The Top 25: 2018–2019
The most-produced operas in the U.S. and Canada, 2018–2019
Rankings based on the performance activity of OPERA America’s Professional Company Members from September 2018 through August 2019.
1. La bohème
Joshua Guerrero and Julie Adams in La bohème at Des Moines Metro Opera (photo: Duane Tinkey)
2. La traviata
Zach Borichevsky and Sarah Joy Miller in La traviata at Opera Grand Rapids (photo: Joel Bissell)
3. Carmen
Ginger Costa-Jackson in Carmen at Seattle Opera (photo: Sunny Martini)
4. The Barber of Seville 5. Madama Butterfly
Janet Szepei Todd and Daniel Montenegro in Madama Butterfly at Opera Columbus (photo: Randall L. Schieber)
6. Hansel and Gretel 7. Rigoletto 8. Don Giovanni
Lucia Lucas and Jana McIntyre in Don Giovanni at Tulsa Opera (photo: Shane Bevel)
9. The Marriage of Figaro 10. Eugene Onegin
Corinne Winters in Eugene Onegin at Michigan Opera Theatre (photo: John Grigaitis)
11. The Magic Flute 12. Così fan tutte 13. L’elisir d’amore
Tobias Greenhalgh and Cecilia Violetta López in L'elisir d'amore at Opera Las Vegas (photo: Richard Brusky)
14. Three Decembers
Frederica von Stade in Three Decembers at San Diego Opera (photo: Karli Cadel)
15. Tosca 16. As One 17. Pagliacci 18. Pearl Fishers 19. Roméo et Juliet 20. West Side Story
Gabrielle McClinton and DJ Petrosino in West Side Story at Lyric Opera of Kansas City (photo: Elise Bakketen)
21. La fille du régiment 22. Candide 23. Silent Night 24. Faust 25. María de Buenos Aires
This article was published in the Winter 2020 issue of Opera America Magazine .
