A conservative composer known for his vocal writing, Pasateri is best known for his neo-romantic operas.
Operas
The Trysting Place, opera in one act Libretto by the composer after a play of Booth Tarkinton. composed 1964 [unperformed]
Flowers of Ice, opera in one act Libretto by Ronald Rogers. composed 1964 [unperformed]
The Women, opera in one act Libretto by the composer. August 20, 1965, Aspen, Colorado
La Divina, opera in one act Libretto by the composer. March 16, 1966, New York
Padrevia, opera in one act Libretto by the composer after Boccaccio. November 18, 1967, Brooklyn, New York
Calvary, opera in one act Libretto after the play by W. B. Yeats. April, 1971, Bellevue, Washington
The Trial of Mary Lincoln, opera in three acts Libretto by A. H. Bailey. February 14, 1972, National Education Television
Black Widow, opera in three acts Libretto by the composer after Dos Madres by Miguel de Unamuno. March 2, 1972, Seattle, Washington
The Seagull, opera in three acts Libretto by K. Elmslie after the story by Anton Chekov. March 5, 1974, Houston Grand Opera
Signor Deluso, opera in one act Libretto by the composer after the play Sgnarelle by Moliére. July 27, 1974, Vienna, Virginia
The Penitentes, opera in three acts Libretto by A. H. Bailey. August 3, 1974, Aspen, Colorado
Inez de Castro, opera in three acts Libretto by B. Stambler. April 1, 1976, Baltimore Opera, Baltimore, Maryland
Washington Square, opera in two acts Libretto by K. Elmslie after Henry James. October 1, 1976, Michigan Opera Theater, Detroit, Michigan
Before Breakfast, opera in one act Libretto by Frank Corsaro after the play by Eugene O'Neill. October 9, 1980, New York CIty Opera
The Goose Girl, children's opera in one act Libretto by the composer after the story by the Brothers Grimm. February 15, 1981, Fort Worth Opera, Fort Worth, Texas
Maria Elena, opera in one act Libretto by the composer after a true story. April 6, 1983, University of Arizona
Three Sisters, opera in two acts Libretto by Kenward Elmslie after the play by Anton Chekhov. March 13, 1986, Opera Columbus, Columbus, Ohio
Frau Margot, opera in three acts Libretto by Frank Corsaro after his own play Lyric Suite. June 2, 2007, Fort Worth Opera, Fort Worth, Texas
The Hotel Casablanca, opera in two acts Libretto by the composer after the play A Flea in her Ear by George Feydeau. August 3, 2007, Merola Opera Program, San Francisco Opera, San Francisco, California
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