Cornerstones

The Top 20 Most Fequently Performed Operas in North America

Operas 11 - 15

Opera Listings: 1-5 >> 6-10 >> 11-15 >> 16-20

11. La Cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini

(Image courtesy of The Minnesota Opera taken by Gary Mortensen)		Background Notes Synopsis Italian Opera in Rossini's Day Cinderella Through the Ages Literary Antecedents Rossini Catalog of Operas
12. Turandot by Giacomo Puccini

(Image courtesy of The Minnesota Opera taken by Gary Mortensen)		Background Notes Synopsis Gozzi and his Turandot Puccini Biography Puccini Catalog Listen to Neil Shicoff discuss Puccini with Norman Pellegrini. Listen to Jim Robinson discuss directing Turandot with Peter Russell from Opera Colorado. Listen to Norah Amsellem discuss Liu in Turandot with Kip Cranna from San Francisco Opera.
13. Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti

(Image courtesy of The Minnesota Opera taken by Gary Mortensen)		Background Notes Synopsis Donizetti Biography Donizetti Catalog Salvadore Cammarano and the Italian Romantic Libretto Listen to Jennifer Welch-Babidge discuss Lucia from Lucia di Lammermoor with Peter Russell from Opera Colorado. Listen to Elizabeth Futral discuss Lucia inLucia di Lammermoor with Peter Russell from Opera Colorado. Listen to Jim Robinson discuss directing Lucia di Lammermoor with Peter Russell from Opera Colorado.
14. Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo

(Image courtesy of The Minnesota Opera taken by Gary Mortensen)		Background Notes Synopsis Leoncavallo Biography Leoncavallo Catalog Verismo
15. Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

(Image courtesy of The Minnesota Opera)		Background Notes Synopsis Mozart Biography Mozart Catalog How Original is the Libretto? Lorenzo da Ponte Listen to " Ah, Guarda, Sorella" from Così fan tutte, featuring Mary Dunleavy as Fiordiligi, Ruxandra Donose as Dorabella, and the Opera Company of Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Maurizio Barbacini. Excerpt courtesy of Opera Company of Philadelphia. Listen to Jim Robinson discuss directing Così fan tutte with Peter Russell from Opera Colorado. Listen to Richard Stilwell discuss Don Alfonso in Così fan tutte with Kip Cranna from San Francisco Opera. Listen to Paul Groves discuss Ferrando in Così fan tutte with Kip Cranna from San Francisco Opera.

Opera Listings: 1-5 >> 6-10 >> 11-15 >> 16-20



1.		Madama Butterfly
2.		La bohème
3.		La traviata
4.		Carmen
5.		The Barber of Seville
6.		The Marriage of Figaro
7.		Don Giovanni
8.		Tosca
9.		Rigoletto
10.		The Magic Flute
11.		La Cenerentola
12.		Turandot
13.		Lucia di Lammermoor
14.		Pagliacci
15.		Cosî fan tutte
16.		Aida
17.		Il trovatore
18.		Faust
19.		Die Fledermaus
20.		The Elixir of Love