List of premieres at the Metropolitan Opera
Throughout its history the Metropolitan Opera has taken a leading role at introducing both original stage works to the world and bringing works from around the globe to the United States for the first time. The following is a list of works that have premiered at the Met. All works are operas unless otherwise stated.
World premieres
Opera | Composer | Date of premiere |
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La fanciulla del West | Giacomo Puccini | 1910-12-10 |
Königskinder | Engelbert Humperdinck | 1910-12-28 |
Mona | Horatio Parker | 1912-03-14 |
Cyrano | Walter Damrosch | 1913-02-27 |
Madeleine | Victor Herbert | 1914-01-24 |
Madame Sans-Gêne | Umberto Giordano | 1915-01-25 |
Goyescas | Enrique Granados | 1916-01-28 |
The Canterbury Pilgrims | Reginald de Koven | 1917-03-08 |
Shanewis | Charles Wakefield Cadman | 1918-03-23 |
The Dance in Place Congo (ballet) | Henry F. Gilbert | 1918-03-23 |
Il trittico | Giacomo Puccini | 1918-12-14[1] |
The Legend | Joseph Carl Breil | 1919-03-12[2] |
The Temple Dancer | John Adam Hugo | 1919-03-12 |
L'oiseau bleu | Albert Wolff | 1919-12-27 |
Cleopatra's Night | Henry Kimball Hadley | 1920-01-31[3] |
Skyscrapers (ballet) | John Alden Carpenter | 1926-02-19 |
The King's Henchman | Deems Taylor | 1927-02-17[4] |
Peter Ibbetson | Deems Taylor | 1931-02-07[5] |
The Emperor Jones | Louis Gruenberg | 1933-01-07 |
Merry Mount | Howard Hanson | 1934-02-10[6] |
In the Pasha's Garden | John Laurence Seymour | 1935-01-24 |
The Man Without a Country | Walter Damrosch | 1937-05-12[7] |
The Island God | Gian Carlo Menotti | 1942-02-20 |
The Warrior | Bernard Rogers | 1947-01-11 |
Vanessa | Samuel Barber | 1958-01-15 |
Antony and Cleopatra | Samuel Barber | 1966-09-16 |
Mourning Becomes Electra | Marvin David Levy | 1967-03-17 |
The Ghosts of Versailles | John Corigliano | 1991-12-19 |
The Voyage | Philip Glass | 1992-10-12 |
The Great Gatsby | John Harbison | 1999-12-20 |
An American Tragedy | Tobias Picker | 2005-12-02 |
The First Emperor | Tan Dun | 2006-12-21 |
The Hours | Kevin Puts | 2022-11-22 |
United States premieres
References
- ^ James Gibbons Huneker (December 15, 1918). "Opera: A World Premier of Puccini Operas. "Il Tabarro." "Suor Angelica." "Gianni Schicchi."" (PDF). The New York Times. p. 22.
- ^ "New Native Operas Foreign In Scene" (PDF). The New York Times. March 9, 1919. p. 50.
- ^ Richard Aldrich (February 1, 1920). "The Opera" (PDF). The New York Times. p. 21.
- ^ Olin Downes (February 18, 1927). "Hailed As Best American Opera" (PDF). pp. 1, 24.
- ^ "Great Ovation Won By 'Peter Ibbetson' At World Premiere". The New York Times. February 8, 1931. pp. 1, 26.
- ^ Olin Downes (February 11, 1934). "'Merry Mount' Gets A Stirring Ovation" (PDF). pp. 80, 82.
- ^ "Damrosch Cheered At Opera Premiere". The New York Times. May 13, 1937. pp. 27, 30.
- ^ Richard Aldrich (March 25, 1920). "The Opera: Based on a Work of Pushkin" (PDF). The New York Times. p. 9.
- ^ Richard Aldrich (March 10, 1921). "Indian Chief Sings Leading Opera Role" (PDF). The New York Times.
- ^ Richard Aldrich (January 24, 1922). "The Opera" (PDF). The New York Times. p. 22.
- ^ Richard Aldrich (March 2, 1923). "Opera" (PDF). The New York Times. p. 18.
- ^ Olin Downes (January 3, 1924). "Music; Tragedy and Comedy at Opera". The New York Times. p. 13.
- ^ Olin Downes (January 3, 1926). "Opera: "The Jest" a Dramatic Success". The New York Times. p. 29.
- ^ Olin Downes (March 7, 1926). "Opera" (PDF). The New York Times. p. 30.
- ^ "'Madonna Imperia' Shown To America" (PDF). The New York Times. February 9, 1928. p. 28.
- ^ "Programs of the Week" (PDF). The New York Times. November 18, 1928. p. 169.
- ^ Olin Downes (March 22, 1929). "'Fra Gherardo' Has American Premiere". The New York Times.
- ^ "American Premiere Of Fantasy 'Sadko'" (PDF). The New York Times. January 26, 1930. p. 27.
- ^ Olin Downes (December 3, 1931). "Montemezzi Opera Is A Melodrama" (PDF). The New York Times. p. 35.
- ^ Olin Downes (February 5, 1937). "' Caponsacchi' Has Premiere Here; Audience Acclaims Hageman Opera". The New York Times. p. 16.
Sources
- Metropolitan Opera archives