With the success of his first opera, Shining Brow, Daron Hagen established himself as a composer of operas as well as the symponic music of which he built his early reputation. He is currently preparing a new piece as a commission for the Seattle Opera.
Operas
Shining Brow, opera in two acts with prologue Libretto by Paul Muldoon. April 4, 1992, Madison Opera, Madison, Wisconsin
The Elephant's Child, children's opera Libretto by the composer after Kipling. 1994
Songs of Madness and Sorrow, monodrama Libretto by the composer after various sources. January 31, 1997, Tacoma, Washington, Paul Sperry
Bandanna, opera in two acts with prologue Libretto by Paul Muldoon. February 25, 1999, University of Texas Opera Theater, Austin, Texas
Vera of Las Vegas, nightmare cabaret in one act (June 26, 2003, Center for Contemporary Opera, Symphony Space, New York, New York (stage premiere); March 8, 1996, University of Nevada Las Vegas Opera Theater, Las Vegas, Nevada (concert premiere))
Broken Pieces, love story in one scene Libretto by Barbara Grecki. March 8, 2005, USC Chamber Opera, Los Angeles, California
The Antient Concert, dramatic recital in one act Libretto by Paul Muldoon. November 6, 2007, New York, New York (stage premiere); June 16, 2007, New York, New York (broadcast premiere)
Amelia, opera in two acts and six scenes Libretto by Gardner McFall after an original story by Stephen Wadsworth. 2010, Seattle, Washington (planned) [in preparation]
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