swap_horiz Doctor Atomic Alternatives

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Boris Godunov

Boris Godunov is an 1874 Russian opera by Modest Mussorgsky, widely renowned for its brilliant psychological portrayal o...

Romantic Russian Historical Mussorgsky

9.2 Excellent

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Khovanshchina

Khovanshchina is a historical opera by Modest Mussorgsky, notable for its powerful folk-infused score and vivid depictio...

Romantic Russian Historical Mussorgsky

8.5 Great

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Nixon in China

John Adams composed this 1987 minimalist opera, chronicling Richard Nixon's historic 1972 presidential visit to China in...

American Contemporary Political 1987

8.5 Great

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Andrea Chénier

Andrea Chénier is an opera by Umberto Giordano, premiered in 1896, noted for its historical setting during the French Re...

Italian Historical Verismo 1896

8.3 Great

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Maria Stuarda

Maria Stuarda is an 1835 tragic opera by Gaetano Donizetti, dramatizing the intense political and personal rivalry betwe...

Italian Historical Bel Canto Donizetti

7.8 Good

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The Consul

Gian Carlo Menotti's 1950 opera portrays the harrowing struggles of a woman desperately trying to escape a totalitarian...

Modern American Dramatic 1950

7.8 Good

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Satyagraha

Composed by Philip Glass in 1980, this opera depicts Mahatma Gandhi's early years in South Africa and his non-violent ph...

American Contemporary Minimalist Glass

7.8 Good

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The Ghosts of Versailles

John Corigliano's 1991 grand opera is a fictional sequel to Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, commissioned by the Metropo...

American Contemporary Comedy 1991

7.8 Good

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Anna Bolena

Anna Bolena is an 1830 tragic opera by Gaetano Donizetti, exploring the downfall and execution of the ill-fated English...

Italian Historical Bel Canto Donizetti

7.7 Good

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Susannah

Carlisle Floyd's 1955 American opera boldly adapts the biblical story of Susannah to the rigid rural American South of t...

Lyric Modern American 1955

7.7 Good

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Mathis der Maler

Mathis der Maler is a 1938 opera by Paul Hindemith, notable for its commentary on the responsibility of an artist in a p...

German Modern Historical Hindemith

7.5 Good

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A Life for the Tsar

A Life for the Tsar is an 1836 patriotic opera by Mikhail Glinka, historically significant as a foundational work in the...

Romantic Russian Historical 1836

7.5 Good

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The Death of Klinghoffer

John Adams's 1991 controversial opera dramatizes the real-life 1985 hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro b...

American Contemporary Political 1991

7.5 Good

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Moby-Dick

Jake Heggie's 2010 American opera is a sweeping, critically acclaimed adaptation of Herman Melville's classic novel abou...

Epic American Contemporary 2010

7.5 Good

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Benvenuto Cellini

Hector Berlioz's first opera (1838), depicting the life of Renaissance sculptor Benvenuto Cellini, notable for its turbu...

Romantic French Historical Berlioz

7.5 Good

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The Ballad of Baby Doe

Douglas Moore's 1956 American opera is based on the true story of Elizabeth Doe and her scandalous marriage to a wealthy...

Modern American Historical 1956

7.3 Good

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The Voyage

Philip Glass composed this 1992 science fiction opera, commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera to commemorate Christopher...

American Contemporary Minimalist Glass

7.0 Good

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Emmeline

Tobias Picker's opera (1996) based on Judith Rossner's novel about incest in 19th-century New England mill towns, premie...

American Contemporary 1996 Tragic

6.5 Fair

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The Perfect American

Philip Glass's opera (2013) imagining Walt Disney's final days, with a libretto by Christopher Hampton, premiered at the...

American Contemporary Glass Biographical

6.5 Fair

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An American Tragedy

Tobias Picker's opera (2005) based on Theodore Dreiser's novel, the first opera on that subject to be premiered at the M...

American Contemporary 2005 Tragic

6.3 Fair