *Roxanna Panufnik (1968– ): ''The Music Programme'' *Jorma Panula (1930– ): ''Jaakko Ilkka (opera), Jaakko Ilkka'' *Gérard Pape (1955– ): ''Les Cenci (Pape), Les Cenci'', ''Ivan and Rena'', ''A Little Girl Dreams of Taking the Veil'', ''Monologue (Pape), Monologue'' *Ian Parrott (1916–2012): ''The Black Ram'' *Thomas Pasatieri (1945– ): ''Before Breakfast (opera), Before Breakfast'', ''Black Widow (opera), Black Widow'', ''Calvary (opera), Calvary'', ''La Divina (opera), La Divina'', ''A Flea in her Ear (opera), A Flea in her Ear'', ''Flowers of Ice (opera), Flowers of Ice'', ''Frau Margot (opera), Frau Margot'', ''The Goose Girl (opera), The Goose Girl'', ''The Hotel Casablanca (opera), The Hotel Casablanca'', ''Inés de Castro (opera), Inés de Castro'', ''Maria Elena (opera), Maria Elena'', ''Padrevia (opera), Padrevia'', ''The Penitentes (opera), The Penitentes'', ''The Seagull (opera), The Seagull'', ''Signor Deluso (opera), Signor Deluso'', ''Three Sisters (opera), Three Sisters'', ''The Trial of Mary Lincoln'', ''The Trysting Place (opera), The Trysting Place'', ''Washington Square (opera), Washington Square'', ''The Women (opera), The Women'' *Jiří Pauer (1919–2007): ''Zuzana Vojiřová'' *Stephen Paulus (1947– ): ''The Postman Always Rings Twice (opera), The Postman Always Rings Twice'' *Carlo Pedrotti (1817–1893): ''Tutti in maschera'' *Jorge Peña Hen (1928–1973): ''La Cenicienta'' *Krzysztof Penderecki (1933–2020): ''The Devils of Loudun (opera), The Devils of Loudun'', ''Paradise Lost (Penderecki), Paradise Lost'', ''Die schwarze Maske'', ''Ubu Rex'' *Manuel Penella (1880–1939): ''El gato montés'' *Johann Christoph Pepusch (1667–1752): ''Thomyris, Queen of Scythia'', ''The Beggar's Opera'' *Davide Perez (1711–1778): ''Solimano (Perez opera), Solimano'' *Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710–1736): ''Adriano in Siria (Pergolesi), Adriano in Siria'', ''Lo frate 'nnamorato'', ''Livetta e Tracollo'', ''L'Olimpiade (Pergolesi), L'Olimpiade'', ''Il prigionier superbo'', ''La serva padrona'' *Jacopo Peri (1561–1633): ''Dafne'', ''Euridice (Peri), Euridice'' *Giuseppe Persiani (c. 1799/1805–1869): ''Ines de Castro (Persiani), Ines de Castro'' *Giacomo Antonio Perti (1661–1756): ''L'incoronazione di Dario (Perti), L'incoronazione di Dario'' *Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867–1942): ''Arnljot'', ''The Doomsday Prophets'' *Errico Petrella (1813–1877): ''Il carnevale di Venezia'', ''Jone (opera), Jone'', ''I promessi sposi (Petrella), I promessi sposi'' *Hans Pfitzner (1869–1949): ''Der arme Heinrich (opera), Der arme Heinrich'', ''Das Christ-Elflein'', ''Das Herz (opera), Das Herz'', ''Palestrina (opera), Palestrina'', ''Die Rose vom Liebesgarten'' *François-André Danican Philidor (1726–1795): ''Blaise le savetier'', ''Ernelinde, princesse de Norvège'', ''Le maréchal ferrant'', ''Tom Jones (Philidor), Tom Jones'' *Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992): ''María de Buenos Aires'' *Niccolò Piccinni (1728–1800): ''L'americano (Piccinni), L'americano'', ''Atys (Piccinni), Atys'', ''La buona figliuola'', ''La buona figliuola maritata'', ''Catone in Utica (Piccinni), Catone in Utica'', ''Didon (Piccinni), Didon'', ''Le donne vendicate'', ''Ercole al Termedonte'', ''Iphigénie en Tauride (Piccinni), Iphigénie en Tauride'', ''Roland (Piccinni), Roland'' *Tobias Picker (1954– ): ''An American Tragedy (opera), An American Tragedy'', ''Emmeline (opera), Emmeline'', ''Fantastic Mr. Fox (opera), Fantastic Mr. Fox'', ''Thérèse Raquin (opera), Thérèse Raquin'' *Willem Pijper (1894–1947): ''Helewijn'', ''Merlijn'' *Matthias Pintscher (1971– ): ''Thomas Chatterton (opera), Thomas Chatterton'' *Ildebrando Pizzetti (1880–1968): ''Fedra (Pizzetti), Fedra'', ''Dèbora e Jaéle'', ''Fra Gherardo'', ''Lo straniero'', ''L'oro'', ''Ifigenia (Pizzetti), Ifigenia'', ''Assassinio nella cattedrale'', ''Clitennestra'' *Robert Planquette (1848–1903): ''Les cloches de Corneville'', ''Nell Gwynne (operetta), Nell Gwynne'', ''Rip Van Winkle (operetta), Rip Van Winkle'' *Ludvík Podéšť (1921–1968): ''Když se Anička vdávala'', ''Slepice a kostelník'', ''Bez cymbálu nejsou hody'', ''Tři apokryfy (Staré zlaté časy; Svatá noc; Romeo a Julie)'', ''Hrátky s čertem'', ''Emílek a dynamit'', ''Filmová hvězda'' *Amilcare Ponchielli (1834–1886): ''Il figliuol prodigo'', ''La Gioconda (opera), La Gioconda'', ''I Lituani'', ''Marion Delorme (opera), Marion Delorme'', ''I promessi sposi (opera), I promessi sposi'' *Nicola Porpora (1686–1768): ''Arianna in Nasso (Porpora), Arianna in Nasso'', ''Semiramide riconosciuta (Porpora), Semiramide riconosciuta'', ''Temistocle (Porpora), Temistocle'' *Giovanni Porta (1675–1755): ''Numitore'', ''Ifigenia in Aulide'' *Rachel Portman (1960– ): ''The Little Prince (opera), The Little Prince'' *Francis Poulenc (1899–1963): ''Dialogues of the Carmelites'', ''Les mamelles de Tirésias'', ''La voix humaine'' *Henri Pousseur (1929–2009): ''Votre Faust'', ''Die Erprobung des Petrus Hebraïcus'', ''Leçons d'Enfer'', ''Don Juan à Gnide ou les Séductions de la Chasteté'' *André Previn (1929–2019): ''A Streetcar Named Desire (opera), A Streetcar Named Desire'', ''Brief Encounter (opera), Brief Encounter'' *Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953): ''Betrothal in a Monastery'' (''The Duenna'') (''Obrucheniye v monastyre''), ''The Fiery Angel (opera), The Fiery Angel'' (''Ognenniy angel''), ''The Gambler (Prokofiev), The Gambler'' (''Igrok''), ''The Love for Three Oranges'' (''Lyubov k tryom apelsinam''), ''Maddalena (opera), Maddalena'', ''Semyon Kotko'', ''The Story of a Real Man'' (''Povest' o nastoyashchem cheloveke''), ''War and Peace (Prokofiev), War and Peace'' (''Voyna i mir'') *Giacomo Puccini (1858–1923): ''La bohème'', ''Edgar (opera), Edgar'', ''La fanciulla del West'', ''Gianni Schicchi'', ''Madama Butterfly'', ''Manon Lescaut (Puccini), Manon Lescaut'', ''La rondine'', ''Suor Angelica'', ''Il tabarro'', ''Tosca'', ''Il trittico'', ''Turandot'', ''Le Villi'' *Henry Purcell (1659–1695): ''Dido and Aeneas'', ''Dioclesian'', ''The Fairy-Queen'', ''The Indian Queen (opera), The Indian Queen'', ''King Arthur (opera), King Arthur'' *Eduard Pütz (1911–2000): ''Riders to the Sea''Q
*Joseph Quesnel (1746–1809): ''Colas et Colinette'', ''Lucas et Cécile''R
*Henri Rabaud (1873–1949): ''Mârouf, savetier du Caire'' *Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943): ''Aleko (Rachmaninoff), Aleko'', ''Francesca da Rimini (Rachmaninoff), Francesca da Rimini'', ''The Miserly Knight'' (''Skupoy rytsar''), ''Monna Vanna'' *Väinö Raitio (1891–1945): ''The Daughter of Jephtha'', ''Princess Cecilia'', ''The King of Lydia'', ''Väinämöinen's Proposal'', ''The Two Queens'' *Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683–1764): ''Acante et Céphise'', ''Anacréon (1754)'', ''Anacréon (1757)'', ''Les Boréades'', ''Castor et Pollux'', ''Daphnis et Eglé'', ''Dardanus (opera), Dardanus'', ''Les fêtes d'Hébé'', ''Les fêtes de l'Hymen et de l'Amour'', ''Les fêtes de Polymnie'', ''Les fêtes de Ramire'', ''La guirlande'', ''Hippolyte et Aricie'', ''Les Indes galantes'', ''Io (opera), Io'', ''Naïs'', ''La naissance d'Osiris'', ''Nélée et Myrthis'', ''Les Paladins'', ''Pigmalion (opera), Pigmalion'', ''Platée'', ''La princesse de Navarre'', ''Les sibarites'', ''Les surprises de l'Amour'', ''Le temple de la Gloire'', ''Zaïs'', ''Zéphire'', ''Zoroastre'' *Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928– ): ''Aleksis Kivi (opera), Aleksis Kivi'', ''Rasputin (opera), Rasputin'', ''Vincent (opera), Vincent'', among others *Maurice Ravel (1875–1937): ''L'enfant et les sortilèges'', ''L'heure espagnole'' *Fred Raymond (1900–1954): ''Geliebte Manuela'', ''Maske in Blau'', ''Saison in Salzburg'' *Emil Reesen (1887–1964): ''Farinelli (operetta), Farinelli'' *Steve Reich (1936– ): ''The Cave (opera), The Cave'', ''Three Tales (opera), Three Tales'' *Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752–1814): ''Brenno (opera), Brenno'', ''Claudine von Villa Bella (Reichardt), Claudine von Villa Bella'', ''Erwin und Elmire (Reichardt), Erwin und Elmire'' *Aribert Reimann (1936– ): ''Melusine (opera), Melusine'', ''Lear (opera), Lear'', ''Die Gespenstersonate'', ''Troades (opera), Troades'', ''Das Schloß (opera), Das Schloß'', ''Medea (Reimann), Medea'' *Ottorino Respighi (1879–1936): ''Belfagor'', ''La bella dormente nel bosco'', ''La campana sommersa'', ''La fiamma'', ''Maria egiziaca'' *Hermann Reutter (1900–1985): ''Saul (opera), Saul'', ''Der verlorene Sohn (opera), Der verlorene Sohn'', ''Doktor Johannes Faust'', ''Odysseus (opera), Odysseus'', ''Der Weg nach Freudenstadt'', ''Don Juan und Faust (opera), Don Juan und Faust'', ''Der Tod des Empedokles (opera), Der Tod des Empedokles'', ''Die Brücke von San Luis Rey'', ''Die Witwe von Ephesus'', ''Hamlet (Reutter), Hamlet'' *Ernest Reyer (1823–1909): ''Salammbô (opera), Salammbô'', ''Sigurd (opera), Sigurd'' *Alfred Reynolds (composer), Alfred Reynolds (1884–1969): ''Derby Day (light opera), Derby Day'' *Emil von Reznicek (1860–1945): ''Donna Diana'' *William Barnes Rhodes (1772–1826): ''Bombastes Furioso'' *Federico Ricci (1809–1877) & Luigi Ricci (composer), Luigi Ricci (1805–1859): ''Crispino e la comare'' *Ferdinand Ries (1784–1838): ''Die Räuberbraut (opera), Die Räuberbraut'' *Wolfgang Rihm (1952– ): ''Die Eroberung von Mexico'', ''Faust und Yorick'', ''Die Hamletmaschine (opera), Die Hamletmaschine'', ''Jakob Lenz (opera), Jakob Lenz'', ''Oedipus (opera), Oedipus'', ''Séraphin (opera), Séraphin'', ''Dionysos (opera), Dionysos'' *Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908): ''Christmas Eve (opera), Christmas Eve'', ''The Golden Cockerel'' (''Zolotoy petushok''), ''Kashchey the Deathless'' (''Kashchey bessmertnïy''), ''The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya'' (''Skazaniye o nevidimom grade Kitezhe i deve Fevronii''), ''The Maid of Pskov'' (''Pskovityanka''), ''May Night'' (''Mayskaya noch), ''Mlada (Rimsky-Korsakov), Mlada'', ''Mozart and Salieri (opera), Mozart and Salieri'' (''Motsart i Sal'yeri''), ''The Noblewoman Vera Sheloga'' (''Boyarïnya Vera Sheloga''), ''Pan Voyevoda'', ''Sadko (opera), Sadko'', ''Servilia (opera), Servilia'' (''Serviliya''), ''The Snow Maiden'' (''Snegurochka''), ''The Tale of Tsar Saltan (Rimsky-Korsakov), The Tale of Tsar Saltan'' (''Skazka o Tsare Saltane''), ''The Tsar's Bride (opera), The Tsar's Bride'' (''Tsarskaya nevesta'') *Giovanni Alberto Ristori (1692–1753): ''Calandro'' *Arturo Rodas (1954– ) ''El árbol de los pájaros'' *Robert Xavier Rodriguez (1946– ): ''La Curandera'', ''Frida (opera), Frida'' *Gonzalo Roig (1890–1970): ''Cecilia Valdés'' *James Rolfe (composer), James Rolfe (1961– ): ''Beatrice Chancy'' *Sigmund Romberg (1887–1951): ''The Desert Song'', ''The New Moon'', ''The Student Prince'' *William Michael Rooke (1794–1847) ''Amilie, or the Love Test'', ''Henrique (opera), Henrique'' *Joseph Willard Roosevelt (1918–2008): ''And the Walls Came Tumbling Down (opera), And the Walls Came Tumbling Down'' *Ned Rorem (1923–2022): ''Bertha (Rorem), Bertha'', ''Miss Julie (Rorem opera), Miss Julie'', ''Our Town (opera), Our Town'', ''Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters'' *Luigi Rossi (1597–1653): ''Orfeo (Rossi), Orfeo'', ''Il palazzo incantato'' *Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868): ''Adelaide di Borgogna'', ''Adina (opera), Adina'', ''Armida (Rossini), Armida'', ''Aureliano in Palmira'', ''The Barber of Seville, Il barbiere di Siviglia'', ''Bianca e Falliero'', ''La cambiale di matrimonio'', ''La Cenerentola'', ''Ciro in Babilonia'', ''Le comte Ory'', ''Demetrio e Polibio'', ''La donna del lago'', ''Eduardo e Cristina'', ''Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra'', ''Ermione'', ''L'equivoco stravagante'', ''La gazza ladra'', ''La gazzetta'', ''L'inganno felice'', ''L'italiana in Algeri'', ''Maometto II'' (revised as ''Le siège de Corinthe''), ''Matilde di Shabran'', ''Mosè in Egitto'', ''L'occasione fa il ladro'', ''Otello (Rossini), Otello'', ''La pietra del paragone'', ''Ricciardo e Zoraide'', ''La scala di seta'', ''Semiramide'', ''Sigismondo'', ''Il signor Bruschino'', ''Tancredi'', ''Torvaldo e Dorliska'', ''Il turco in Italia'', ''Il viaggio a Reims'', ''William Tell (opera), William Tell'', ''Zelmira'' *Nino Rota (1911–1979): ''Il cappello di paglia di Firenze'', ''I due timidi'' *Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778): ''Le devin du village'' *Albert Roussel (1869–1937): ''La naissance de la lyre'', ''Padmâvatî'', ''Le testament de la tante Caroline'' *Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer (c. 1705–1755): ''Zaïde, reine de Grenade'' *Anton Rubinstein (1829–1894): ''Christus (opera), Christus'', ''The Demon (opera), The Demon'', ''Dmitry Donskoy (opera), Dmitry Donskoy'', ''Feramors'', ''Fomka the Fool'', ''Die Kinder der Heide'', ''Die Maccabäer'', ''The Merchant Kalashnikov (opera), The Merchant Kalashnikov'', ''Moses (Rubinstein), Moses'', ''Néron (opera), Néron'', ''Der Thurm zu Babel'' *Poul Ruders (1949– ): ''The Handmaid's Tale (opera), The Handmaid's Tale'' *John Rutter (1945– ): ''Bang! (Rutter), Bang!''S
*Kaija Saariaho (1952– ): ''L'amour de loin'', ''Adriana Mater'', ''Émilie (opera), Émilie'' *Antonio Sacchini (1730–1786): ''Armida (Sacchini), Armida'', ''Arvire et Évélina'', ''Calliroe'', ''Chimène (opera), Chimène'', ''La contadina in corte'', ''Creso (Sacchini), Creso'', ''Dardanus (Sacchini), Dardanus'', ''Œdipe à Colone'', ''Renaud (opera), Renaud'' *Francesco Sacrati (1605–1650): ''La finta pazza'' *Shigeaki Saegusa (1942– ): ''Chushingura (opera), Chushingura'' *Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921): ''Ascanio'', ''Déjanire'', ''Étienne Marcel (Saint-Saëns), Étienne Marcel'', ''Hélène (opera), Hélène'', ''Henry VIII (opera), Henry VIII'', ''Phryné'', ''La princesse jaune'', ''Samson and Delilah (opera), Samson et Dalila'', ''Le timbre d'argent'' *Theophrastos Sakellaridis (1883–1950): ''Hymenaios (opera)'', ''The pirate (opera)'', ''Perouzé'' *Luis H. Salgado (1903–1977): ''Cumandá (opera), Cumandá'', ''El tribuno'', ''El Centurión (opera), El Centurión'', ''Eunice (opera), Eunice'', ''Escenas del Corpus'' *Antonio Salieri (1750–1825): ''Armida (Salieri), Armida'', ''Axur, re d'Ormus'', ''La cifra'', ''Les Danaïdes'', ''Europa riconosciuta'', ''Falstaff (Salieri), Falstaff'', ''La fiera di Venezia'', ''La grotta di Trofonio'', ''Les Horaces'', ''Palmira, regina di Persia'', ''Prima la musica e poi le parole'', ''Der Rauchfangkehrer'', ''La scuola de' gelosi'', ''Tarare (opera), Tarare'' *Aulis Sallinen (1935– ): ''The Red Line'', ''The King Goes Forth to France'', ''The Horseman (opera), The Horseman'', ''Kullervo (Sallinen), Kullervo'', ''Palatsi (opera), The Palace'', ''Kuningas Lear, King Lear'' *Erkki Salmenhaara (1941–2002): ''Portugalin nainen'' *Spyridon Samaras (1861–1917): ''Flora mirabilis'', ''Medgé'', ''Lionella'', ''La martire'', ''La furia domata'', ''Storia d'amore o La biondinetta'', ''Mademoiselle de Belle-Isle'', ''Rhea (opera), Rhea'' *Giovanni Battista Sammartini (1700/1701–1775): ''Memet'' *Sven-David Sandström (1942– ): ''Jeppe: The Cruel Comedy'' *Domenico Sarro (1679–1744): ''Achille in Sciro'', ''Didone abbandonata (Sarro), Didone abbandonata'', ''Partenope (Sarro), Partenope'' *Giuseppe Sarti (1729–1802): ''Armida e Rinaldo (Sarti), Armida e Rinaldo'', ''Didone abbandonata (Sarti), Didone abbandonata'', ''Fra i due litiganti il terzo gode'', ''Le gelosie villane'', ''Giulio Sabino'', ''Medonte, re di Epiro'' *Antonio Sartorio (1630–1680): ''Adelaide (opera), Adelaide'', ''Giulio Cesare in Egitto (Sartorio), Giulio Cesare in Egitto'', ''Orfeo (Sartorio), Orfeo'' *Erik Satie (1866–1925): ''Geneviève de Brabant (Satie), Geneviève de Brabant'' *Henri Sauguet (1901–1989): ''Les caprices de Marianne'', ''La chartreuse de Parme (opera), La chartreuse de Parme'' *David Sawer (1961– ): ''From Morning to Midnight'' *Ahmed Adnan Saygun (1907–1991): ''Özsoy'' *Alessandro Scarlatti (1660–1725): ''Griselda (A. Scarlatti), Griselda'', ''Mitridate Eupatore'', ''Tigrane (Scarlatti), Tigrane'', ''Il trionfo dell'onore'', ''Sedecia'', ''Telemaco (Scarlatti), Telemaco'', ''Pyrrhus and Demetrius, Il Pirro e Demetrio'' *Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757): ''Berenice, regina d'Egitto'' *Giuseppe Scarlatti (1718 or 18 June 1723–17 Aug 1777): ''L'isola disabitata'' *Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini (born 1971): ''Wut'', ''Der Sandmann (opera), Der Sandmann'', Edward II. (opera), Edward II. *Benedikt Schack (1758–1826): ''Der Stein der Weisen'' *Pierre Schaeffer (1910–1995): ''Orphée 53'' *R. Murray Schafer (1933–2021): ''The Princess of the Stars'' *Peter Schat (1935–2003): ''Labyrint'', ''Houdini (opera), Houdini'', ''Symposion (opera), Symposion'' *Johann Baptist Schenk (1753–1836): ''Der Dorfbarbier'' *Friedrich Schenker (1942–2013): ''Bettina (opera), Bettina'' *Peter Schickele (P. D. Q. Bach) (1935– ): ''The Abduction of Figaro'' *Max von Schillings (1868–1933): ''Mona Lisa (opera), Mona Lisa'' *Ludwig Schmidseder (1904–1971): ''Melodie der Nacht'', ''Die oder Keine'', ''Frauen im Metropol'', ''Abschiedswalzer'' *Franz Schmidt (composer), Franz Schmidt (1874–1939): ''Notre Dame (opera), Notre Dame'' *Alfred Schnittke (1934–1998): ''Life with an Idiot'', ''Historia von D. Johann Fausten (opera), Historia von D. Johann Fausten'', ''Gesualdo (opera), Gesualdo'' *Othmar Schoeck (1886–1957): ''Massimilla Doni'', ''Penthesilea (opera), Penthesilea'', ''Das Schloss Dürande'', ''Venus (opera), Venus'', ''Vom Fischer un syner Fru'' *Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951): ''Erwartung'', ''Die glückliche Hand'', ''Von heute auf morgen'', ''Moses und Aron'' *Franz Schreker (1878–1934): ''Christophorus (opera), Christophorus'', ''Der ferne Klang'', ''Die Gezeichneten'', ''Irrelohe'', ''Der Schatzgräber'', ''Der Schmied von Gent'', ''Der singende Teufel'', ''Das Spielwerk'' *Friedrich Schröder (1910–1972): ''Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies'' *Franz Schubert (1797–1828): ''Alfonso und Estrella'', ''Fierrabras (opera), Fierrabras'', ''Die Verschworenen'', ''Die Zwillingsbrüder'' *Erwin Schulhoff (1894–1942): ''Flammen (Schulhoff), Flammen'' *Gunther Schuller (1925– ): ''The Visitation (opera), The Visitation'', ''The Fisherman and His Wife (opera), The Fisherman and His Wife'' *Andrew Schultz (1969– ): ''The Children's Bach (opera), The Children's Bach'' *Johann Abraham Peter Schulz (1747–1800): ''Athalie (opera), Athalie'' *William Schuman (1910–1992): ''The Mighty Casey (opera), The Mighty Casey'', ''A Question of Taste'' *Robert Schumann (1810–1856): ''Genoveva'' *Walter Schumann (1913–1958): ''John Brown's Body (opera), John Brown's Body'' *Joseph Schuster (composer), Joseph Schuster (1748–1812): ''Der Alchymist, oder Der Liebesteufel'' *Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672): ''Dafne (Schütz), Dafne'' *Anton Schweitzer (1735–1787): ''Alceste (Schweitzer), Alceste'', ''Die Dorfgala'', ''Rosamunde (Schweitzer), Rosamunde'' *Laura Schwendinger (1962– ): ''Artemisia (Schwendinger), Artemisia'' *Kurt Schwertsik (1935– ): ''Die Welt der Mongolen'' *Salvatore Sciarrino (1947– ): ''Da gelo a gelo'', ''Infinito nero'', ''Lohengrin (Sciarrino), Lohengrin'', ''Luci mie traditrici'', ''Macbeth (Sciarrino), Macbeth'', ''Perseo ed Andromeda'' *Antonio Scontrino (1850–1922): ''Matelda'' *Cyril Scott (1879–1970): ''The Alchemist (opera), The Alchemist'' *Peter Sculthorpe (1929–2014): ''Rites of Passage (Sculthorpe), Rites of Passage'', ''Quiros'' *Humphrey Searle (1915–1982): ''The Diary of a Madman (opera), The Diary of a Madman'' *Seedo (c. 1700–c. 1754): ''The Devil to Pay (opera), The Devil to Pay'' *Alexander Serov (1820–1871): ''Judith (Serov), Judith'', ''Rogneda (opera), Rogneda'', ''The Power of the Fiend'' *José Serrano (composer), José Serrano (1873–1941): ''La dolorosa'', ''La canción del olvido'' *Paolo Serrao (1830–1907): ''L'impostore'', ''Leonora dei Bardi'', ''Pergolesi (opera), Pergolesi'', ''La Duchessa di Guisa'', ''Il Figliuol Prodigo'' *Roger Sessions (1896–1985): ''The Trial of Lucullus (opera), The Trial of Lucullus'', ''Montezuma (Sessions opera), Montezuma'' *John Laurence Seymour (1893–1986): ''In the Pasha's Garden'' *Rodion Shchedrin (1932– ): ''Dead Souls (opera), Dead Souls'', ''The Left-Hander (opera), Levsha'', ''Lolita (opera), Lolita'' *Bright Sheng (1955– ): ''Madame Mao (opera), Madame Mao'', ''The Silver River'' *William Shield (1748–1829): ''The Flitch of Bacon'', ''Rosina (opera), Rosina'' *Alice Shields (1943– ): ''Apocalypse (opera), Apocalypse'' *Howard Shore (1946– ): ''The Fly (opera), The Fly'' *Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975): ''The Gamblers (opera), The Gamblers'' (''Igroki''), ''Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District (opera), Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk'' (''Ledy Macbeth Mtsenskovo uyezda''), ''Moscow, Cheryomushki'', ''The Nose (opera), The Nose'' (''Nos'') *Jean Sibelius (1865–1957): ''Jungfrun i tornet, The Maiden in the Tower'' (''Jungfrun i tornet''), ''Veneen luominen, The Building of the Boat'' (''Veneen luominen'') *Elie Siegmeister (1909–1991): ''The Plough and the Stars (opera), The Plough and the Stars'' *Roberto Sierra (1953– ): ''El mensajero de plata'' *Sheila Silver (1946– ): ''The Thief of Love'' *Christian Sinding (1856–1941): ''Der Heilige Berg (opera), Der Heilige Berg'' *Larry Sitsky (1934– ): ''De Profundis'', ''The Fall of the House of Usher (Sitsky), The Fall of the House of Usher'', ''Fiery Tales'', ''The Golem'', ''Lenz (opera), Lenz'', ''Voices in Limbo'' *František Škroup (1801–1862): ''Fidlovačka (opera), Fidlovačka'' ''Dráteník'' (''The Tinker'') *Antonio Smareglia (1854–1929): ''Nozze istriane'', ''La falena'', ''Oceàna (opera), Oceàna'' *Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884): ''The Bartered Bride'' (''Prodaná nevěsta''), ''The Brandenburgers in Bohemia'' (''Braniboři v Čechách''), ''Dalibor (opera), Dalibor'', ''The Devil's Wall'' (''Čertova stěna''), ''The Kiss (opera), The Kiss'' (''Hubička''), ''Libuše (opera), Libuše'', ''The Secret (opera), The Secret'' (''Tajemství''), ''The Two Widows'' (''Dvě vdovy''), ''Viola (opera), Viola'' *Dmitri Smirnov (composer), Dmitri Smirnov (1948– ): ''Tiriel (opera), Tiriel'', ''Thel (opera), Thel'' *John Christopher Smith (1712–1795): ''The Fairies (opera), The Fairies'', ''The Tempest (Smith), The Tempest'' *Julia Smith (composer), Julia Smith (1911–1989): ''Cynthia Parker (opera), Cynthia Parker'' *Martin Smolka (1959– ): ''Nagano (opera), Nagano'', ''Das schlaue Gretchen'' *Ethel Smyth (1858–1944): ''The Boatswain's Mate'', ''Der Wald'', ''The Wreckers (opera), The Wreckers'' *Ragnar Søderlind (1945– ): ''Olav Tryggvason (opera), Olav Tryggvason'' *Mikhail Sokolovsky (composer), Mikhail Sokolovsky (1756–1795): ''The Miller-Wizard, Cheat and Matchmaker'' *Juan María Solare (1966– ): ''Veinticinco de agosto, 1983'' *Temistocle Solera (1815–1878): ''Il contadino d'Agleiate'' (rev. as ''La fanciulla di Castelguelfo''), ''Genio e sventura'', ''La hermana de palayo'', ''Ildegonda'' *Carlo Evasio Soliva (1791–1853): ''La testa di bronzo o sia La capanna solitaria'' *Edward Solomon (1855–1895): ''Billee Taylor'', ''The Nautch Girl'', ''Quite an Adventure'', ''The Red Hussar'', ''The Vicar of Bray (opera), The Vicar of Bray'' *Harry Somers (1925–1999): ''Louis Riel (opera), Louis Riel'' *S. P. Somtow (Somtow Sucharitkul) (1952– ): ''Madana (opera), Madana'', ''Ayodhya (opera), Ayodhya'', ''Mae Naak (opera), Mae Naak'', ''Dan No Ura'' *Stephen Sondheim (1930–2021): ''Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' *Fernando Sor (1778–1839): ''Telemaco nell'isola di Calipso'' *Pablo Sorozábal (1897–1988): ''La del manojo de rosas'', ''La tabernera del puerto'' *John Philip Sousa (1854–1932): ''Désirée (operetta), Désirée'', ''El Capitan (operetta), El Capitan'' *Alexander Spendiaryan (1871–1928): ''Almast'' *Niccola Spinelli (1865–1909): ''A basso porto'' *Louis Spohr (1784–1859): ''Faust (Spohr), Faust'', ''Jessonda'', ''Zemire und Azor'' *Gaspare Spontini (1774–1851): ''Agnes von Hohenstaufen'', ''Alcidor'', ''Fernand Cortez'', ''Milton (opera), Milton'', ''Nurmahal (opera), Nurmahal'', ''Olimpie'', ''La vestale'' *Lewis Spratlan (1940– ): ''Life is a Dream (opera), Life Is a Dream'' *Sigmund Theophil Staden (1607–1665): ''Seelewig'' *Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924): ''The Canterbury Pilgrims (Stanford), The Canterbury Pilgrims'', ''Much Ado About Nothing (opera), Much Ado About Nothing'' *John Stanley (composer), John Stanley (1712–1786): ''Teraminta'' *Robert Starer (1924–2001): ''Apollonia (opera), Apollonia'' *Roman Statkowski (1859–1925): ''Maria (opera), Maria'', ''Philaenis (opera), Philaenis'' *Agostino Steffani (1653–1728): ''Henrico Leone'' *Walter Steffens (composer), Walter Steffens (born 1934): ''Eli (opera), Eli'', ''Under Milk Wood/Unter dem Milchwald'' *Daniel Steibelt (1765–1823): ''Roméo et Juliette (Steibelt), Roméo et Juliette'' *Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871–1927): ''Tirfing (opera), Tirfing'' *Rudi Stephan (1887–1915): ''Die ersten Menschen'' *George Stephănescu (1843–1925): ''Sânziana şi Pepelea'' *Roger Steptoe (1953– ): ''King of Macedon (opera)'' *William Grant Still (1895–1978): ''Blue Steel (Still), Blue Steel'', ''Troubled Island'', ''A Bayou Legend'' *Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928–2007): ''Atmen gibt das Leben'', ''Licht'' (''Donnerstag aus Licht, Donnerstag'', ''Freitag aus Licht, Freitag'', ''Samstag aus Licht, Samstag'', ''Sonntag aus Licht, Sonntag'', ''Montag aus Licht, Montag'', ''Dienstag aus Licht, Dienstag'', ''Mittwoch aus Licht, Mittwoch'') *Petar Stojanović (composer), Petar Stojanović (1877–1957): ''Devojka na Mansardi'', ''Die Herzog von Reichstadt'', ''Der Tiger'' *Robert Stolz (1880–1975): ''Der Tanz ins Glück'', ''Der verlorene Walzer'' *Stephen Storace (1763–1796): ''Dido, Queen of Carthage (opera), Dido, Queen of Carthage'', ''Gli equivoci'', ''The Haunted Tower'', ''The Iron Chest'', ''Lodoiska (Storace), Lodoiska'', ''No song, no supper'', ''The Pirates (opera), The Pirates'', ''The Siege of Belgrade'', ''Gli sposi malcontenti'' *Alessandro Stradella (1639–1682): ''Il Trespolo tutore'' *Robert Strassburg (1915–2003): ''Chelm (opera), Chelm'' *Oscar Straus (composer), Oscar Straus (1870–1954): ''Bozena (operetta), Bozena'', ''The Chocolate Soldier'' (''Der tapfere Soldat''), ''Drei Walzer'', ''Ein Walzertraum'', ''Der letzte Walzer'' *Johann Strauss II (1825–1899): ''Blindekuh (operetta), Blindekuh'', ''Cagliostro in Wien'', ''Die Fledermaus'', ''Eine Nacht in Venedig'', ''Indigo und die vierzig Räuber'', ''Der Karneval in Rom'', ''Der lustige Krieg'', ''Prinz Methusalem'', ''Ritter Pázmán'', ''Simplicius (operetta), Simplicius'', ''Das Spitzentuch der Königin'', ''Waldmeister'', ''Wiener Blut (operetta), Wiener Blut'', ''The Gypsy Baron, Der Zigeunerbaron'' *Richard Strauss (1864–1949): ''Die ägyptische Helena'', ''Arabella'', ''Ariadne auf Naxos'', ''Capriccio (opera), Capriccio'', ''Daphne (opera), Daphne'', ''Elektra (opera), Elektra'', ''Feuersnot'', ''Die Frau ohne Schatten'', ''Friedenstag'', ''Guntram (opera), Guntram'', ''Intermezzo (opera), Intermezzo'', ''Die Liebe der Danae'', ''Der Rosenkavalier'', ''Salome (opera), Salome'', ''Die schweigsame Frau'' *Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971): ''The Flood (Stravinsky), The Flood'', ''Histoire du soldat'' (''Istoria Soldata''), ''Mavra'', ''The Nightingale (opera), The Nightingale'' (''Solovei''), ''Oedipus rex (opera), Oedipus rex'', ''Perséphone (Stravinsky), Perséphone'', ''The Rake's Progress'', ''Renard (Stravinsky), Renard'' (''Bayka pro Lisu, Petukha, Kota da Barana'') *Heinrich Strecker (1893–1981): ''Ännchen von Tharau'' *Eugen Suchoň (1908–1993): ''Krútňava'', ''Svätopluk (opera), Svätopluk'' *Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900): With W. S. Gilbert: ''The Gondoliers'', ''The Grand Duke'', ''H.M.S. Pinafore'', ''Iolanthe'', ''The Mikado'', ''Patience (opera), Patience'', ''The Pirates of Penzance'', ''Princess Ida'', ''Ruddigore'', ''The Sorcerer'', ''Thespis (opera), Thespis'', ''Trial by Jury'', ''Utopia, Limited'', ''The Yeomen of the Guard''; With others: ''The Beauty Stone'', ''The Chieftain'', ''The Contrabandista'', ''Cox and Box'', ''The Emerald Isle'' (with Edward German), ''Haddon Hall (opera), Haddon Hall'', ''Ivanhoe (opera), Ivanhoe'', ''The Rose of Persia'', ''The Zoo'', (with Henry Fothergill Chorley), ''The Sapphire Necklace'' *Franz von Suppé (1819–1895): ''Banditenstreiche'', ''Boccaccio (operetta), Boccaccio'', ''Fatinitza'', ''Leichte Kavallerie'', ''Die schöne Galathee'' *Conrad Susa (1935–2013): ''The Dangerous Liaisons'', ''Transformations (opera), Transformations'' *Franz Xaver Süssmayr (1766–1803): ''Der Spiegel von Arkadien'' *Heinrich Sutermeister (1910–1995): ''Romeo und Julia'', ''Die schwarze Spinne (opera), Die schwarze Spinne'' *Margaret Sutherland (1897–1984): ''The Young Kabbarli'' *Donald Swann (1923–1994): ''Perelandra (opera), Perelandra'' *Giles Swayne (1946– ): ''Le nozze di Cherubino'' *Piet Swerts (1960– ): ''Ajas, Les Liaisons dangereuses'' *Albert Szirmai (1880–1967): ''Mágnás Miska (operetta), Mágnás Miska'', ''Mézeskalács'', ''Princess Charming (operetta), Princess Charming'', ''Táncos Huszárok'' *Karol Szymanowski (1882–1937): ''Hagith (opera), Hagith'', ''King Roger'' (''Król Roger'')T
*Germaine Tailleferre (1892–1983): ''Du style galant au style méchant'', ''Il était un petit navire'' *Otar Taktakishvili (1924–1989): ''Mindia'' *Joby Talbot (1971– ): ''Everest (opera), Everest'' *Josef Tal (1910–2008): ''Saul at Ein Dor'', ''Amnon and Tamar'', ''Ashmedai (opera), Ashmedai'', ''Massada 967'', ''The Temptation (Die Versuchung)'', ''The Tower (Der Turm)'', ''The Garden (Der Garten)'', ''Josef'' *Louise Talma (1906–1996): ''The Alcestiad'' *Eino Tamberg (1930–2010): ''Cyrano de Bergerac (Tamberg), Cyrano de Bergerac'' *David Tamkin (1906–1975): ''The Dybbuk (opera), The Dybbuk'' *Tan Dun (1957– ): ''The First Emperor'', ''Marco Polo (opera), Marco Polo'', ''Peony Pavilion (opera), Peony Pavilion'', ''Tea: A Mirror of Soul'' *Sergei Taneyev (1856–1915): ''Oresteia (opera), Oresteia'' *Angelo Tarchi (composer), Angelo Tarchi (1760–1814): ''L'archetiello'', ''Ademira'', ''Ariarate'', ''Il conte de Saldagna'' *Mikael Tariverdiev (1931–1996): ''Graf Cagliostro'' *Vladimir Tarnopolsky (1955– ): ''The Three Graces (opera), The Three Graces'' *Phyllis Tate (1911–1987): ''The Lodger (opera), The Lodger'' *John Tavener (1944–2013): ''Mary of Egypt (opera), Mary of Egypt'' *Deems Taylor (1885–1966): ''The King's Henchman'', ''Peter Ibbetson (opera), Peter Ibbetson'' *Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893): ''Cherevichki'', ''The Enchantress (opera), The Enchantress'', ''Eugene Onegin (opera), Eugene Onegin'', ''Iolanta'', ''The Maid of Orleans (opera), The Maid of Orleans'' (''Orleanskaya deva''), ''Mazeppa (opera), Mazeppa'', ''The Oprichnik (opera), The Oprichnik'', ''The Queen of Spades (opera), The Queen of Spades'' (''Pique Dame'', ''Pikovaya dama''), ''Undina (Tchaikovsky), Undina'', ''Vakula the Smith'', ''The Voyevoda (opera), The Voyevoda'' *Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767): ''Orpheus (Telemann), Orpheus'', ''Pimpinone'' *Oscar Ferdinand Telgmann (c. 1855–1946): ''Leo, the Royal Cadet'' *Domènec Terradellas (1713–1751): ''Merope (opera), Merope'' *Claude Terrasse (1867–1923): ''Les travaux d'Hercule'', ''Le sire de Vergy'' *Flavio Testi (1923–2014): ''Saül (opera), Saül'', ''Riccardo III'' *Johann Theile (1646–1724): ''Adam und Eva (opera), Adam und Eva'' *Mikis Theodorakis (1925–2021): ''Kostas Karyotakis (opera)'', ''Medea (Theodorakis), Medea'', ''Antigone (Theodorakis), Antigone'', ''Electra (Theodorakis), Electra'' *Ambroise Thomas (1811–1896): ''La cour de Célimène'', ''Hamlet (opera), Hamlet'', ''Mignon'' *Arthur Goring Thomas (1850–1892): ''Esmeralda (opera), Esmeralda'' *Randall Thompson (1899–1984): ''Solomon and Balkis'' *Virgil Thomson (1896–1989): ''Four Saints in Three Acts'', ''Lord Byron (Thomson), Lord Byron'', ''The Mother of Us All'' *Francis Thorne (1922–2017): ''Mario and the Magician (opera), Mario and the Magician'' *John Thow (1949–2007): ''Serpentina (opera), Serpentina'' *Ludwig Thuille (1861–1907): ''Lobetanz'' *Ivo Tijardović (1895–1976): ''Little Floramye, Mala Floramye'', ''Splitski Akvarel'' *Michael Tippett (1905–1998): ''The Ice Break'', ''King Priam'', ''The Knot Garden'', ''The Midsummer Marriage'', ''New Year (opera), New Year'', ''Robin Hood (Tippett opera), Robin Hood'' *Camillo Togni (1922–1993): ''Blaubart (opera), Blaubart'' *Henri Tomasi (1901–1971): ''Don Juan de Mañara'' *Michael Torke (1961– ): ''Strawberry Fields (opera), Strawberry Fields'' *Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco (1644–1728): ''La púrpura de la rosa'' *Charles Tournemire (1870–1939): ''Nittetis'', ''Chryséis (Les dieux sont morts)'', ''Trilogie Faust – Don Quichotte – Saint François d’Assise'', ''La légende de Tristan'', ''Il poverello di Assisi'' *Geoffrey Toye (1889–1942): ''The Red Pen'' *Antonio Tozzi (1736–1812): ''La morte di Dimone'' *Tommaso Traetta (1727–1779): ''Antigona (Traetta), Antigona'', ''Armida (Traetta), Armida'', ''Ifigenia in Tauride (Traetta), Ifigenia in Tauride'', ''Ippolito ed Aricia'', ''Le serve rivali'', ''Sofonisba'', ''I Tindaridi'' *Cornel Trăilescu (1926–2019): ''Bãlcescu'' *Eduard Tubin (1905–1982): ''The Parson of Reigi'' *Joaquín Turina (1882–1949): ''Margot (opera), Margot'', ''Jardín de oriente'' *Mark-Anthony Turnage (1960– ): ''Anna Nicole'', ''Greek (opera), Greek'', ''The Silver Tassie (opera), The Silver Tassie'', ''Twice Through the Heart'' *Erkki-Sven Tüür (1959– ): ''Wallenberg (opera), Wallenberg'' *Geirr Tveitt (1908–1981): ''Dragaredokko''U
*Marco Uccellini (1603–1680): ''Li Eventi di Filandro Et Edessa'' *Martin Andreas Udbye (1820–1889): ''Fredkulla'' *Alfred Uhl (1909–1992): ''Der mysteriöse Herr X'' *Viktor Ullmann (1898–1944): ''Der Kaiser von Atlantis'' *José María Usandizaga (1887–1915): ''Las golondrinas'', ''La llama (opera), La llama'', ''Mendi Mendiyan'' *Francesco Uttini (1723–1795): ''Birger Jahl och Mechtilde'', ''Thetis och Pélée''V
*Nicola Vaccai (1790–1848): ''Giulietta e Romeo (Vaccai), Giulietta e Romeo'' *Fabio Vacchi (1949– ): ''La station thermale'' *Vincenzo Valente (1855–1921): ''I granatieri'' *Giuseppe Valentini (1681–1753): ''La finta rapita'' *Jean Vallerand (1915–1944): ''Le Magicien (opera), Le Magicien'' *Louis Varney (1844–1908): ''L'Amour mouillé'', ''Les mousquetaires au couvent'', ''Les petites brebis'' *Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958): ''Hugh the Drover'', ''Sir John in Love'', ''The Pilgrim's Progress (opera), The Pilgrim's Progress'', ''The Poisoned Kiss'', ''Riders to the Sea (opera), Riders to the Sea'' *Orazio Vecchi (1550–1605): ''L'Amfiparnaso'' *Alexander Veprik (1899–1958): ''Toktogul (Токтогул) (1940)'', ''Toktogul (Токтогул) (1949)'' *Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901): ''Aida'', ''Alzira (opera), Alzira'', ''Aroldo'', ''Attila (opera), Attila'', ''Un ballo in maschera'', ''La battaglia di Legnano'', ''Il corsaro'', ''Don Carlos'', ''I due Foscari'', ''Ernani'', ''Falstaff (opera), Falstaff'', ''La forza del destino'', ''Un giorno di regno'', ''Giovanna d'Arco'', ''Jérusalem'', ''I Lombardi alla prima crociata'', ''I masnadieri'', ''Luisa Miller'', ''Macbeth (opera), Macbeth'', ''Nabucco'', ''Oberto (opera), Oberto'', ''Otello'', ''Rigoletto'', ''Simon Boccanegra'', ''Stiffelio'', ''La traviata'', ''Il trovatore'', ''Les vêpres siciliennes'' *Alexey Verstovsky (1799–1862): ''Askold's Grave (opera), Askold's Grave'' (''Askol'dova mogila'') *Pauline Viardot (1821–1910): ''Cendrillon (Viardot), Cendrillon'' *Gerard Victory (1921–1995): ''The Music hath Mischief'', ''Chatterton (Victory), Chatterton'' *Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959): ''Izaht'', ''Yerma (opera), Yerma'' *Leonardo Vinci (c. 1696–1730): ''Artaserse (Vinci), Artaserse'', ''Didone abbandonata (Vinci), Didone abbandonata'', ''Li zite 'ngalera'' *Franco Vittadini (1884–1948): ''Anima Allegra'', ''Caracciolo (opera), Caracciolo'', ''Fiammetta e l'avaro'', ''La Sagredo'', ''Nazareth (opera), Nazareth'' *Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741): ''Ottone in villa'', ''Orlando finto pazzo'', ''Nerone fatto Cesare'', ''Arsilda, regina di Ponto'', ''La costanza trionfante degl'amori e de gl'odii, La costanza trionfante'', ''L'incoronazione di Dario'', ''L'Olimpiade (Vivaldi), L'Olimpiade'', ''Tieteberga'', ''Armida al campo d'Egitto'', ''Scanderbeg (opera), Scanderbeg'', ''Teuzzone'', ''Tito Manlio'', ''La verità in cimento'', ''Ercole su'l Termodonte'', ''Farnace'', ''Orlando furioso (Vivaldi), Orlando furioso'', ''Argippo'', ''Motezuma'', ''Bajazet (opera), Bajazet'', ''Griselda (Vivaldi), Griselda'', ''Dorilla in Tempe'', ''La costanza trionfante degl'amori e de gl'odii'' *Amadeo Vives (1871–1932): ''Doña Francisquita'' *Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani (1638–1693): ''Astiage'' *Claude Vivier (1948–1983): ''Kopernikus (opera), Kopernikus'' *Roman Vlad (1919–2013): ''Il dottore di vetro'' *Georg Joseph Vogler (1749–1814): ''Castore e Polluce'', ''Der Kaufmann von Smyrna'', ''Lampedo (opera), Lampedo'' *Hans Vogt (composer), Hans Vogt (1911–1992): ''Die Stadt hinter dem Strom (opera), Die Stadt hinter dem Strom'' *Andy Vores (1956– ): ''Freshwater (opera), Freshwater'', ''No Exit (opera), No Exit'' *Alexander Vustin (1943– ): ''The Devil in Love (opera), The Devil in Love''W
*Ignatz Waghalter (1881–1949): ''Der Teufelsweg'', ''Mandragola (opera), Mandragola'', ''Jugend (opera), Jugend'', ''Sataniel (opera), Sataniel'', ''Ahasaverus and Esther'' *Richard Wagner (1813–1883): ''Die Feen'', ''Der fliegende Holländer'', ''Die Hochzeit'', ''Das Liebesverbot'', ''Lohengrin (opera), Lohengrin'', ''Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg'', ''Parsifal'', ''Rienzi'', ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'' (''Das Rheingold'', ''Die Walküre'', ''Siegfried (opera), Siegfried'', ''Götterdämmerung''), ''Tannhäuser (opera), Tannhäuser'', ''Tristan und Isolde'' *Siegfried Wagner (1869–1930): ''Der Bärenhäuter (opera), Der Bärenhäuter'' *Rudolf Wagner-Régeny (1903–1969): ''Das Bergwerk zu Falun'', ''Die Bürger von Calais'', ''Der Günstling'', ''Prometheus (opera), Prometheus'' *Julian Wagstaff (1970– ): ''The Turing Test (opera)'', ''Breathe Freely (opera)'' *Rufus Wainwright (1973– ): ''Prima Donna (opera), Prima Donna'', ''Hadrian (opera), Hadrian'' *Igor Wakhévitch (1948– ): ''Être Dieu'' *Stewart Wallace (1960– ): ''The Bonesetter's Daughter (opera), The Bonesetter's Daughter'' *William Vincent Wallace (1812–1865): ''The Amber Witch (opera), The Amber Witch'', ''Lurline (opera), Lurline'', ''Maritana'', ''The Desert Flower'' *Joelle Wallach (1946– ): ''The King's Twelve Moons'' *Hermann Wolfgang von Waltershausen (1882–1954): ''Else Klapperzehen'', ''Oberst Chabert'', ''Richardis'', ''Die Rauhensteiner Hochzeit,'' ''Die Gräfin von Tolosa'' *William Walton (1902–1983): ''The Bear (opera), The Bear'', ''Troilus and Cressida (opera), Troilus and Cressida'' *Robert Ward (composer), Robert Ward (1917–2013): ''The Crucible (opera), The Crucible'' *Roger Waters (1943– ): ''Ça Ira (opera)'' *Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826): ''Abu Hassan'', ''Die drei Pintos'', ''Der Freischütz'', ''Euryanthe'', ''Oberon (Weber), Oberon'', ''Peter Schmoll und seine Nachbarn'', ''Silvana (opera), Silvana'' *Joseph Weigl (1766–1846): ''Die Schweizer Familie'' *Kurt Weill (1900–1950): ''Die Bürgschaft (opera), Die Bürgschaft'', ''Down in the Valley (opera), Down in the Valley'', ''The Eternal Road (opera), The Eternal Road'' (''Der Weg der Verheissung''), ''The Firebrand of Florence'', ''Happy End (musical), Happy End'', ''Der Jasager'', ''Johnny Johnson (musical), Johnny Johnson'', ''Knickerbocker Holiday'', ''Der Kuhhandel'' (''A Kingdom for a Cow, or Arms and the Cow''), ''Lady in the Dark'', ''Lost in the Stars'', ''Love Life (musical), Love Life'', ''One Touch of Venus'', ''Der Protagonist'', ''Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny'' (''Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny''), ''Royal Palace (Weill), Royal Palace'', ''The Seven Deadly Sins (ballet chanté), The Seven Deadly Sins'' (''Die sieben Todesünden''), ''Der Silbersee'', ''Street Scene (opera), Street Scene'', ''The Threepenny Opera'' (''Die Dreigroschenoper''), ''Der Zar lässt sich photographieren'', ''The Flight across the Ocean'' *Mieczysław Weinberg (1919–1996): ''The Portrait (opera), The Portrait'' *Jaromír Weinberger (1896–1967): ''Schwanda the Bagpiper'', ''Milovaný hlas'' (The Beloved Voice), ''Lidé z Pokerflatu'' (The Outcasts of Poker Flat), Jarní bouře (Spring Storms), ''Na růžích ustláno'' (A Bed of Roses), ''Apropó, co dělá Andula?'' (By the Way, What Is Andula Doing?), ''Císař pán na třešních'' (The Emperor Lord of Cherries), Wallenstein (Weinberger), ''Valdštejn'' (Wallenstein) *Felix Weingartner (1863–1942): ''Genesius (opera), Genesius'', ''Meister Andrea'', ''Sakuntala (opera), Sakuntala'' *Judith Weir (1954– ): ''Blond Eckbert'', ''Heaven Ablaze in His Breast'', ''King Harald's Saga'', ''A Night at the Chinese Opera'', ''The Vanishing Bridegroom'', ''Armida (Weir), Armida'' *Hugo Weisgall (1912–1997): ''Esther (Weisgall opera), Esther'', ''Nine Rivers from Jordan'', ''Six Characters in Search of an Author (opera), Six Characters in Search of an Author'', ''The Stronger (opera), The Stronger'', ''The Tenor'', ''Will You Marry Me? (opera), Will You Marry Me?'' *Dan Welcher (1948– ): ''Della's Gift'' *John Weldon (musician), John Weldon (1676–1736): ''The Judgement of Paris (opera), The Judgement of Paris'' *Egon Wellesz (1885–1974): ''Die Prinzessin Girnara'', ''Die Bakchantinnen'' *Felix Werder (1922–2012): ''Agamemnon (opera), Agamemnon'' *Peter Westergaard (1931–2019): ''The Tempest (Westergaard), The Tempest'', ''Alice in Wonderland (Westergaard), Alice in Wonderland'' *Gillian Whitehead (1941– ): ''Outrageous Fortune (opera), Outrageous Fortune'' *Jörg Widmann (1973– ): ''Das Gesicht im Spiegel'', ''Babylon (opera), Babylon'' *Charles-Marie Widor (1844–1937): ''Maître Ambros'' *Alec Wilder (1907–1980): ''The Lowland Sea'', ''Sunday Excursion'', ''The Opening (opera), The Opening'' *Healey Willan (1880–1968): ''Deirdre (opera), Deirdre'' *Grace Williams (1906–1977): ''The Parlour'' *Malcolm Williamson (1931–2003): ''English Eccentrics (opera), English Eccentrics'', ''The Happy Prince (opera), The Happy Prince'', ''Julius Caesar Jones'', ''Lucky Peter's Journey'', ''Our Man in Havana (opera), Our Man in Havana'', ''The Valley and the Hill'', ''The Violins of Saint-Jacques'' *Charles Wilson (composer), Charles Wilson (1931–2019): ''Héloise and Abelard (opera), Héloise and Abelard'', ''Psycho Red'' *James Wilson (composer), James Wilson (1922–2005): ''Letters to Theo'', ''Grinning at the Devil'' *Thomas Wilson (composer), Thomas Wilson (1927–2001): ''The Charcoal Burner (opera), The Charcoal Burner'', ''Confessions of a Justified Sinner (opera), Confessions of a Justified Sinner'' *Herbert Windt (1894–1965): ''Andromache (opera), Andromache'' *Peter Winter (1754–1825): ''Babylons Pyramiden'', ''Der Bettelstudent (Winter), Der Bettelstudent'', ''Das Labyrinth'', ''Leonardo und Blandine'', ''Das unterbrochene Opferfest'' *Peter Wishart (composer), Peter Wishart (1921–1984): ''Two in the Bush'', ''The Captive (opera), The Captive'' *Erling Wold (1958– ): ''A Little Girl Dreams of Taking the Veil'' *Hugo Wolf (1860–1903): ''Der Corregidor'' *Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (1876–1948): ''Il campiello'', ''Le donne curiose'', ''I gioielli della Madonna'', ''I quatro rusteghi'', ''Il segreto di Susanna'', ''Sly (opera), Sly'' *Albert Wolff (conductor), Albert Wolff (1884–1970): ''L'oiseau bleu (opera), L'oiseau bleu'' *Stefan Wolpe (1902–1972): ''Zeus und Elida'', ''Schöne Geschichten'' *Paul Wranitzky (1756–1808): ''Oberon, König der Elfen'' *Charles Wuorinen (1938–2020): ''Brokeback Mountain (opera), Brokeback Mountain'', ''Haroun and the Sea of Stories (opera), Haroun and the Sea of Stories''X
*Spyridon Xyndas (1812/1814–1896): ''Il Conte Giuliano'', ''O ypopsifios vouleftis'' (The parliamentary candidate), ''O neogambros'', ''I due pretendenti''Y
*Kosaku Yamada (1886–1965): ''Kurofune (opera), Kurofune (The Black Ships) *Christopher Yavelow (1950– ): ''The Passion of Vincent van Gogh'', ''Countdown (opera), Countdown'' *Eugène Ysaÿe (1858–1931): ''Pier li Houyeû'' *Sergei Yuferov (1865–?): ''Myrrha (opera), Myrrha'' (Мирра), ''Yolande (opera), Yolande'' (Иоланда), ''Antoine et Cléopatre'' (Антоний и Клеопатра) *Isang Yun (1917–1995): ''Sim Tjong''Z
*Ivan Zajc (1832–1914): ''Nikola Šubić Zrinski (opera), Nikola Šubić Zrinjski'' *Riccardo Zandonai (1883–1944): ''I cavalieri di Ekebù'', ''Conchita (opera), Conchita'', ''Francesca da Rimini (Zandonai), Francesca da Rimini'', ''Giulietta e Romeo (Zandonai), Giulietta e Romeo'', ''La farsa amorosa'' *Carl Zeller (1842–1898): ''The Mine Foreman (operetta), Der Obersteiger'', ''Der Vogelhändler'' *Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871–1942): ''Es war einmal'', ''Eine florentinische Tragödie'', ''Der König Kandaules'', ''Der Kreidekreis (opera), Der Kreidekreis'', ''Sarema (opera), Sarema'', ''Der Traumgörge'', ''Der Zwerg'' *Hans Zender (1936– ): ''Stephen Climax'', ''Don Quijote de la Mancha (opera), Don Quijote de la Mancha'' *Otakar Zich (1879–1934): ''Preciézky'' *Karl Michael Ziehrer (1843–1922): ''Der Fremdenführer'', ''König Jérôme'', ''Die Landstreicher'' *Winfried Zillig (1905–1963): ''Die Windsbraut'' *Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1918–1970): ''Die Soldaten'' *Udo Zimmermann (1943–2021): ''Levin's Mühle'', ''Der Schuhu und die fliegende Prinzessin'', ''Weiße Rose (opera), Weiße Rose'', ''Die wundersame Schusterfrau'' *Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli (1752–1837): ''Giulietta e Romeo'', ''Ines de Castro (opera), Ines de Castro'', ''Pirro, re d'Epiro'' *Heinrich Zöllner (1854–1941): ''Die versunkene Glocke (opera), Die versunkene Glocke'' (''The Sunken Bell'') *Manuel de Zumaya (1678–1755): ''Partenope (Zumaya), Partenope'' *Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg (1760–1802): ''Das Pfauenfest''See also
*List of important operas *List of operas by title {{Portal bar, Opera Lists of operas by composer, Operas, Composer