Top Operas List - Most Famous

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Top Operas List - Most Famous

The table below lists the 12 most famous operas of all time, in chronological order, based upon my impartial judgment (Ha!).

. My 12 TOP OPERAS - In Chronological Order
	Year	Opera	Composer
1	1786	The Marriage of Figaro	Mozart	Amadeus
2	1787	Don Giovanni	Mozart	Amadeus
3	1791	The Magic Flute	Mozart	Amadeus
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4	1816	Barber of Seville	Rossini	Gioacchino
5	1851	Rigoletto	Verdi	Guiseppe
6	1853	La Traviata	Verdi	Guiseppe
7	1871	Aida	Verdi	Guiseppe
8	1875	Carmen	Bizet	Georges
9	1892	Pagliacci	Leoncavallo	Ruggiero
10	1896	La Boheme	Puccini	Giacomo
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11	1900	Tosca	Puccini	Giacomo
12	1904	Madame Butterfly	Puccini	Giacomo

40	50	220	90	90

DISCLAIMER
I have searched the internet high and low for a "short list" of the most famous operas, to no avail. All lists are longer than your arm. I don't care about 100 operas. I just wanted to know the top 10 operas. I prefer short summaries. So I made this list. It is based purely upon my perceptions, and may not be correct. I hope that you like it.

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This Vaughns 1-Pagers Most Famous Top Operas Chart web page was updated on 2009-04-20.