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Article Published: 04 Jan 2020

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.