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

OperaComposerDate of premiere
La fanciulla del WestGiacomo Puccini1910-12-10
KönigskinderEngelbert Humperdinck1910-12-28
MonaHoratio Parker1912-03-14
CyranoWalter Damrosch1913-02-27
MadeleineVictor Herbert1914-01-24
Madame Sans-GêneUmberto Giordano1915-01-25
GoyescasEnrique Granados1916-01-28
The Canterbury PilgrimsReginald de Koven1917-03-08
ShanewisCharles Wakefield Cadman1918-03-23
The Dance in Place Congo Henry F. Gilbert1918-03-23
Il tritticoGiacomo Puccini1918-12-14
The LegendJoseph Carl Breil1919-03-12
The Temple DancerJohn Adam Hugo1919-03-12
L'oiseau bleuAlbert Wolff1919-12-27
Cleopatra's NightHenry Kimball Hadley1920-01-31
Skyscrapers John Alden Carpenter1926-02-19
The King's HenchmanDeems Taylor1927-02-17
Peter IbbetsonDeems Taylor1931-02-07
The Emperor JonesLouis Gruenberg1933-01-07
Merry MountHoward Hanson1934-02-10
In the Pasha's GardenJohn Laurence Seymour1935-01-24
The Man Without a CountryWalter Damrosch1937-05-12
The Island GodGian Carlo Menotti1942-02-20
The WarriorBernard Rogers1947-01-11
VanessaSamuel Barber1958-01-15
Antony and CleopatraSamuel Barber1966-09-16
Mourning Becomes ElectraMarvin David Levy1967-03-17
The Ghosts of VersaillesJohn Corigliano1991-12-19
The VoyagePhilip Glass1992-10-12
The Great GatsbyJohn Harbison1999-12-20
An American TragedyTobias Picker2005-12-02
The First EmperorTan Dun2006-12-21

United States premieres

OperaComposerDate of premiere
La GiocondaAmilcare Ponchielli1883-12-20
Die WalküreRichard Wagner1885-01-30
Die Königin von SabaKarl Goldmark1885-12-02
Die Meistersinger von NürnbergRichard Wagner1886-01-04
Das goldene KreuzIgnaz Brüll1886-11-19
Tristan und IsoldeRichard Wagner1886-12-01
MerlinKarl Goldmark1887-01-03
SiegfriedRichard Wagner1887-11-09
Der Trompeter von SäkkingenViktor Nessler1887-11-23
EuryantheCarl Maria von Weber1887-12-23
Fernand CortezGaspare Spontini1888-01-06
GötterdämmerungRichard Wagner1888-01-25
Das RheingoldRichard Wagner1889-01-04
TannhäuserRichard Wagner1889-01-30
Der Barbier von BagdadPeter Cornelius1890-01-03
AsraelAlberto Franchetti1890-11-26
Il Vassallo di SzigethAntonio Smareglia1890-12-12
Diana von SolangeErnest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha1891-01-09
WertherJules Massenet1894-03-29
ElaineHerman Bemberg1894-12-17
ManonJules Massenet1895-01-16
FalstaffGiuseppe Verdi1895-02-04
La NavarraiseJules Massenet1895-12-11
Ero e LeandroLuigi Mancinelli1899-03-10
ToscaGiacomo Puccini1901-02-04
MessalineIsidore de Lara1902-01-22
ManruIgnacy Jan Paderewski1902-02-14
Der WaldEthel Smyth1903-03-11
ParsifalRichard Wagner1903-12-24
FedoraUmberto Giordano1906-12-05
La damnation de FaustHector Berlioz1906-12-07
SalomeRichard Strauss1907-01-22
TieflandEugen d'Albert1908-11-23
Le VilliGiacomo Puccini1908-12-17
La WallyAlfredo Catalani1909-01-06
GermaniaAlberto Franchetti1910-01-22
L'attaque du moulinAlfred Bruneau1910-02-08
The Queen of SpadesPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1910-03-05
ArmideChristoph Willibald Gluck1910-11-14
Ariane et Barbe-bleuePaul Dukas1911-03-29
LobetanzLudwig Thuille1911-11-18
Le donne curioseErmanno Wolf-Ferrari1912-01-03
VersiegeltLeo Blech1912-01-20
La Vita Nuova Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari1912-01-28
L'OrfeoClaudio Monteverdi1912-04-14
Boris GodunovModest Mussorgsky1913-03-19
Der RosenkavalierRichard Strauss1913-12-09
L'amore dei tre reItalo Montemezzi1914-01-02
JulienGustave Charpentier1914-02-26
L'amore medicoErmanno Wolf-Ferrari1914-03-25
L'OracoloFranco Leoni1915-02-04
Prince IgorAlexander Borodin1915-12-30
Iphigénie en TaurideChristoph Willibald Gluck1916-11-25
Francesca da RiminiRiccardo Zandonai1916-12-22
Mârouf, savetier du CaireHenri Rabaud1917-12-19
The Legend of Saint Elisabeth Franz Liszt1918-01-03
LodolettaPietro Mascagni1918-01-12
The Golden CockerelNikolai Rimsky-Korsakov1918-03-06
La reine FiammetteXavier Leroux1919-01-24
Eugene OneginPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1920-03-24
Il Carillon Magico Riccardo Pick-Mangiagalli1920-12-02
Der Polnische JudeKarel Weis1921-03-09
Die tote StadtErich Wolfgang Korngold1921-11-19
The Snow MaidenNikolai Rimsky-Korsakov1922-01-23
Così Fan TutteWolfgang Amadeus Mozart1922-03-24
Anima AllegraFranco Vittadini1923-02-14
Mona LisaMax von Schillings1923-03-01
I CompagnacciPrimo Riccitelli1924-01-02
JenufaLeoš Janáček1924-12-06
Giovanni GallureseItalo Montemezzi1925-02-19
La cena delle beffeUmberto Giordano1926-01-02
La vida breveManuel de Falla1926-03-06
Le RossignolIgor Stravinsky1926-03-06
TurandotGiacomo Puccini1926-11-16
ViolantaErich Wolfgang Korngold1927-11-05
Madonna ImperiaFranco Alfano1928-02-08
La RondineGiacomo Puccini1928-03-10
Die ägyptische HelenaRichard Strauss1928-11-06
La campana sommersaOttorino Respighi1928-11-24
Jonny spielt aufErnst Krenek1929-01-19
Fra GherardoIldebrando Pizzetti1929-03-21
SadkoNikolai Rimsky-Korsakov1930-01-25
The Fair at SorochyntsiModest Mussorgsky1930-11-29
Le Preziose RidicoleFelice Lattuada1930-12-10
Schwanda the BagpiperJaromír Weinberger1931-11-07
La Notte di ZoraimaItalo Montemezzi1931-12-02
Simon BoccanegraGiuseppe Verdi1932-01-28
Il Signor BruschinoGioacchino Rossini1932-12-09
CaponsacchiRichard Hageman1937-02-04
AlcesteChristoph Willibald Gluck1941-01-24
The Rake's ProgressIgor Stravinsky1953-02-14
ArabellaRichard Strauss1955-02-10
Atlàntida Manuel de Falla1962-09-29
The Last SavageGian Carlo Menotti1964-01-23
The Happy PrinceMalcolm Williamson1967-08-21
Syllabaire pour PhèdreMaurice Ohana1973-02-17
Death in VeniceBenjamin Britten1974-10-18
Le siège de CorintheGioacchino Rossini1975-04-07
Cyrano de BergeracFranco Alfano2005-05-13
Two BoysNico Muhly2013-10-21
The Exterminating AngelThomas Adès2017-10-26
MarnieNico Muhly2018-10-19