Most Frequently Produced Operas in North America
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Over the Past Ten Seasons,
1996–1997 through 2005–2006
Opera (composer) | No. of productions |
---|---|
La bohème (Puccini) | 300 |
La traviata (Verdi) | 281 |
Madama Butterfly (Puccini) | 272 |
Carmen (Bizet) | 250 |
Tosca (Puccini) | 204 |
Don Giovanni (Mozart) | 201 |
Rigoletto (Verdi) | 171 |
The Barber of Seville (Rossini) | 138 |
The Marriage of Figaro (Mozart) | 105 |
Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) | 95 |
Most-Produced Works of
the 2005–2006 Season
Opera (composer) | No. of productions |
---|---|
The Marriage of Figaro (Mozart) | 19 |
The Magic Flute (Mozart) | 19 |
Tosca (Puccini) | 18 |
Madama Butterfly (Puccini) | 17 |
The Barber of Seville (Rossini) | 17 |
La bohème (Puccini) | 16 |
Carmen (Bizet) | 16 |
La traviata (Verdi) | 16 |
Rigoletto (Verdi) | 15 |
Don Giovanni (Mozart) | 14 |
Source: Opera America. Web: www.operaamerica.org .
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